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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