2024 Summer Olympics football results: France edge Argentina as Spain also through to semi-finals

France edged person to nan 2024 Summer Olympics last aft beating Argentina 1-0 successful a tense final-four bout.

They will look Egypt, who snuck past Paraguay connected penalties pursuing a 1-1 tie successful regular time.

Les Bleus and nan Pharaohs will meet connected Monday nighttime for nan chance to compete for nan golden medal.

Elsewhere, Spain will look Morocco successful nan different semi-final.

La Roja cruised past Japan, beating them 3-0 successful Lyon, while Morocco smashed nan USA, winning 4-0 and booking their spot successful nan last 4 for nan first time.

Morocco vs USA: Total dominance

Morocco took nan inaugural against nan USA and had nan beating of them from nan first minute.

Soufiane Rahimi was nan first connected nan scoresheet astatine Parc des Princes, scoring his 5th extremity of nan tourney successful nan first half.

Ilias Akhomach was besides successful connected nan action, finishing from adjacent scope earlier skipper Achraf Hakimi made it three.

Mehdi Maouhoub came disconnected nan chair to information things disconnected pinch Morocco’s 2nd punishment of nan crippled and it was a cleanable evening from Hakimi’s broadside successful nan end.

Speaking aft nan match, he said: “I felt for illustration I was playing astatine location successful this stadium wherever I play for my club, but besides because our fans were very large and were present successful large numbers.

“Fans person been pursuing america each tournament, I dream they tin travel america each nan measurement to nan final. We want to make them proud.”

Spain vs Japan: Vamos La Roja

🫂 𝐴 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑!

🎉 The semi-finals of an Olympic Games are thing to observe successful style!

Joy successful nan locker room for this measurement person to nan medals 🥉🥈🥇 #UnSueñoCompartido | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yaSUcohjBR

— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) August 2, 2024

Fermin Lopez scored doubly successful nan 3-0 triumph having contributed to his country’s Euro 2024 triumph past month.

The Barcelona midfielder scored early connected earlier adding a 2nd conscionable aft half-time.

Mao Hosoya deed nan station for Japan and had an effort ruled retired for offside, which yet costs them arsenic Abel Ruiz put nan crippled to furniture precocious connected pinch an easy tap-in.

All eyes now move to Marseille connected Monday arsenic Spain and Morocco kick-off nan semi-finals.

Egypt vs Paraguay: Pharaohs through

It was not easy for Egypt, but they sewage nan occupation done against Paraguay.

The lucifer vanished 1-1 aft 90 minutes, pinch Diego Gomez giving Paraguay nan lead 15 minutes from clip earlier a last-gasp equaliser from Adel Ibrahim took proceedings to extra-time.

And it would beryllium Adel who scored nan winning punishment for his state aft Marcelo Perez had his effort saved.

Egypt won 5-4 connected penalties and will request to regroup if they are to situation France for a spot successful nan final.

France vs Argentina: Allez Les Bleus

The eagerly anticipated lucifer betwixt France and Argentina did not unrecorded up to nan intermezo facet galore were hoping for, but it was a very tense match.

𝐖𝐄’𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐓 🇫🇷🙌

It’s a 1-0 triumph complete Argentina for Les Bleus, who are done to nan 𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 🤩🔥#FRAARG | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/C5njvwHwSN

— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 2, 2024

Fans wrong nan stadium booed arsenic nan Argentina nationalist anthem was played pursuing caller animosity betwixt nan 2 teams and it would beryllium nan hosts who would person nan edge.

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta netted nan only extremity of nan crippled and it came successful nan 5th infinitesimal erstwhile he headed location from ex-Palace team-mate Michael Olise’s corner.

The hosts besides had a extremity ruled retired precocious connected and tensions boiled complete astatine full-time, pinch respective players confronting each different connected nan pitch.