France-Egypt, the pre-match
For the moment, the French Olympic team has had a flawless run with four wins in four matches. If they win again against Egypt tonight at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, they will secure the silver medal. At the very least. Thierry Henry’s men could even consider winning the most precious metal, forty years after the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
For this match, the 1998 world champion will not be able to count on midfielders Koné and Millot, who are suspended. “We haven’t yet thought about who will play, we looked at the opponent. We’ll see tonight (Sunday, Editor’s note). We’ve already played with more or less defensive midfielders on the wings depending on the opponent. We have to target Egypt, they beat Spain, which is not given to everyone. We know it will be difficult and we are still thinking about it.”declared the Bleuets coach at a press conference.
In midfield, Thierry Henry could include Lepenant and Akliouche in his starting eleven. In the opposing camp, the Pharaohs will have a third opportunity to win the first Olympic medal in their history in football, after 1928 and 1964.
France-Egypt, the probable line-ups
France : Remains – Sildillia, Badé, Lukeba, Truffert – Aliouche, Lepenant, Chotard – Olise – Mateta, Lacazette (c).
Egypt : Abdalla Hussein – Ahmed Eid, Fayed, Abdelmegeed, Saber – Koka, Elneny (c), Shehata – Sayed Zizo, Osama Faisal, Adel.
France-Egypt, how to watch the match?
Two channels will broadcast this second semi-final of the Paris Olympics, between France and Egypt, which will kick off at 9 p.m. France 3 and Eurosport 2 (for subscribers) will broadcast the match.
