In the early morning of July 31, Beijing time, the final round of the men's football group stage of the Paris Olympics ended, and Paraguay took the last train to advance. So far, the top 8 seats and their matchups have all been released, as follows:
Top half: France vs. Argentina (3 a.m. Aug.), Egypt vs. Paraguay (1 a.m. Aug. 3)
Bottom half: Morocco vs United States (August 2 at 21 p.m.), Japan vs Spain (August 2 at 23 p.m.)
Group A: As the hosts, France is only one step away from qualifying after consecutive wins over United States and Guinea, beating New Zealand 3-0 in the final round, and winning three consecutive games to accumulate nine points to qualify. In addition, United States also beat Guinea 3-0, finishing second in the group with six points and also advancing to the quarterfinals.
Group B: The situation in this group is the most chaotic, the first 2 rounds of the same group of 4 teams can win, forming a "food chain", all of them are the same 3 points to compete for the qualification is very fierce, who wins in the last round who qualifies.
In the end, Argentina defeated Ukraine 2-0 and Morocco beat Iraq 3-0, so that Argentina and Morocco advanced, but Argentina was second behind on goal difference, and Morocco moved up to first.
Group C: As the top favourite, Spain won two consecutive victories over Uzbekistan and Dominica, and a draw in the final round will lock the top spot. As a result, Spain suffered a 1-2 defeat to Egypt, falling to second place in the group with six points, and Egypt rose to the top of the group with seven points.
Group D: Japan beat Paraguay and Mali in the first 2 rounds, also won 2 consecutive wins to advance to the first round, and now beat Israel 1-0 in stoppage time in the final round, 3 consecutive wins and 9 points to advance to the top position, Paraguay beat Mali, accumulated 6 points to finish second in the group, and also advanced to the knockout round.
Judging from the above results, the quarterfinals will usher in two blockbuster matchups, namely France vs Argentina and Spain vs Japan. Coincidentally, the World Cup showdown continued to the Olympic Games, and France naturally wanted to avenge Argentina for the national team's final loss, and Spain also wanted revenge for Japan.