France beat Argentina 1-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the men's Olympic football tournament at the Paris Games. The only goal in the match, which was played in Bordeaux, was the work of Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 5th minute. Bayern Munich's new signing Michael Olisse scored the second goal for the “Roosters” in the 84th minute, but after checking with the VAR, the referee decided that there was a violation in attack, BTA reports.
Throughout the match, the Argentines pressed their opponent and several times made serious mistakes in front of France's goal.
The hosts will face Egypt in the semi-finals. “The Pharoahs“ prevailed over Paraguay with 5:4 after execution of penalties and 1:1 in regular time and extra time. The Paraguayans took the lead in the 71st minute with a goal by David Gomez. Just two minutes before the end of regular time, Ibrahim Adel equalized. In the penalty shootout, Marcelo Perez missed for Paraguay, while all five performers for Egypt were on target.
Fermin Lopez scored twice in Spain's 3-0 win over Japan in Lyon. The victory of “La Furia“ qualified them for the semi-finals of the men's Olympic football tournament. In the battle for a place in the final, the Spaniards will face Morocco, who recorded a decisive success with 4:0 over the USA.
21-year-old Fermin was part of the Spain team that triumphed at Euro 2024. The Barcelona midfielder scored the first two goals for his team. Mao Hosoya was on target for Japan at the end of the first half, but after consulting the VAR, the goal was disallowed. At the end of the match, Abel Ruiz scored the final 3:0.