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Preview - Men’s MD3
Paris: Iraq, Uzbekistan and Japan all head into their final group match at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 having endured contrasting fortunes but still with plenty to play for.
Japan have already stamped their ticket to the knockout phase, Iraq need a result to book their spot while Uzbekistan will play for pride, as the tournament prepares to shift into the defining stage.

Group B: Morocco v Iraq
After the completion of the penultimate set of matches in Group B on Saturday, Iraq currently sit bottom of the group but level on three points with Argentina, Morocco and Ukraine - meaning every team stands a chance of progressing.

The 3-1 defeat to Argentina offset the euphoria experienced from the opening day 2-1 win over Ukraine and now Radhi Shenaishil’s side knows what is required against Morocco - win and they will secure a place in the last eight.
Aymen Hussein has proven himself to be more than a handful and the talismanic striker will need to come to the fore again if Iraq are to match Athens 2004 where they made it past the group stage.

Morocco v Iraq
Venue: Nice Stadium, Nice
Kick-off: Tuesday, 17:00 (UTC+2)

Group C: Dominican Republic v Uzbekistan
Back-to-back defeats to Spain and Egypt have put paid to Uzbekistan’s hopes of advancing to the next stage of the competition with only pride left to play for in the match against Dominican Republic.

Timur Kapadze’s side have found the going tough in Paris and haven't been able to hit the same heights they did in their amazing run to the final of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™.
Having only scored one goal, via the penalty spot from Eldor Shomurodov, Uzbekistan will be looking to at least put on an attacking display against a Dominican Republic team that is still in the hunt for a place in the quarter-finals.

Dominican Republic v Uzbekistan
Venue: Parc des Princes Stadium, Paris
Kick-off: Tuesday, 15:00 (UTC+2)

Group D: Israel v Japan
Wins against Paraguay and Mali mean that Japan have already qualified for the knockout stage before taking to the field against Israel.

In Shota Fujio, Shunsuke Mito and Rihito Yamamoto - head coach Go Oiwa has three players in his ranks who have all scored twice in the tournament, showing the all-round quality the Blue Samurai possess.
Japan only need a point to ensure that they finish top of the group and potentially avoid a quarter-final clash against Spain, who are currently heading Group C.

Israel v Japan
Venue: La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes
Kick-off: Tuesday, 21:00 (UTC+2)