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France vs Egypt Predictions & Tips – Les Bleus to Advance to the Olympics Finals

Vedran Ostojic

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Last updated: 03 Aug 2024

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France have won all 4 Olympic games so far
Egypt reaches semifinals but unlikely to challenge the hosts
Can Jean-Philippe Mateta find the net third time in a row?

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France have won to nil in their last 4 matches (Getty)

France vs Egypt Preview

France have won all four games so far in the Olympics without conceding a single goal. Egypt had a decent run, but their journey ends on Monday, Les Bleus tipped to win and to keep a clean sheet.

France vs Egypt Preview
Head to Head
France Form
France Squad & Team News
Egypt Form

France have won to nil in their last 4 matches.
France’s Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 2 goals in his last 2 matches.

Head to Head

This is going to be the first head to head encounter between France and Egypt in the Olympics.

France Form

France’s results and performances have been impressive in the group stages, winning all three encounters. They kicked things off with a commanding 3-0 victory against the United States, all three goals being scored in the second half through Alexandre Lacazette, Michael Olise and Loic Bade.

Les Bleus made it two in a row in the second round with a narrow 1-0 victory against Guinea, Kiliann Sildillia on target in the 75th minute.

They wrapped up the group stages with a convincing 3-0 win over New Zealand, Jean-Philippe Mateta breaking the deadlock in 19th minute, Desire Doue and Arnaud Kalimuendo finishing the job in the second half.

France scored early in their quarterfinal match against Argentina through Jean-Philippe Mateta, which turned out to be the final score, ending the game with 0.74-1.10 expected goals, 39% possession and 9-15 shots.

France Squad & Team News


No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	GK	Obed Nkambadio	7 February 2003 (age 21)	Paris FC
2	DF	Castello Lukeba	17 December 2002 (age 21)	RB Leipzig
3	DF	Adrien Truffert	20 November 2001 (age 22)	Rennes
4	DF	Loïc Badé	11 April 2000 (age 24)	Sevilla
5	DF	Kiliann Sildillia	16 May 2002 (age 22)	SC Freiburg
6	MF	Manu Koné	17 May 2001 (age 23)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
7	FW	Michael Olise	12 December 2001 (age 22)	Bayern Munich
8	MF	Maghnes Akliouche	25 February 2002 (age 22)	Monaco
9	FW	Arnaud Kalimuendo	20 January 2002 (age 22)	Rennes
10	FW	Alexandre Lacazette (captain)	28 May 1991 (age 33)	Lyon
11	MF	Désiré Doué	3 June 2005 (age 19)	Rennes
12	MF	Enzo Millot	17 July 2002 (age 22)	VfB Stuttgart
13	MF	Joris Chotard	24 September 2001 (age 22)	Montpellier
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mateta	28 June 1997 (age 27)	Crystal Palace
15	DF	Bradley Locko	6 May 2002 (age 22)	Brest
16	GK	Guillaume Restes	11 March 2005 (age 19)	Toulouse
17	DF	Soungoutou Magassa	8 October 2003 (age 20)	Monaco
18	FW	Rayan Cherki	17 August 2003 (age 20)	Lyon
19	DF	Chrislain Matsima	19 May 2002 (aged 22)	Clermont
20	MF	Andy Diouf	17 May 2003 (aged 21)	Lens
21	MF	Johann Lepenant	22 October 2002 (aged 21)	Lyon

Alexandre Lacazette, Loic Bade and Jean-Phillip Mateta are the three overage players.

Egypt Form

Egypt collected seven points in their three matches and won Group C ahead of Spain, Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan.

Their premiere appearance in the Olympics 2024 was far from impressive, a goalless draw against Dominican Republic, having 1.41-0.83 expected goals, 48% possession and 12-15 shots.

The first victory was secured in the second round, beating Uzbkekistan 1-0, Ahmed Koka scoring the only goal in first half.

Egypt caused an upset in the third round by defeating Spain 2-1, Ibrahim Adel finding the net in 40th and 62nd minute.

The Pharaohs earned their place in the semi-finals by beating Paraguay on penalties. They conceded in 71st minute, while Ibrahim Adel found an equalizer just two minutes before the final whistle.

Egypt Squad & Team News


No.	Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Hamza Alaa	1 March 2001 (age 23)	Al Ahly
GK	Ali El Gabry	14 February 2001 (age 23)	Ceramica Cleopatra
GK	Mohamed Seha	1 May 2001 (age 23)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	30 April 2001 (age 23)	Zamalek
DF	Mohamed Ashraf	1 October 2001 (age 22)	Al Ahly
DF	Ahmed Eid	1 January 2001 (age 23)	ENPPI
DF	Mohamed El Maghrabi	28 April 2001 (age 23)	Smouha
DF	Hatem Mohamed	26 October 2001 (age 22)	Zamalek
DF	Mohamed Samir	1 January 2001 (age 23)	Tala'ea El Gaish
DF	Mohamed Tarek	20 April 2002 (age 22)	Zamalek
DF	Omar Fayed	4 July 2003 (age 21)	Novi Pazar
MF	Ahmed Fawzi	23 May 2002 (age 22)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
MF	Mahmoud Gehad	20 August 2001 (age 22)	Pharco
MF	Ahmed Koka	4 July 2001 (age 23)	Al Ahly
MF	Mahmoud Saber	30 July 2001 (age 23)	Pyramids
MF	Mohamed Shehata	1 January 2001 (age 23)	Zamalek
MF	Mohamed El neny	11 July 1992 (age 32)	Al Jazira
FW	Ibrahim Adel	23 April 2001 (age 23)	Pyramids
FW	Abdelrahman Atef	4 June 2001 (age 23)	Ghazl El Mahalla
FW	Ahmed Atef	19 December 2002 (age 21)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
FW	Osama Faisal	1 January 2001 (age 23)	National Bank of Egypt
FW	Emad Mayhoub	1 January 2001 (age 23)	ENPPI
FW	Mostafa Saad	22 August 2001 (age 22)	Smouha

Verdict

France Olympic v Egypt Olympic

France’s run has been impressive so far in the Olympics, winning all four games without conceding a single goal. Egypt sneaked their way to the semifinal and I don’t see them doing any damage to the hosts.

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