Olympic Tokyo 2021: Spain Vs Argentina

Its the Olympic Tokyo Group Stage's last match and Spain is meeting with Argentina in Group C! Argentina has previously lost to Australia and Spain had a surprise draw with Egypt. Therefore, this match will be crucial for both teams to determine whether either of these team will proceed to the quarter finals! 

Spain

Before the Olympics began, Spain were dubbed the main favourites in the football tournament, as they brought a formidable squad to Tokyo that featured six participants from the recent Euro-2020. It looked as though they would come out and blitz their opponents, but that was not the case. Already in the first game, La Roja were held to a dull draw against Egypt. The Spaniards had been struggling with Australia but, without Mikel Oyarzábal’s goal in the 81st minute, set up a 1-0 win that allowed Luis de la Fuente’s side to top the Group C standings.

Argentina

While Spain brought to the Olympics a powerful squad, Argentina decided to surprise the entire footballing public with a tandem of Ponce and Gaich. And so it turned out that already in the first leg of the Games, the White and Sky Blues suffered a sensational defeat against Australia 0-2. The main anti-hero of the game was Francisco Ortega, who before the break first committed an unnecessary offence for a yellow card. After a minute too aggressively behaved in the penalty area and was sent off. His suspension may have helped the Argentines still beat Egypt 1-0 in the tournament’s second game, preserving their chances of qualifying from the group.

What We Think

Spain and Argentina have had a poor start to the Olympic football tournament, but that does not stop them from keeping their chances of qualifying from the group. This is especially true for La Roja, who arrived in Japan with a solid name line-up that has been sluggishly entering the competition but is slowly beginning to rock. Alas, the White and Sky Blues do not have a lot of resources to improve.

Prediction: Spain 2 - 1 Argentina