On Friday, Spain beat Japan 3-0 and qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympic Games. Now, the Spanish team will face Morocco, which beat the United States.
In search of its second Olympic gold, after Barcelona in 1992, Spain’s star player in the quarter-finals was midfielder FermΓn LΓ³pez, who scored the first two goals (11′ of the 1st half and 28′ of the 2nd half) in the match played in Lyon. In the final stretch, Abel RuΓz closed the scoring by taking advantage of a rebound in the area after a corner kick (41′ of the 2nd half).
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β Spanish Men’s Football Team (@SEFutbol) August 2, 2024
One of the favorites to win the Olympic title, the Spanish national team will return to the field next Monday to face Morocco. The “Atlas Lions”, led by Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, qualified by beating the United States 4-0 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Soufiane Rahimi (29′ of the 1st half), Ilias Akhomach (18′ of the 2nd half), Hakimi (25′ of the 2nd half) and El Mehdi Maouhoub (46′ of the 2nd half) scored the goals in the Moroccan victory.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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