Spain's Olympic team impresses, Messi's junior 'holds his breath'

Apart from the controversial match between the Argentine Olympic team and the Moroccan Olympic team (Group B, on July 24), the first two matches of the men's football group stage of the 2024 Olympics have not witnessed any surprises so far.

Fermin Lopez (11) played very well for the Spanish Olympic team.

The teams that are rated higher always have favorable results when facing "underdog" opponents. The host team Olympic France (Group A) has one foot in the knockout round after 2 wins. Meanwhile, Olympic Spain (Group C) has secured a ticket to the quarter-finals, with 6 absolute points after 2 matches.

After the well-deserved EURO 2024 championship of the Spanish team, the Spanish Olympic team is certainly the name that receives attention in the men's football of the Olympics. At this point, it can be said that coach Santi Denia's team is on the right track and meets the expectations of the fans. With 2 wins in the group stage (2-1 against the Uzbekistan Olympic team, 3-1 against the Dominican Republic), "La Roja" has proven why they are highly appreciated. Although they do not have the services of many stars such as Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Gavi, Pedri, the Spanish Olympic team is still considered one of the brightest candidates for the gold medal. The duo of players who just won the European championship with the Spanish team, Alejandro Baena and Fermin Lopez, are expected and both scored (winning the Dominican Republic Olympic team). Most importantly, the Spanish Olympic team has shown great potential with a deep squad, when the players in the main squad and the reserve players do not have a big gap in level.

Group B witnessed a very dramatic competition, when all 4 teams have 3 points after the first 2 matches. Only when the last match ended, the two teams that passed Group B to advance to the quarterfinals were officially determined. In which, Olympic Argentina is considered to have a bright chance to enter the next round. The juniors of superstar Messi are currently leading Group B with 3 points (+1 goal difference) and will face Olympic Ukraine in the last match.

Japan Olympic is one of the three representatives of Asian football (alongside Iraq Olympic and Uzbekistan Olympic) competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Up to now, the cherry blossom team has already won a ticket to the quarter-finals as the top team in Group D, with a record of 2 wins (5-0 against Paraguay Olympic, 1-0 against Mali Olympic). Meanwhile, Iraq Olympic still has hope of advancing to the round of 8 strongest teams, if they win against Morocco Olympic in the last match of Group B. Uzbekistan Olympic was eliminated early in the group stage, when they lost all 2 matches in the first match.

The final round of the men's football group stage of the 2024 Olympics will be played from the evening of July 30 to the early morning of July 31 (Vietnam time).

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