There’s an intriguing opening encounter taking place at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, with Argentina one of the outright favourites to take Olympic gold in the men’s football tournament. It’s clear that they have some talented young players, having come through the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament with Paraguay.
They face a Morocco side who claimed one of the three berths at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, with Atlas Lions coming through along with Egypt and Mali. Tarik Sektioui will hope he can steer the team to the business end of the competition, with all four previous attempts ending in a first round exit.
However, the Moroccans were able to land a win at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations after winning four and drawing one of their five games. They are sure to have plenty of support in the stadium and will look to emulate this success by performing well in this Olympic Games opener against an Argentina side who will be under pressure to perform.
We think an open game could be on the cards and it’s worth siding with goals, with Over 2.5 Goals and even Over 3.5 Goals potentially backable options. There’s the alternative ploy of going for both teams to score. If you do think that favourites Argentina will oblige, consider backing them along with BTTS Yes at a bigger price.