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Has France will play the Joined together States to kick off the men’s soccer competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics after the two groups were drawn together on Wednesday.
The diversion will be played in Marseille on July 24, two days some time recently the opening ceremony in Paris. Modern Zealand and the victor of a playoff between Guinea and the fourth-placed group within the Asian qualifying competition total Gather A.
Argentina, who won the title in 2004 and 2008, were drawn with Morocco, Ukraine and a yet-to-be-determined Asian qualifier in Gather B. Two-times protecting champions Brazil will not take portion within the men’s competition after falling flat to qualify.
“The Olympics… my father would wake me up at night to observe Carl Lewis… I cried when we did not qualify, indeed in the event that I had won the World Container before,” France’s 1998 World Glass champ Thierry Henry, presently coach of the Under-23 group who will play the competition, said at the draw ceremony.
“We haven’t won it in 40 a long time. It’s not simple, but we are going attempt everything.” France won the title in 1984 in Los Angeles. Henry’s group have a inviting against the U.S. planned on Monday.
“We didn’t have a inclination (for the draw), the primary objective is to induce through the gather stage and see what happens on the other side,” Henry included. U.S. head coach Marko Mitrovic told reporters that he sees France as fair another adversary within the bunch but is anticipating a sizzling atmosphere.
“When you play against the have group it could be a little bit of a diverse encounter since we are playing to begin with diversion against them, it’s in Marseille, I accept it’ll be a sold-out stadium with 70,000 people. “But it is what it is. We see them as all other groups in our gather, as our rivals, and we are going attempt to do our best.”
Within the women’s competition, world champions Spain, who will play at the Olympics for the primary time, were drawn with Japan, Brazil and a yet-to-be-determined African qualifier. Holders Canada will play has France, Colombia and Unused Zealand in Gather A.
The U.S., who are four times champs, are in Gather B with Germany, Australia and an African qualifier. “It’s attending to be an awfully intense Olympics,” U.S. between times head coach Twila Kilgore told columnists on a call.
“When you think that a few of the beat positioned groups within the world not indeed getting to take part within the Olympics, I think that says volumes. “All the bunches are difficult and it would be wrong to think little of anybody.” The women’s last will conclude the soccer competitions on Aug. 10 at the Parc des Sovereigns in Paris.