The Olympic men's football competition has reached the second round. In Group B, a very dramatic result occurred. After Argentina defeated Iraq 3-1 and Ukraine defeated Morocco 2-1, the four teams in this group all stayed at 3 points. At present, the Argentina team is temporarily leading the group with its goal difference advantage, but even if they are the leader, there is still a big question mark whether they can successfully advance to the knockout rounds!
Although Messi failed to go to the Olympics with the team, the Argentina team, with Manchester City striker Alvarez in charge, is still the favorite to win the gold medal in this Olympics. However, no one expected that in the first game against the Moroccan team, the Argentines would suffer. They lost 1-2 to their opponents as their defenses failed one after another, and their prospects for qualifying were also cast a thick shadow.
Fortunately, facing the Iraqi team in the second round, the Argentine team regained its form. In just 14 minutes, Argentina took the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking the lead. Although the Iraqi team once equalized the score, with a crazy counterattack in the second half, the Argentine team still defeated its opponent 3-1, narrowly winning its first victory in this Olympics and regaining the initiative to qualify. In your own hands!
The other game in this group was ups and downs. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Kriskiev took the lead for the Ukrainian team and took a 1-0 lead. But in the 59th minute, the situation on the court suddenly changed. Ukrainian central defender Saliuk pulled down Rahimi in a desperate situation. After reviewing the video, the referee directly showed Saliuk a red card and sent off Saliuk. Morocco scored a penalty kick. Rahimi made a solid penalty shot, helping the Moroccan team even the score to 1-1!
The score has returned to balance, and the opponent has one less player to fight. I think countless fans at this time believe that the Moroccan team will stage a wonderful reversal and lock in a top 8 seat in advance with two consecutive victories. But football is such an unpredictable sport. In the 8th minute of stoppage time, the balance of power on the field was broken again, but it was the Ukrainian team with one less player who scored. Krasnopil received the ball from his teammate and easily pushed the shot into the empty goal. At the last moment, he helped the Ukrainian team complete the buzzer beater and took away 3 points improbably!
After this round, the four teams in Group B have all reached 3 points. Argentina is temporarily at the top of the list with a goal difference. In the last round of competition, Argentina will have a head-to-head dialogue with Ukraine, while Morocco will have to Facing the Iraqi team from Asia. As long as the Moroccan team and the Iraqi team have a winner, the Ukrainian team must win in order to advance to the knockout rounds, so they will definitely try their best against Argentina.
If the Argentine team loses unexpectedly, the favorite to win the championship may even be eliminated in the group stage and once again miss the Olympic gold medal!
