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Football match preview: Japan U23 vs Spain U23 in the quarter-finals of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympics, taking place at 10:00 PM on August 2nd.

Japan's U23 team was one of the best-performing teams in the group stage of the men's Olympic football tournament. Photo: JFA

U23 Japan has shown superiority over Paraguay, Mali and Israel in Group D. They are one of the two teams to win all 3 group stage matches at the 2024 Olympics, along with host U23 France. Coach Oiwa's team is also on par with France in terms of goals (7) and has not conceded any goals. The Blue Samurai will be determined to seek their first medal. Because in previous Olympic Games, their best performance was finishing 4th in London 2012 and Tokyo 2020. With the recent performance, the goal of winning a medal is very feasible. On the other side, U23 Spain won against Uzbekistan and the Dominican Republic in the group stage, before losing to Egypt. Therefore, coach Santi Denia's team only finished second in the group and had to face a tough opponent in the quarterfinals. At the Tokyo Olympics held 3 years ago, the two teams had met before. Marco Asensio's extra-time goal secured a 1-0 victory for La Roja in the semi-finals, before they went on to win the silver medal. In the 2012 group stage, the Spanish Olympic team suffered a narrow defeat against Japan. Spain's loss to Egypt isn't too concerning, as they made numerous changes to their lineup. Denia's key players have been well-rested, which will be an advantage for the European side in this match. Predicted lineups: Japan U23: Kokubo; Nishio, Suzuki, Kimura, Uchino; Yamamoto, Kawasaki; Yamada, Hosoya, Sato; Fujio. Spain U23: Tenas; Sanchez, Cubarsi, Garcia, Miranda; Lopez, Barrios, Baena; Oroz, Ruiz, Gomez.

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