An incredible 14 appearances by France U23 at the Olympics have been made. They have only received two medals, though, one each in 1900 and 1984 for gold. France is hosting this year, and they won't accept anything less than the best.
Thus far in the campaign, Thierry Henry's team has shown great promise. They won all three of their group phase matches with a 7:0 goal differential, and in the quarterfinal, France U23 defeated Argentina U23 1-0.
The fifth-minute goal by Frenchman Jean-Philippe Mateta prompted France U23 to opt for defense rather than attacking their opponents to try and punish them for counterattacks. Since neither team scored until the very end, France U23 qualified for the semifinals.
Sevilla's humdrum 14th place result in the Premier League last season was just better than Fulham's 13th place record, indicating a dramatic decline for a team that used to enjoy winning Europa League trophies.
Because neither Jose Luis Mendilibar nor Diego Alonso was a good enough manager, Los Palanganas even briefly considered relegation during the previous season. However, Quique Sanchez Flores was able to steady the ship long enough to maintain Sevilla in the top division.
The head coach of the U23 team, Rogerio Micale, has won over the Egyptian Football Federation with great satisfaction. The vice-president of the football federation, Khaled El-Darandali, declared that Rogerio Micale will not depart Egypt following the conclusion of the competition in Paris. Egypt is just one step away from realizing their dream of a medal.
Thierry Henry, who has coached the national team in the past, is still going for the gold medal in the Olympics. The only team remaining in the tournament without giving up a goal is the French squad. Mateta's early goal helped them defeat Argentina even though they didn't have an easy quarterfinal opponent. But Enzo Millau, a midfielder, was sent off following a brawl, so he will be unavailable to assist in the semifinals.
The Pharaohs are in the semifinals, something few predicted they would be in. The African squad has won all of their games and even beaten Spain 2-1 in the group round to claim first place. Ibrahim Adel is the standout player for Egypt. In the quarterfinals against Paraguay, Adel not only helped the squad win a penalty shootout with Adel's goal in the 88th minute, but he also scored twice against Spain.
The Egyptians will not prevent the Olympic hosts from making it to the final, but we believe they have a chance at the bronze medals. Spain rotated their roster, which contributed to the Africans' victory over them in the group stage. We believe that France will field their top players and deny the "Pharaohs" a chance.
