The men’s football tournament at the Paris Olympic Games already has its sixteen participants after Guinea and Indonesia (the fourth-placed teams from the African U-23 Cup and the Asian U-23 Cup) fought for the last place. And this last play-off fell on the African side, after Ilaix Moriba, a footballer on loan at Getafe, scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot.
Guinea were better during the 90 minutes in Clairefontaine and even had one more chance to score, when Bah hit the post with a penalty that he himself caused. It didn’t matter to the Guineans, who barely suffered in the final minutes. In this way, Group A of the Olympic Games ends up being filled. This is how the groups look:
| GROUP A | France | USA | Guinea | New Zealand |
| B GROUP | Argentina | Morocco | Iraq | Ukraine |
| GROUP C | Uzbekistan | Spain | Egypt | Dominican rep |
| GROUP D | Japan | Paraguay | Mali | Israel |
This is a historic milestone for Guinea. They have only managed to get into the final phase of the Olympic Games once and it was in Mexico 1968.. However, Guinea, in the draw with hosts Colombia and France, finished last in the group with only one match won (3-2 against Colombia). Now, your objective will be to advance to the next round. But just being in Paris is already something historic for Guinea. And Ilaix Moriba has been his hero.
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