The top-two ranked teams Argentina and France are set to clash against each other in the football men's quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics 2024. The 2022 FIFA World Cup finalists are set for an epic rematch on August 2 while the newly-crowned European champions Spain received an easy quarter-final draw against Japan.
France registered an easy 3-0 win over New Zealand in their last Group A mixture to set up a quarter-final clash against the world no.1 Argentina. France and Japan were the only teams among the sixteen to win all three group-stage matches. France previously reached the knockout stages at the Summer Olympics during the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Argentina finishes second in Group B behind Morocco with two wins and one loss. Argentina entered the tournament with a record-breaking 16th Copa America title this month and are tipped to overcome the likes of France and Spain to claim gold at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Japan rounded off their excellent campaign with a 1-0 win over Israel to top the Group D points table and will next face the Spanish side in the quarter-final match. Group B toppers Morocco will clash against the United States of America and Egypt will take on surprise package Paraguay in the other two quarter-final fixtures on August 2.
Men's football quarter-final fixtures at Paris Olympics 2024
- Morocco vs United States of America
- Japan vs Spain
- Egypt vs Paraguay
- Argentina vs France
Argentina famously defeated France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar. The star forward Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning hat-trick over Lionel Messi's brace but the South American giants prevailed 4-2 on penalties to clinch their third title.
France suffered a 1-2 loss to Spain in the recent Euro 2024 semi-final but remain the top-ranked European football team in the ongoing Paris Games.
