The match between Morocco and Egypt in the third-place match of the Paris Olympics was considered a close contest, as both teams played well from the start of the tournament, lacking only a bit of luck to reach the final. While Morocco only lost by a narrow margin to Spain, Egypt also survived until extra time against France. However, the developments on the field were contrary to expectations. Morocco dominated the game, attacked sharply and continuously shook the Egyptian net in just the first 30 minutes. Achraf Hakimi and his teammates started perfectly in the 23rd minute thanks to a beautiful curling shot by Abde Ezzalzouli. With the ball in the penalty area, the Real Betis star observed quickly, then drew a beautiful curve into the Egyptian net.

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The goal helped Morocco play more and more excitedly, while Egypt became impatient and more prone to mistakes. In the 26th minute, Egypt's net shook again. From a corner kick, Soufiane Rahimi chose a good landing spot, then jumped high and headed the ball into the ground with great difficulty, putting Morocco ahead by 2 goals. The quick advantage helped Morocco play leisurely in the second half. Although they had less possession of the ball, Morocco attacked more clearly and dangerously, while Egypt's spirit was down after the quick goals. In the 51st minute, Bilal El Khannous broke through the middle and then made a tricky low shot, raising the score to 3-0. The goal of the star born in 2004 put an end to Egypt's efforts.

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Although the remaining time of the match was not short, Egypt could not turn the situation around against the solidity and intelligence of Morocco. Even in the second half, this team... lost 3 more goals, ending the match with a heavy 0-6 defeat. Crushing Egypt with a 6-goal difference, Morocco became the team with the biggest win in the third-place match in nearly 100 years, since Italy's 11-3 victory in the third-place match at the 1928 Olympics. Coincidentally, the team that lost to Italy nearly a century ago was also Egypt. With a resounding victory in the third-place match, Morocco closed the Paris Olympics with a bronze medal in men's football. The North African representative had a memorable tournament when defeating Argentina (2-1), Iraq (3-0), the United States (4-0) and Egypt (6-0), only to lose regrettably to Spain in the semi-finals. Combined with the achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup just 2 years ago, the name Morocco is increasingly becoming more clearly defined on the world football map.

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