The USA, Argentina, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, France, Japan and Paraguay all reached the quarter-finals within the 2024 Summer season Olympics soccer outcomes on Tuesday.
Hosts France will face Argentina in a blockbuster conflict, whereas the USA will play Morocco.
Spain tackle Japan, whereas Egypt are set to face Paraguay.
Spain, who had already progressed, suffered a shock first lack of the match to underdogs Egypt, lacking out on prime spot in Group C.
There have been no such issues for any of the opposite groups who progressed, with France beating New Zealand 3-0, the USA and Morocco beating Guinea and Iraq respectively by the identical rating.
Argentina breezed to a 2-0 win towards Ukraine whereas Paraguay beat Mali and Japan overcame Israel.
Spain vs Egypt: La Roja lose
Spain made 10 adjustments after qualifying with a match to spare however a 2-1 defeat to Egypt could give the match favourites a trickier path to the ultimate, beginning with what’s more likely to be a quarter-final take a look at towards Japan.
Full-back Marc Pubill hit a put up early on for La Roja earlier than winger Ibrahim Adel struck in both half for the Pharoahs, who will face Paraguay, Mali or Israel within the final eight. Samu Omordion’s Ninetieth-minute header couldn’t encourage a Spain comeback throughout 10 minutes of added time.
Excellent end to the group stage! 🔥 Onto the subsequent spherical! 💪#egyptnt pic.twitter.com/6po4yPeYWc
— Egypt Nationwide Group (@EgyptNT_EN) July 30, 2024
Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan: Historical past made
Ahead Alisher Odilov earned Uzbekistan their first ever males’s Olympic soccer level by slotting of their 58th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw on the Parc des Princes.
Elche winger Rafael Nunez’s penalty had opened the scoring seven minutes earlier for fellow debutants the Dominican Republic, who completed on two factors and have been additionally eradicated.
Morocco vs Iraq: High spot secured
It was an enormous achievement for Morocco to prime the group by beating Iraq within the closing group-stage sport.
They completed degree on factors with Argentina however remained forward of them as they gained of their opening match.
Argentina vs Ukraine: Routine win
Argentina have been counting on Morocco to drop factors to keep away from France within the quarter-finals they usually did their job.
A Thiago Almada strike helped them beat Ukraine 2-0 and guarantee their protected passage.
France vs New Zealand: Hosts on fireplace
France continued their unimaginable kind by beating New Zealand 3-0. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta received on the scoresheet alongside Need Doue and Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Tensions have been excessive between the hosts and Argentina on account of latest controversy this summer time so there could possibly be fireworks after they meet within the first knockout spherical.
𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 ✅🤩
Les Bleus declare a 3-0 win over New Zealand! It’s a third win in a row, which sees us end prime of Group A 🔝
We’ll be going through Argentina 🇦🇷 subsequent on Friday 🔥#NZLFRA | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/SSNTo90xNX
— French Group ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) July 30, 2024
United States vs Guinea: States superior
The USA squeezed by means of Group A on objective distinction after beating Guinea 3-0.
Their win within the closing group match ensured they completed above New Zealand, who misplaced to France.
Paraguay vs Mali: Regular progress
Paraguay did their job to safe second spot by beating Mali 1-0 of their closing group sport.
Their six factors was not fairly sufficient to pip Japan to prime spot, however they are going to fancy their possibilities towards Egypt within the quarter-finals.
Japan vs Israel: Excellent file
Japan maintained their excellent file within the teams by beating Israel 1-0 and ending on 9 factors.
Their victory means they prime the group however it’s not a simple tie towards Spain within the subsequent spherical.
