Egypt beat Paraguay on penalties to reach semifinals of men’s soccer tournament at Olympics

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Egypt’s defender Hossam Abdelmaguid and Paraguay’s forward Marcelo Perez vie for the ball next to Egypt’s midfielder Omar Fayed in their quarterfinal football during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Stadium in Marseille on Aug. 2, 2024. (AFP)
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  • Ibrahim Adel converted the final penalty kick to seal the win for Egypt
  • Egypt will face either Argentina or France in the last four

MARSEILLE, France: Goalkeeper Hamza Alaa saved a penalty by Marcelo Perez and Egypt defeated Paraguay 5-4 in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Ibrahim Adel converted the final penalty kick to seal the win for Egypt after the teams had drawn 1-1 in regulation and failed to score in extra time.
Egypt will face either Argentina or France in the last four.
The other semifinal will be between Spain and Morocco. The Spaniards defeated Japan on Friday, while Morocco got past the United States.
Paraguay took the lead in regulation with a goal by Diego Gomez in a breakaway in the 71st minute, but Egypt sent the game into extra time with Adel’s header in the 88th.
Paraguay were runner-up to Argentina in 2004 in Athens but had not played in the last four Olympic Games. Egypt’s best result was fourth in 1964 in Tokyo.

Topics: Paris Olympics Egypt Paraguay