[마이데일리 = 김종국 기자] The composition of the men’s football group for the Olympic Games in Paris has been confirmed.
FIFA held the men’s football group draw for the 2024 Paris Olympics on the 21st (Korea time). As Korea bids to advance to the finals of the Olympic Games for the 10th time in a row, it prepares for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, which also serves as an Asian regional qualifier for the Olympic Games.
As a result of the men’s soccer draw for the Paris Olympics, the United States and New Zealand have been placed in Group A along with host nation France. In addition, the winner of the Asia-Africa continental playoff will be assigned to Group A.
In Group B, three AFC teams join Argentina, Morocco, and Ukraine. Group C included Spain, Egypt, Dominica, and two AFC teams, while Group D included Paraguay, Mali, and Israel, along with one AFC team.
Korea, who are seeking to participate in the Olympic finals for the 10th time in a row, will participate in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup held in Qatar on the 15th of next month. If Korea is 3rd or higher in the AFC U-23 Championship, it will advance directly to the finals of the Olympic Games, and if it is 4th, it will play a re-continental match against Guinea in Africa to decide which team will progress to the finals.
As a result of the draw of the FIFA Paris Olympic men’s football team, AFC1, AFC2, and AFC3 are determined based on the results of the last Tokyo Olympics. In the last Olympics in Tokyo, Japan advanced to the semi-finals and achieved the best performance among Asian teams, while Korea advanced to the quarter-finals and had the second best performance among Asian teams.
If Korea and Japan take third place or higher in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup and earn a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris, Korea will become AFC 2 and face Spain in Group C. If Korea will succeed in qualifying for the Olympics in Paris, but Japan fails, Korea will become AFC 1 and face Paraguay, Mali, and Israel in Group D.
If Korea is placed 4th in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, they will have to play a re-continental match with Guinea, and if they defeat Guinea and advance to the finals, they will be assigned to Group And, which includes the host country, France. .
The host country, France, is showing strong motivation to win the men’s football gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. Mbappe shows a strong will to participate in the Paris Olympics. Mbappe, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) expires at the end of this season, is set to join Real Madrid and is said to have demanded a guarantee of his participation at the Paris Olympics in talks with Real Madrid. Griezmann also shows motivation to participate in the Paris Olympics through a wild card.
Local media such as France Hoop Post reported last month, ‘Mbappe and Griezmann will play together in the French Olympic team. Griezmann could join the French Olympic team as a wild card Griezmann, who played a key role in winning the Russia 2018 World Cup, will be one of the wild cards in the French Olympic team. He can work in the offensive line with Mbappe, who has repeatedly expressed his intention to participate in the Paris Olympics, and that dream will come true. “The French Olympic team aims to form the most competitive team and win the gold medal for the first time since the 1984 LA Olympics.”
Griezmann said: “I will discuss with the coaching staff of Atletico Madrid at the appropriate time about allowing me to participate in the Olympic Games. I know my physical condition and we have very high-level physiotherapists, so there is no problem. “He said be possible to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The French Olympic team is expected to boast a fantastic array of players. While Mbappe (PSG) and Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) are likely to join the French Olympic team as wild cards, Varane (Manchester United) is also expected to join as a wild card. Players who are already active in the French A national team, such as Camaminga (Real Madrid), Saliba (Arsenal), and Emery (PSG), are also in the age group eligible to participate in the Olympics. Players who have shown competitiveness in the top five European leagues, including Kalimendou (Rennes), Barcola (PSG), Wahi (Lens), Cherki (Lyon), Lukeba (Leipzig), and Gusteau (Chelsea), have already been selected by Coach Henry He has consistently performed well in the French Olympic team he leads.
France coach Henry said after the men’s football group draw for the Paris Olympics, “Playing the first Olympic final in Marseille reminds me of France’s 1998 World Cup match against South Africa. We we now know which team we will play against and in which stadium.” He showed confidence.
Korea, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, had the experience of winning 3-0 in a friendly match away from home against the French national under-21 team led by coach Henry in November last year.
Korea are in Group B along with Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and China in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which opens on the 15th of next month. Korea must reach at least the semi-finals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Korea, which has participated in the men’s football Olympic finals nine times in a row, has the best record in the world. Since the 2012 London Olympics, Korea has successfully advanced to the quarter-finals in all three Olympic finals.
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