On Monday afternoon, at the Orange Velodrome, Morocco U23 and Spain U23 will compete for a spot in the Olympic final.Marseille on Monday, with both teams displaying excellent form in this match.
Morocco defeated the USA 4:0 on Friday to guarantee their spot in the semi-final. In the four games that the Atlas Lions have played in this competition, they have won three and lost just one. In every game, at least three goals have been scored.
Ahead of Monday's meeting, Spain boasts a similar record in the opposing corner. In addition, La Roja emerged victorious from three of the four games they participated in this event, including a final, easy 3:0 victory over Japan on Friday night in the quarterfinals. Once more, all four games featured three goals or more, with Spain only managing a clean sheet in one of those contests.
Despite the fact that semifinal matches are frequently tense affairs, the strong play of both teams and their high scoring results point to an exciting match with goals on both ends.
Spain is the rightful favorite to go to the championship game, but Morocco has proven its mettle by defeating Spain in the group stage, so they will probably have to fight hard to earn it.
Morocco's national team advanced to the Olympic knockout stage for the first time in their history, and they easily defeated their opponent. The USA and Morocco met in the quarterfinals. The North Africans scored once in the first half and netted three more goals after the break.
During the group stage, Morocco competed against Argentina, Ukraine, and Iraq. In the first round, they sensationally defeated Argentina and surprisingly lost to Ukraine in the second round, despite leading and having a numerical advantage. In the third round, the African team's victory over Iraq proved to be crucial.
In the quarterfinals, "La Furia Roja," like their opponent in the semifinals, faced Japan, who had won their group with relative ease and allowed just one goal; however, the Asians were unable to hold off the European assault and gave up three consecutive goals.
Spain finished second in the group stage, behind Egypt. In the first two rounds, "La Roja" defeated Uzbekistan (2-1) and the Dominican Republic (3-1); in the third round, they gave up two goals to Egypt and only managed a consolation goal in the ninetieth minute.
