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Morocco will face the USA at the Parc des Princes on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 Men's Olympic tournament. The Atlas Lions kicked off their Olympics with a highly controversial 2-1 victory over Argentina before suffering a 2-1 defeat to 10-man Ukraine in their second group game.
However, they returned to winning ways last time out with a comfortable 3-0 win over Iraq, with Amir Richardson opening the scoring less than 20 minutes after kickoff before Soufiane Rahimi and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli joined the Reims man on the scoresheet later in the first half.
The USA, meanwhile, suffered a 3-0 loss to tournament hosts France in their group opener last week before beating New Zealand 4-1 in matchday two of the tournament. They then guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Guinea on Tuesday via goals from Dorde Mihailovic and Wolfsburg's Kevin Paredes.
The Stars and Stripes have advanced to the knockout stages in the Olympics for the first time since 2000 and will be looking to give a good account of themselves this weekend.
Morocco vs USA Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark just the second meeting between Morocco and the United States at U23 level.
- The two sides faced off for the first time in a friendly clash last November which the Africans won 1-0 via a Bilal Nadir strike.
- The Americans are the joint-highest-scoring side in the Olympics so far with a goal tally of seven.
- Morocco have managed just one clean sheet in their last five games across all competitions.
Morocco vs USA Prediction
Morocco have won two of their last three games after winning just one of their previous four. They have been one of the more ball-dominant sides in the competition so far, averaging almost 62% ball possession per game and will head into the weekend clash as slight favorites.
The United States entered into the competition in poor form but now look to have found their feet and are full of confidence ahead of Friday's game. The gulf in experience between the two teams could, however, see the Atlas Lions come out on top here.
Prediction: Morocco 2-1 USA
Morocco vs USA Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Morocco to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the United States' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of Morocco's last four matchups)
