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Thierry Henry, who made nine changes for the final group game against New Zealand with France already through, restores eight of those players. The exception is Maghnes Akliouche; he misses out because Enzo Millot has recovered from injury. In other words this is the XI that started the competition for France.
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Argentina make three changes from their 2-0 win over Ukraine. Joaquin Garcia, Bruno Amione and Kevin Zenon replace Gonzalo Lujan, Julio Soler Barreto and Luciano Gondou.
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France (possible 4-3-1-2) Restes; Sildillia, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Millot, Kone, Chottard; Olise; Mateta, Lacazette.
\n Substitutes: Nkambadio, Akliouche, Kalimuendo, Doue, Locko, Magassa, Cherki.
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Argentina (possible 4-4-2) Rulli; Garcia, Di Cesare, Otamendi, Amione; Zenon, Medina, Fernandez, Almada; Simeone, Alvarez.
\n Substitutes: Brey, Soler, Echeverri, Lujan, Hezze, Gondou, Beltran.
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Referee Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan).
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𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 ⚔️🫡
Our 11 warriors who start tonight’s Olympic quarter-final against Argentina 👊
🇫🇷🇦🇷 | #FRAARG | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/DqWECF4oLG
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 2, 2024
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📝🇦🇷 Our 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈 to face France in the quarterfinals! 🇫🇷#ArgentinaNT pic.twitter.com/Kf3Z7ioyMG
— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) August 2, 2024
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Hello and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of the men’s quarter-final between France and Argentina. Olympic football matches rarely have an edge like this: the video of Argentina players singing racist songs after their Copa America victory last month has caused outrage in France.
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Here’s more on the story from Daniel Boffey.
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The Olympic men’s football quarter-final between France and Argentina has been described as personal to every French citizen by the striker Jean-Philippe Mateta after uproar over footage of Argentina players singing racist chants.
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There have been tensions between the nations since the circulation of a video after last month’s Copa América final, in which Argentina’s squad are seen singing about French players with African heritage.
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In the opening days of the Games in Paris, Argentina’s football and rugby sevens teams were roundly booed by fans and France and Argentina players have acknowledged the heightened emotions before Friday evening’s game in Bordeaux.
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Mateta said the game had become a national talking point. He said: “Argentina are the last world champions, a team that always ends up in the final of the tournaments they play. With what happened recently, all the French are touched by it. We’ll see what happens in the quarter-finals.”
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The French football federation filed a complaint last month with Fifa over “racist and discriminatory remarks” made by Argentina players. Similar chants had been sung by Argentina fans before France and Argentina met two years ago in the men’s World Cup final, which Argentina won.
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Kick off 8pm BST, 9pm in Bordeaux. The winners will meet Egypt or Paraguay in Tuesday’s semi-final.
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Important Events
11 mins Argentina enjoyed a decent amount of possession until a reverse pass from Alvarez was cleared.
7 minutes France are playing with incredible tempo and are currently dominating Argentina.
Oliseh deflected a corner kick into the near post. Mateta outran Otamendi and headed a magnificent shot past Rulli. He celebrated by kicking the corner flag, and rightly so: it was a magnificent header and one of the most heartfelt victories we’ve seen at these Olympics.
Goals! Crystal Palace 1-0 Argentina (Mateta 5)
France takes an early lead!
4 minutes Olisse makes a graceful run down the right wing to earn France the first corner kick. And from there…
4 minutes “Hey Rob!” says Joe Pearson. “I’d be very happy to see the scenes that nobody wants to see.”
3 minutes There was a fearful atmosphere in Bordeaux, as evidenced by the shrill shouts of disapproval when the referee ordered play to continue after Olies went over on the edge of the area.
1 minute Beep beep! The match just started in Bordeaux. Sorry for the slightly disorganized coverage. We were having some issues with the broadcast. But all’s well that ends well, right?
“The Argentine players“Will Enzo Fernandez in particular be wearing oversized shin guards and thick ankle wraps today?” asks Peter Au. “They might need them.”
It’s actually Ezequiel Fernandez in midfield, not Enzo, but I think there’s room for the most egregious mistaken identity since Graeme Souness picked the wrong mullet on his Rangers debut.
Argentina, Olympic champions in 2004 and 2008, If they win the gold medal now, they will achieve a rare hat-trick. They are already world and South American champions. look Strength of the 2008 team.
France Canada has only won gold once before in Los Angeles, in 1984, beating Brazil 2-0 in the final thanks to a goal from Daniel Xuereb.
Team news
Thierry Henry made nine changes to his team from their final group game against New Zealand, when France had already qualified for the knockout stages, and brought back eight of them, with the exception of Magnes Akruch. Enzo Miro He has recovered from injury, meaning this is France’s starting line-up for the tournament.
Argentina made three changes to their team from their 2-0 win over Ukraine. Joaquin Garcia, Bruno Amione and Kevin Zenon He replaces Gonzalo Luján, Julio Soler Barreto and Luciano Gondu.
France (possibly 4-3-1-2) Break; Sirdilia, Bade, Lukba, Trafat. Mireau, Corn, Chotard. Olise. Mateta, Lacazette.
Substitutes: Nkambadio, Akrioche, Kalimuendo, Due, Rocco, Magassa, Cherki.
Argentina (possibly 4-4-2) Rulli; Garcia, Di Cesare, Otamendi, Amionne; Zenon, Medina, Fernández, Almada; Simeone, Alvarez.
Subs: Bray, Soler, Echeverri, Luján, Hetze, Gondu, Bertrand.
Judgment Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan).
Thank you for your support⚔️🫡
The 11 warriors who will face Argentina in tonight’s Olympic quarterfinals 👊
🇫🇷🇦🇷 | #FRAARG | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/DqWECF4oLG
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 2, 2024
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📝🇦🇷 Our Russian team will face France in the quarter-finals! 🇫🇷#ArgentinaNT pic.twitter.com/Kf3Z7ioyMG
— English Seleccion Argentina (@AFASeleccionEN) August 2, 2024
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France won their group in a spectacular fashion. Three wins, seven goals scored, no goals conceded: Thierry Henry’s squad includes the excellent Michael O’Leary and a couple of over-age players who will be familiar to Premier League fans: former Arsenal players Alexandre Lacazette and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Argentina finished second in Group B. Brazil advanced to the semifinals after losing their opening match to Morocco, who beat the United States 4-0 today. Javier Mascherano’s Brazilian team includes Manchester City’s Julián Alvarez and 36-year-old World Cup-winning defender Nicolas Otamendi.
It’s France’s time to shine 🇫🇷✨#FRAARG | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/x1qs85i5lv
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 2, 2024
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preamble
Hello and welcome to our minute-by-minute live coverage of the men’s quarterfinal between France and Argentina. It’s rare to see such tension at an Olympic soccer match. A video of Argentina players singing a racist song after winning the Copa America last month sparked outrage in France.
Read more about this story by Daniel Boffey here.
The Olympic men’s soccer quarter-final match between France and Argentina has sparked a furor over footage of Argentina players singing racist chants, with striker Jean-Philippe Mateta saying it was personal for all French people.
Tensions have been running high between the two countries since a video of Argentina singing about French and African players circulated after last month’s Copa America final.
Argentina’s football and rugby sevens teams were booed heavily by fans in the opening days of the Paris tournament, and France and Argentina players acknowledged the emotions running high ahead of Friday night’s match in Bordeaux.
Mateta said the match was the talk of the nation: “Argentina are the last world champions and are a team that always reaches the finals in every tournament they play in. The whole of France is shocked by recent events. Let’s see what happens in the quarter-finals.”
The French Football Federation last month complained to FIFA about “racist and discriminatory comments” made by Argentina players. Similar chants were sung by Argentina fans before France met in the men’s World Cup final two years ago, which Argentina won.
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Kick-off time: 8pm BST, 9pm in BordeauxThe winner will face either Egypt or Paraguay in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
