Morocco’s Zakaria El Ouadi (left) attacks Egypt’s Osama Faisal during the men’s bronze medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Stade de Labojoire in Nantes, France on the 8th. Morocco won the bronze medal by beating Egypt 6-0 in the match.
Morocco won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with a big win over Egypt.
However, Egypt also defeated the best teams in South America and Europe in succession at this Olympics and advanced to the semifinals, making North Africa the center of attention for the future of world football.
Morocco won the bronze medal by defeating Egypt 6-0 in the men’s bronze medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Stade de Labojoire in Nantes, France on the 8th (local time).
Morocco attacked Egypt from the beginning. Starting with Ezalzouli Abdeh scoring the opening goal in the 23rd minute of the first half, they added another goal in 3 minutes to widen the score.
In the second half, El Kannous Bilal added another goal in the 6th minute, and Soufiane and Akram scored consecutive goals in the 19th and 28th minutes.
Finally, Hakimi Achraf scored a free kick in the 42nd minute of the second half, just before the end of regular time, to crush Egypt.
Morocco achieved its best Olympic football performance with this bronze medal. Morocco’s previous best performance was the quarterfinals at the 1972 Munich Games. This Olympics also became the first time that two or more African teams reached the semifinals of a football competition. It also became the first Olympics in which a North African country won a medal. The first Olympic football medal won by an African country was the bronze medal won by Ghana at the 1992 Barcelona Games. The following year, in 1996, Nigeria won gold medals in Atlanta, and in 2000, Cameroon won gold medals in Sydney, demonstrating Africa’s presence in world football. In particular, Nigeria also showed off its football powerhouse status by winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro. These countries are all Central African countries located in the center of the African continent. No African country from South Africa or North Africa has ever won an Olympic medal. However, Egypt and Morocco, who played in the bronze medal match this time, are both North African countries bordering the European continent. In particular, considering the FIFA regulation that the Olympics must field players under the age of 23, except for wild cards, the interpretation that North African countries have emerged as world football powerhouses through this competition becomes more convincing. Meanwhile, the men’s football final at this Olympics will be a match between France and Spain. France is a strong team that won the 2018 Russia World Cup and was the runner-up in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. However, they have not won any recent Olympic medals. The last Olympic soccer medal France won was the gold medal at the 1984 LA Olympics. Spain is a country that is on par with France, but has been on the rise recently. At the Olympics, they have won more medals recently than France, winning silver medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Games. They are also one step ahead in the European Championships, which determines the best European country. Spain won the championship in Germany in June this year, but France only made it to the semifinals. In the 2020 tournament, Spain came in third while France only finished in 11th place. France also has some bad news, such as Kylian Mbappe, who led the team to win the 2018 World Cup, transferring to Real Madrid in the Spanish league, La Liga, which means they will not be eligible for the wild card for this tournament. However, if France makes the most of its strengths, such as its higher FIFA ranking than Spain and its advantage as the host country, this negative news is unlikely to be a big variable. In addition, the leadership of Olympique Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette, who played as a wild card instead of Mbappe, is evaluated to have increased the team’s unity. The pride battle between the two countries, which has spanned the World Cup, European Championship, and Olympics, will be held at 1 a.m. on the 10th (Korean time). 카지노사이트