The draw for the football competitions in the Summer Olympics, Paris 2024, resulted in the Egyptian Olympic team being in a balanced group.
The Olympic competitions will begin on July 24, and will continue until the final match on August 10.
The Egyptian Olympic team came in the third group with the teams of Spain and the Dominican Republic, and the runner-up of the Asian Nations Championship.
The Egyptian national team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, after finishing runner-up in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, after losing the final match to Morocco, with the team of Brazilian coach Rogero Micale recording the 13th Olympic participation.
After the Spanish national team and our Olympic team were in one group at the 2024 Paris Olympics, this is the second time in a row that the two teams are in one group at the Olympic Games.
The Egyptian national team was included in one group with the Spanish Olympic team, in the last Olympic Games, which were held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020.
The Egyptian Olympic team met the Spanish Olympic team in the Olympic Games twice before.
Barcelona Olympics
The first time that the Egyptian Olympic team faced its Spanish counterpart was at the Barcelona Olympics, which were held in Spain in 1992.
At that time, the Egyptian Olympic team was in the second group, along with the teams of Qatar, Colombia and Spain.
The Egyptian Olympic team faced its Spanish counterpart in the second round, and was defeated by a score of (2-0).
The Egyptian national team finished the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in third place with two points.
Tokyo Olympics
The second confrontation that brought together the Egyptian Olympic team with its Spanish counterpart was at the Tokyo Olympics, which was held in Japan in 2020.
At that time, the Egyptian Olympic team was in the third group, along with the teams of Spain, Argentina and Australia.
The Egyptian Olympic team faced its Spanish counterpart in the first round, and the match ended in a goalless draw.
The Egyptian national team finished the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the quarter-finals, after qualifying from the group stage with 4 points, and lost in the quarter-finals to the Brazilian national team with a score of (1-0).