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Host country France will be led by captain Alexandre Lacazette, a former Arsenal player who has now returned to his training club Olympique Lyonnais. Naby Keita, a former Champions League winner with Liverpool in 2019, will also be captain of his team Guinea in Paris.
Argentina have four players in their squad who have won the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Otamendi, Geronimo Rulli and Thiago Almada. The quartet will be looking to make history by becoming the first men’s players to win the FIFA World Cup and then Olympic gold, in that order, which would be a unique feat in the world of football.
Two new European champions, Fermin Lopez and Alex Buena, will be hoping to cover themselves in even more glory with Spain and will try to improve on the Silver Medal won by their delegation at Tokyo 2020, which took place in 2021.
Achraf Hakimi will be determined to carry Morocco to the final, which will be played at PSG’s home stadium, the Parc des Princes. In addition to Lopez and Buena, Ukrainian Maksym Taloverov will also be taking part in Paris 2024 after being selected for Euro 2024, rounding off what will be a busy summer.
