Page 84 - Soccer360 Issue 106

FRANCE
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Gold Medal (1984)
QUALIFIED: Host Nation
KEY PLAYERS: DEF Castello Lukeba (Red Bull Leipzig) and FWD Bradley Barcola (Paris St. Germain)
Castello Lukeba
GROUP A FIXTURES
GUINEA
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: First Appearance
QUALIFIED: Defeated Indonesia in an international playoff
KEY PLAYERS: MID Ilaix Moriba (Getafe) and MID Ousmane Cannecy (Annecy) Barcola (Paris St. Germain)
NEW ZEALAND
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Quarterfinals (2020)
QUALIFIED: First Place, OCEANIA Tournament
KEY PLAYERS: FWD Riley Bidois (Loudoun United) and GK Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix) Barcola (Paris St. Germain)
UNITED STATES
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Fourth Place (2000)
QUALIFIED: First Place, 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship KEY PLAYERS: FWD Kevin Paredes (VFL Wolfsburg) and GK Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew)
Riley Bidois
Kevin Paredes
Ilax Moriba
GROUP A FIXTURES MACTH DAY 1:
GUINEA VS NEW ZEALAND JULY 24 FRANCE VS USA JULY 24
GROUP A FIXTURES MACTH DAY 2:
NEW ZEALAND VS USA JULY 27 FRANCE VS GUINEA JULY 27
GROUP A FIXTURES MACTH DAY 3:
NEW ZEALAND VS FRANCE JULY 30 USA VS GUINEA JULY 30
DOM. REPUBLIC
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: First Appearance
QUALIFIED: Second Place, 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
KEY PLAYERS: MID Angel Montes de Oca (Cibao) and DEF Israel Boatwright (Inter Miami CF)
Isreal Boatwright
GROUP C FIXTURES
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 1:
UZBEKISTAN VS SPAIN JULY 24 EGYPT VS DOM. REPUBLIC JULY 24
SPAIN
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Gold Medal (1992)
QUALIFIED: Second Place, 2023 UEFA U-21 European Championship
KEY PLAYERS: MID Sergio Gomez (Manchester City) and DEF Juan Miranda (Real Betis)
UZBEKISTAN
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: First Appearance
QUALIFIED: Second Place, 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
KEY PLAYERS: GK Abduvohid Nematov (Nasaf) and FWD Khusayin Norchaev (FC Neftchi Fergana)
EGYPT
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Fourth Place (1928 and 1964)
QUALIFIED: Second Place, 2023 AFCON U-23 Cup of Nations
KEY PLAYERS: GK Hamza Alaa (Al Ahly) and FWD Ibrahim Adel (Pyramids)
Sergio Gomez
Abduvohid Nematov
Hamza Alaa
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 2:
DOM. REPUBLIC VS SPAIN JULY 27 UZBEKISTAN VS EGYPT JULY 27
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 3:
DOM. REPUBLIC VS UZBEKISTAN JULY 30 SPAIN VS EGYPT JULY 30
82 SOCCER360 SUMMER 2024
SUMMER OLYMPICS 2024 - MEN’S COMPETITION