Morocco challenges Spain

"I am happy to write history with the team and we will do everything to win medals," Achraf Hakimi said happily after bringing the Moroccan Olympic team to the semi-finals of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

This is the first time in Olympic history that there has been a semi-final appearance since the age limit was 23 (Barcelona 1992).

Hakimi and Morocco make history

Hakimi, who will captain Morocco's Olympic team at Paris 2024, wants more: to become the third African team to win gold, after Nigeria (1996) and Cameroon (2000).

To do that, Morocco must overcome Spain with excellent individuals in the semi-finals (11pm on August 5).

Morocco is built on a foundation of players who play in Europe. Many of them were even born in the Old Continent, such as Hakimi, Ilias Akhomach (Spain), Bilal El Khannous (Belgium; suspended for the semi-finals), Amir Richardson (France).

Meanwhile, football Spain are in a good season with recent major titles.

The Spanish national team won EURO 2024 with 7 wins. The U19 team set a record of 12 times winning the U19 European Championship a week ago. In addition, the U19 women's team also won the continental youth championship for the third consecutive time.

At Paris 2024, Spain did not stand out tactically. In return, "La Roja" had individuals who knew how to make a difference, notably Fermin Lopez and Alex Baena - reserve players at EURO 2024.

Spain has many outstanding individuals.

The first semi-final between Morocco and Spain at the Velodrome stadium in the port city of Marseille will certainly be a match of the highest level of tactics and technique, no less than the final.

France's Opportunity

Home advantage is helping the young stars of the French Olympic team to fully demonstrate their value.

France are the only team with a perfect record in the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Thierry Henry's army has not even conceded a goal.

Since the only time they won a gold medal in 1984, when Michel Platini led the national team to the EURO championship , this is the first time France has reached the Olympic semi-finals.

If France's group stage journey was quite easy, mainly because the opponents were not strong, then the quarter-final victory over Argentina 1-0 was an affirmation of coach Henry and his team.

France played a balanced and flexible 4-3-1-2 formation. In that team, Michael stood out in the role of "number 10", but in reality "Les Bleus" always had many scoring solutions.

France has an unbeaten record

So far, France's eight goals have been scored by seven different players. Jean-Philippe Mateta is the only one to have scored more than once (2).

France's door to the final is quite wide open. However, the home team must not underestimate Egypt.

Egypt are currently unbeaten, having impressed by beating Spain in the "Group C final", then coming from behind to eliminate Paraguay in the quarter-finals.

Egypt's strength is solid football, deployed by coach Rogerio Micale - the hero who helped Brazil win the first Olympic gold medal in history on home soil at Rio 2016.

In Rogerio Micale's tactics, Mohamed Elneny created solidity and balance. At the same time, Ibrahim Adel made a difference in attack when scoring 3/4 of the team's goals.

At Lyon Stadium (2am August 6), Egypt will build a solid wall to challenge France and find a chance to make history.

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