USWNT faces Brazil for Olympic gold
The most important information before the gold medal game of the US national team against Brazil.
Will France win the gold medal in men’s football as host of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris?
Or will Spain bring home gold after failing in the last Olympic final?
France and Spain will play in the men’s Olympic football final on Friday. Kick-off is at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Both countries hope to win their second gold medal in this sport.
Spain was playing for the gold medal for the second year in a row, but won silver against Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics. Spain previously won gold in Barcelona in 1992.
France won silver as host of the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris and most recently won gold in 1984 in Los Angeles.
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France (+150) is a slight favorite over Spain (+200), while a draw is +195 at BETMGM. These odds are valid for the regular 90 minutes only.
France, which was on the verge of elimination as Olympic host, responded with a brace from Jean-Philippe Mateta (83rd and 99th) and another goal from Michael Olise (108th) and defeated Egypt 3-1 on Monday.
France also beat Argentina 1-0 in the quarter-finals and won Group A with a 3-0 win over the USA, a 1-0 win against Guinea and a 3-0 win against New Zealand in Paris.
Spain won the semi-final on Monday with goals from Fermín López (66th) and Juanlu Sanchez (85th) in a comeback and beat Morocco 2-1.
Spain also beat Japan 3-0 in the quarter-finals and finished second in Group C after a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan, a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic and a 2-1 loss to Egypt in Paris.
The bronze medal went to Morocco, which defeated Egypt 6-0 on Thursday.
Soufaine Rahimi scored twice (26′ and 64′), becoming the first player in Olympic history to score in six consecutive matches. Abde Ezzalzouli (23′), Bilal El Khannouss (51′), Akram Nakach (73′) and Achraf Hakimi (87′) also scored for Morocco.
The United States men’s soccer team was eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 4-0 loss to Morocco.
But there are also positive aspects: For the US national soccer team, it was the first Olympic participation since 2008 and the first time since 2000 that they reached the knockout round.
The USWNT will face Brazil in the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.
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