The draw for men's soccer team for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been completed. The U-23 national team led by Hwang Sun-hong is desperately desperate to win the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar U-23 Asian Cup to be held in April.
FIFA announced the results of the draw for the Paris Olympics on Monday. The draw for men's and women's soccer matches was held at the organizing committee headquarters for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, and 12 countries except for Asian countries that have not played in the preliminary rounds have been assigned.
A total of 16 countries will participate in the Paris Olympics. After a group stage in four groups, the first and second runners-up of each group will advance to the quarterfinals and compete for medals.
As a result of the draw, Group A was awarded the playoff winners between host France, the United States, New Zealand and Asian countries and African countries, while Group B was assigned the third-place team in the Asian qualifying round with Argentina, Morocco, and Ukraine.
Group C had Spain, Egypt, the Dominican Republic and the second-place team in the Asian qualifying round, while Group D had Paraguay, Mali, and Israel and the first-place team in the Asian qualifying round.
As a result, Hwang Sun-hong desperately needs to win the upcoming U-23 Asian Cup. If he wins the Asian Cup, he will be placed in Group D. It is not too far behind due to its strength and is likely to go up to the tournament.
However, if they fail to win, they will be placed in another group, which is expected to face a difficult journey. Group A includes France, the host country. Superstar Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) wants to participate. Group B has Argentina, the most winning team in the Olympics, and Spain is waiting for Group C.
The U-23 Asian Cup, which will be held in April, will go straight to the Paris Olympics finals from 1-3, while the fourth-place team will face Guinea, who is ranked fourth in Africa's qualifying round, to compete for the finals until the end.
The Korean men's Olympic soccer team is aiming to advance to the finals for the 10th consecutive time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics. All ball games except women's handball have failed to advance to the finals, drawing keen attention and attention from the men's soccer team. 스포츠토토