The business end of the Men’s Olympic Football event at the Paris Olympics 2024 is coming to the fore as 4 teams battle it out for supremacy. Paris 2024 Olympics has seen some intriguing and some fascinating moments in the football circuit as some of the underdogs have taken down the heavyweights.
For instance, Morocco stunned the entire world after they defeated FIFA World Cup 2022 champions, Argentina 1-2. The latter part of the game was marred with a controversy as Morocco fans invaded the pitch during the extra-time after a controversial equaliser goal was awarded to Argentina.
Eventually, the goal was disallowed and the remainder of the game took place behind closed doors. That Morocco football team has etched history and has qualified for the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics 2024’s Men’s Olympic Football event.
The quarter-finals witnessed some jaw-dropping footballing action as 4 exciting matches unfurled in Paris. Morocco beat United States 4-0 to book their place in the semi-finals.
Egypt outclassed Paraguay on penalties to secure a place in the semi-finals while Spain defeated Japan 3-0 to qualify for the semi-finals. France outclassed Argentina 1-0 to set up an exciting semi-final clash with Egypt.
In this article, we take a look at the teams, schedule and venue of the semi-finals of the Men’s Olympic Football 2024 event in Paris:
Teams
- Spain
- Egypt
- Morocco
- France
Schedule
1st Semi-Final (5th August 2024)
Morocco vs Spain
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
9:30 PM (IST)
2nd Semi-Final (6th August 2024)
France vs Egypt
Stade Velodrome, Marseille
12:30 AM (IST)
Squads
France
Goalkeepers: Obed Nkambadio (Paris FC), Guillaume Restes (Toulouse FC)
Defenders: Loïc Badé (Sevilla), Bradley Locko (Stade Brestois), Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), Soungoutou Magassa (AS Monaco), Kiliann Sildillia (Freiburg), Adrien Truffert (Stade Rennais)
Midfielders: Maghnes Akliouche (AS Monaco), Joris Chotard (Montpellier HSC), Désiré Doué (Stade Rennais), Manu Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart)
Forwards: Arnaud Kalimuendo (Stade Rennais), Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyonnais)
Spain
GOALKEEPERS
Arnau Tenas (Paris Saint-Germain), Joan García (Espanyol), Alejandro Iturbe (Atletico Madrid).
DEFENDERS
Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla), Marc Pubill (Almería), Eric García (Barcelona), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Jon Pacheco (Real Sociedad), Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia), Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona), Juan Miranda (Real Betis).
MIDFIELDERS
Aimar Oroz (Osasuna), Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad), Álex Baena (Villarreal), Adrián Bernabé (Parma), Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
FORWARDS
Fermín López (Barcelona), Sergio Gómez (Manchester City), Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga), Samu Omorodion (Alaves), Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), Diego López (Valencia).
Morocco
Goalkeepers:
Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Rachid Ghanimi (FUS Rabat), Mohamed Reda Asmama (Union Touarga)
– Defenders:
Achraf Hakimi (Paris SG/France), Ayman El Wafi (FC Lugano/Switzerland), Mehdi Boukamir (Royal Charleroi/Belgium), Akram Nakach (Union Touarga), Zakaria El Ouahidi (K.R.C Genk/Belgium), Adil Tahif (RS Berkane ), Haytam Manaout (Union Touarga)
– Midfielders:
Bilal El Khannouss (K.R.C. Genk/Belgium), Benjamin Bouchouari (AS Saint Etienne/France), Yassine Kechta (Le Havre AC/France), Oussama Targhaline (Le Havre AC/France), Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna FC/Italy), Amir Richardson (Stade de Reims/France), Mehdi El Moubarik (Al-Aïn/United Arab Emirates)
– Attackers:
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis/Spain), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal/Spain), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Aïn/United Arab Emirates), Eliesse Ben Seghir (AS Monaco), El Mehdi Maouhoub (Raja Casablanca).
Egypt
Goalkeepers: Hamza Alaa, Ali El Gabry, Mohamed Seha
Defenders: Mohamed Elmaghrabi, Ahmed Sayed, Mohamed Tarek, Karim El Dabees, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Ahmed Eid
Midfielders: Mohamed Hamdy, Ziad Kamal, Mohamed Elneny, Mohamed Shehata, Ahmed Koka, Omar Fayed, Ibrahim Adel, Mahmoud Saber, Ahmed “Zizo” Sayed, Ahmed Atef, Mostafa Saad
Forwards: Bilal Mazhar, Osama Faisal
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