The hosts have been supplied with a reasonably comfy draw as they give the impression of being to navigate their path to their second-ever gold medal on the Paris Olympic Video games. Thierry Henry’s France squad will face the USA and New Zealand, in addition to the winner of the AFC and CAF playoff.
The depth of expertise that France possesses of their under-23s implies that the nation can be greater than assured of their probabilities of profitable this group. Nevertheless, this is usually a hazard in itself, when self-belief turns into over-confidence.
Nonetheless, barring a catastrophic displaying, France will seemingly have the ability to make it by way of their group phases the place they are going to be keenly watching the end result of Group B, and who their future opponents may very well be.
Argentina look to be the agency favorite for that group, whereas Morocco and Ukraine are worrying sides. Particularly the latter who can be a crew consisting in a part of the identical squad that was answerable for knocking France out of the under-21s EUROS final summer time.
Full draw Males’s Olympics
Group A – France, New Zealand, United States of America, AFC/CAF playoff winner.
Group B – Argentina, Morocco, AFC Pot Three, Ukraine.
Group C – AFC Pot Two, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic.
Group D – AFC Pot One, Paraguay, Mali, Israel.
GFFN | Nick Hartland