Comments on U23 Japan vs U23 Spain at the 2024 Olympics

Football commentary on the match between U23 Japan vs U23 Spain in the quarter-finals of the men's football event at the 2024 Olympics, taking place at 10:00 p.m. on August 2.

Japan U23 is one of the best performing teams in the Olympic men's football group stage. Photo: JFA

Japan U23 has shown superiority over Paraguay, Mali and Israel in Group D. They are one of two teams to win all 3 matches in the 2024 Olympic group stage, along with host France U23. Coach Oiwa's squad is also on par with France in terms of goals scored (7) and has not conceded any goals. The Blue Samurai will be determined to find their first medal. Because in their previous Olympic appearances, their best achievement was finishing 4th at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020. With such a performance, the goal of winning a medal is very feasible. On the other side, Spain U23 beat Uzbekistan and the Dominican Republic in the group stage, before losing to Egypt. Therefore, coach Santi Denia's team only finished second in the group, having to face a tough opponent in the quarter-finals. At the Tokyo Olympics held 3 years ago, the two teams faced each other. Marco Asensio's extra-time goal gave La Roja a 1-0 semi-final win, before going on to win the silver medal. In the 2012 group stage, the Spanish Olympic team suffered a narrow defeat against Japan. Spain's defeat to Egypt was not too worrying, as they made many changes to the squad. Denia's key players were well rested, which will be an advantage for the European representatives in this match. Expected lineup: Japan U23: Kokubo; Nishio, Suzuki, Kimura, Uchino; Yamamoto, Kawasaki; Yamada, Hosoya, Sato; Fujio Spain U23: Tenas; Sanchez, Cubarsi, Garcia, Miranda; Lopez, Barrios, Baena; Oroz, Ruiz, Gomez

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