Spain battles Morocco in a semifinal Monday at Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, France. Kickoff is set for noon p.m. ET (Peacock, E!, Telemundo). Below, we preview FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Morocco vs. Spain odds, and make our expert Summer Olympic picks and predictions
Morocco had the most impressive quarterfinal showing, throttling the USMNT 4-0 Friday. Morocco had 7 more shots on frame (8-1) and 6 more total shots (15-9), while owning 53.2% of the possession. Morocco had an impressive group stage as well, beating Iraq 3-0 and Argentina 2-1 while losing to Ukraine 2-1. Arguably the nation’s best player, Dc who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, will be taking the pitch after scoring in the quarterfinal.
Spain had an impressive quarterfinal showing as well, dominating Japan in all aspects of a 3-0 victory. Spain had 4 more shots on goal (6-2) and 3 more shots (12-9) while securing 61.3% of the possession. Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in its first Olympic match then beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 before losing its final group stage game 2-1 to Egypt, which is also in the semifinals.
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Egypt has earned its spot in the quarterfinal round, posting 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss through 4 matches, with a plus-1 goal differential. Egypt, which lost the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics, has had a flare for the dramatic in Paris. It won 35-32 against Hungary July 27 before falling to Denmark 30-27 Monday. It then posted a 26-26 draw against France Wednesday before easing by Norway 26-25 Friday.
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