France vs. Egypt Preview and Free Pick

The home team, France, is going for the Olympic gold medal, but first, it has to overcome Egypt in the semifinals, which is dreaming of making history.

Le Blues battled in the quarterfinals against Argentina in a duel full of emotions and ended with a 1-0 victory.

The Pharaohs, on the other hand, managed to draw 1-1 against Paraguay and won on penalties to reach the next round.

France vs. Egypt Betting Odds and Info

Why Bet on France?

France is very close to entering the fight for a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After a perfect group stage, where they won all their games without conceding a goal, they eliminated Argentina in the quarterfinals by 1-0.

The goal of the match was scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta, one of the over-23 players. The Crystal Palace striker was faster than Nicolas Otamendi and beat him with a header to score the only goal of the match just 5 minutes in.

Despite the win and the excitement, Thierry Henry’s team has a lot of room for improvement. On the one hand, in the defensive aspect, they suffered a lot, making Guillaume Restes one of the stars, and the Argentine strikers wasted many opportunities.

On the other hand, the offensive aspect, as the French also wasted the spaces their opponents gave them when they were all out to attack in search of an equalizer. Of course, this match was not free of controversy, and France had a goal disallowed at the end of the game for a very questionable foul.

That, added to the more than 10 minutes added by the referee, were some ingredients that were added to a dish that was already hot after the Qatar 2022 World Cup final and the song sung by the Argentine players against the French in the celebration of the Copa America, caused a big fight at the end of the match that ended with Enzo Millot being sent off, so he will not be able to play this Monday. Manu Koné is also suspended, so Henry will have to reshuffle his midfield.

Why Bet on Egypt?

Egypt continues to surprise. We had already mentioned that they gave a hard blow by winning the last game in the group phase against Spain, and now they did it again, eliminating Paraguay, who came to the Olympics as the South American champions.

It was a fairly even match, as expected, and the Paraguayans took the lead in the 71st minute with a cross-shot by Diego Gomez after a pass from Julio Enciso.

However, just as the Pharaohs’ hopes were fading, their goal scorer, Ibrahim Adel, came on to equalize with a header at 88′ and send the game into extra time, where the scoreboard remained unchanged, and the match went to penalties.

Here, all the Egyptian players were perfect, even the goalkeeper Hamza Alaa, who saved the shot from Marcelo Perez, the only player who could not score. The last penalty was Adel’s, and the striker, who has three of his country’s four goals in these Olympic Games, scored to give the Egyptians the qualification, who, for the first time, are in the semifinals of this tournament.

In this game, we were able to see Mohamed Elneny more committed to the cause and demonstrating his veteran and experience, and he was a very important player, something that must be repeated in the semifinal. It is also important to highlight Zizo, who provided the assist for the goal and showed why coach Rogério Micale gave him the vote of confidence to be one of the players over 23 years of age in this tournament.

Final Betting Analysis: France vs. Egypt

The numbers at Gambyl Exchange have France as the favorite. Their Moneyline shows 1.38, Egypt has 8.5, and the draw is at 5.05.

Egypt has given several surprises. However, France has shown a lot of strength, winning everything and without conceding a goal, they have a great squad and the support of the public, so we believe they will be the winners by 1-0 again.

Go for a win for France. If you bet $100 at 1.38, you will gain $38 for a total payout of $138.

France vs. Egypt Betting Pick: France