The second half of the Egyptian Olympic team’s match ended in a draw, in a decisive and fateful confrontation against Paraguay in the football quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Egyptian national team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games after topping the third group, which included: “Spain, Uzbekistan and the Dominicans”, with 7 points.
While Paraguay finished second in Group Four with 6 points in two wins against Israeli and Malian teams and a loss against Japan.
The Egyptian Olympic team has managed to equalize in the final minutes against Paraguay so far, but what will happen if it continues throughout regulation time?
The Paris Olympics football regulations state that if the regular time of the matches ends in a draw, negative or positive, during the round of 16, the two teams will resort to two additional halves, each period lasting 15 minutes.
If the tie persists until the end of extra time, a penalty shootout will be used to determine who advances to the next round.
The Egyptian national team dreams of qualifying for the semi-finals in order to maintain the hope of competing for a historic medal, never achieved before.
The Pharaohs are eager to qualify for the Olympic semi-finals for the third time in their history, and their last qualification for this round dates back 60 years.
