In the final round of the men's football group stage of the Paris Olympics on July 31, Beijing time, Spain fell in an upset, and France United States both won the top spot, winning the top spot in Argentina, and Japan a stunner to advance. The quarterfinals are out: Morocco vs United States, Japan vs Spain, Egypt vs Paraguay, France vs Argentina!
Group D: Japan scored 9 points and Paraguay advanced
Japan, who won two consecutive victories to advance to the tournament, faced Israel, who only got one point, and Israel, who had the hope of qualifying, had a stronger desire to win, and two consecutive shots on goal in the opening game were defused by the Japan goalkeeper, Japan had the upper hand but the shot threat was insufficient, and Seiji Kimura's header and Kawasaki's push were all deflected. In the second half, the opponent defended closely and could not find any chances, but Japan scored a goal in stoppage time through Shindai Nishitani, and finally Japan won 1-0 and advanced to the top of the group with nine points.
Paraguay, who had three points in the other game in the same group, took on Mali with only one point, and just five minutes into the opening game, Marcelo Fernandez volleyed in a dream start, and the leading Paraguay played more and more calmly, before Gomez scored another goal before half-time and was ruled offside. In the second half, Paraguay made several attacks from Mali useless with a solid defense, and finally Paraguay won 1-0 and qualified for second place in the group!
Group A: France United States both won and qualified together
France, who won two in a row, played against New Zealand, who had three points, and in the 19th minute of the game, Mateta broke through the box and fired a powerful shot into the far corner to open the scoring. New Zealand's midfield is weak in control, and it is impossible to create a threatening attack, and there are only a handful of threatening attacks. France were very consistent in attack and defence, did not give anything to their opponents, and in the final stage by Douai and Kalimdo scored two goals in two minutes to seal the victory, and finally France won 3-0 and won three consecutive victories to qualify for the top spot in the group.
United States, who lost 1-1 in the other game in the same group, faced Guinea, who had lost two in a row, and United States opened with a strong attack to suppress a one-sided situation, Mihajlovic scored directly from a free kick in the 13th minute, Aronson assisted in the 32nd minute, and Paredes rushed into the box to push the shot. In the second half, Guinea still did not fight back, Paredes broke through the volley with the ball to complete the double ring, and finally United States won 3-0!
Group B: Morocco won to the top, Argentina fell to the second round against France
Against a difficult Iraq, Morocco had fierce first-half firepower, Achraf's brilliant cross from the flank assisted Richardson's header to break the net, Rahimi scored in front of goal, and Abdneche scored three goals in just 36 minutes. Iraq made mistakes at the back, the wing defense was in vain, it was repeatedly broken by opponents, and the protection in front of goal was not in place. In the second half, Morocco, who had three goals in hand, slowed down the transition rhythm and maintained the lead with excellent control, Iraq fought back to no avail, and finally Morocco won 3-0 and beat Argentina by 6 points to win the first place in the group!
In the first two rounds of the same group, the four teams in this group have 3 points and have a chance to advance! Argentina, who are at the top of the table on goal difference, did not dare to slacken, and the first half of the onslaught was difficult to score, and Alvarez failed to take two good chances. Ukraine is a little passive, but the defense is not bad. At the beginning of the second half, Almada curled a shot into the net to take the lead. Ukraine, who were in a desperate situation, pressed on, how could it be difficult to play a real threat, but due to the lack of defense in the back, the defensive hole was exposed again, and in stoppage time, Echeverry scored in the far corner in front of the small penalty area, Argentina 2-0 Ukraine, and finally ranked second in the group.
Group C: Spain played hot and cold against Japan in the next round, Egypt profited
Spain and Egypt, two unbeaten teams, are in a battle for the top spot in this round. Spain dominated the field but lacked the goal, Powell missed the chance to shoot from outside the box, Egypt was strong on the counter-attack and created more threats, and Adèle frequently broke into the box to break the deadlock with a long-range shot before half-time. Spain returned to the second half with two substitutions, but the shot was still abstract and missed a good chance to open the scoring. Egypt once again capitalized on a flaw in Spain's back, with Adele scoring a double goal. In the final stage, Egypt's single goal was blown away, Omorodion's header was still difficult to save the defeat, and finally Egypt beat Spain 2-1, ranking first in the group with 7 points and advancing to the quarterfinals, Spain lost a good game, only qualified as second in the group, and met the favorite Japan in the knockout round!
Another Dominican game in the same group against Uzbekistan Uzbekistan missed a good chance in the first half, a long-range shot hit the frame, and the single shot was blocked, and the Dominican Republic was lucky! At the beginning of the second half, Rafael Nunez scored a penalty to take the lead, but the good times were short-lived, and a bad pass at the back sent a big package, and Odirov stole and scored a quick equaliser. After that, neither team completed the goal, and in the end the two sides drew 1-1, and both sides stopped there!