France and Egypt battle it out for a place in the Gold medal match in the second semifinal of the Olympics 2024 Men’s Football Tournament. The winners will face Morocco or Spain in the final.
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Match Details
Date: Monday, 5 August 2024 / Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Time: 21:00 (CET), 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Groupama Stadium, Lyon
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Match Preview
France avenged their 2022 World Cup final defeat to Argentina as its U23 side claimed a 1-0 win in the quarterfinal clash between them in the Olympics 2024. Jean-Philippe Mateta's fifth-minute header from one of the tournament's stars and former club-mate Michael Olise’s corner made the difference in the game. Despite a heated ending to the match, the hosts remain focused on their stride to achieve podium success having last won the Gold in 1984. If Les Blues get over the line at the end, it will be an enormous success with the team managing a quarterfinal finish in 1996 since the triumph and a group stage exit in the last edition after not appearing for 24 years. Head coach and legend Thierry Henry will want to make it possible seeing his side carry a fine form throughout the tournament. France has won every game without conceding in the Olympics 2024 making them the prime favorites. Henry’s talented side will wish to maintain their trend while facing Egypt in the last four at Lyon.
Egypt made it to the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time in their history after beating Paraguay in a dramatic penalty shootout. The Pharaohs entered the battle as group winners after defeating Spain 2-1. However, they found themselves behind in the quarterfinals with the South American side taking the lead in the 71st minute. Ibrahim Adel, who scored a winning brace in the win against La Roja, was on target again with an 88th-minute equalizer forcing extra-time. In the tie-breaker, Rogerio Micale's boys secured a 5-4 victory with Adel scoring the winning penalty to earn the best return from the competition after losing at the same stage to eventual winners Brazil three years ago. However, Egypt will face the toughest challenge Olympics 2024 has given so far with a free-flowing France to manage in the semifinals. The Pharaohs will enter the clash as underdogs but that might be the source of their motivation if they want to carry on their dream run by stunning the host on Monday.
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Predicted Lineups
France U23
Restes; Sildillia, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Akliouche, Kone, Chotard; Olise; Lacazette, Mateta
Egypt U23
Alaa; Fayed, Abdelmeguid, Eid, El-Debes; Elneny; Shehata, Kouka; Zizo, Faisal, Adel
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Dream11 Match Prediction
With a talented frontline and a disciplined defence, France will be hard to beat down even for a robust Egypt team. So, we predict a comprehensive 2-0 victory for Les Bleus taking their place in the final.
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Michael Olise
Vice-captain Pick: Ibrahim Adel
FRA-U23 vs EG-U23 Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Alaa (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 157)
DEF: Fayed (Cr - 9, Pts - 151), Bade (Cr - 9, Pts - 223), Lukeba (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 198)
MID: Adel (Cr - 9, Pts - 256), Elneny (Cr - 8, Pts - 94), Kouka (Cr - 8, Pts - 157), Olise (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 205)
FW: Lacazette (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 103), Mateta (Cr - 9, Pts - 128), Zizo (Pts - 8.5, Cr - 114)
Vice-captain: Ibrahim Adel
Captain: Michael Olise
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