Israel eliminated from Paris Olympics in men’s football after losing against Japan

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA

The Israeli men’s national football team went out of the Paris 2024 Olympics at the group stage after a 1-0 loss to Japan on Tuesday.

Mao Hosoya scored the injury-time winner for already-qualified Japan at Nantes’ La Beaujoire Stadium as the team won all their matches in Group D to face Spain in the knockouts on Friday in Lyon.

Israel failed in the group stage after having a point in three matches.

Third-place Mali, which similarly took one point in the group, returned home as well.

Paraguay beat Mali 1-0 at Paris’s Parc des Princes stadium to join Japan in the Olympics’ last eight.

They have six points to finish Group D as runners-up.

In their next fixture, Paraguay will meet Egypt on Friday in Marseille.

Earlier Tuesday, Egypt stunned Spain 2-1 to reach the Paris 2024 football quarterfinals.

All the last eight matches will be held on Friday.

Men’s football quarterfinals at Paris 2024

Morocco vs. USA at Parc des Princes

Japan vs. Spain at Lyon Stadium

Egypt vs. Paraguay at Marseille Stadium

France vs. Argentina at Bordeaux Stadium

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