Olympic Soccer: Argentina vs Morocco Odds and Prediction

Argentina vs Morocco Preview and Pick

Men’s Olympic soccer at Paris 2024 gets underway on Wednesday as Argentina take on Morocco in Saint-Etienne.

The Argentines have four World Cup winners in their squad heading into the tournament, while PSG right back Achraf Hakimi headlines Morocco’s roster.

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Argentina have a bunch of young talents and are one of the favorites to win the tournament.

We think they’ll be able to get the job done here and our pick of the match is Argentina to win 2-1, which shows +750 Olympic soccer: Argentina vs Morocco odds.

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This is the first chance to bet on Olympic soccer: Argentina vs Morocco odds.

Morocco U23 are 0-2 vs South American sides in their Olympic history.

Argentina are 5-1-1 in the Olympics against African teams since it became a U-23 tournament in 1992.

Argentina vs Morocco Betting Preview

Argentina Preview

Coach Javier Mascherano has managed to convince striker Julian Alvarez, defender Nicolas Otamendi, and goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to be Argentina’s three designated overage players at the U23 Olympic tournament. Alvarez (+700) is a Golden Boot candidate and scored four goals in Argentina’s World Cup win in 2022.

All three overage players were also on the roster as Argentina’s senior side recently won the Copa America. Midfielder Thiago Almada, another World Cup winner, was not on the Copa roster.

However, Almada is a player to watch for Argentina here. The Botafogo man scored five goals in the CONMEBOL U23 Pre-Olympic tournament as Argentina went 4-3-0. The Argentinians scored 17 goals in seven matches and they have plenty of attacking talents like Alvarez, Lucas Beltran, Giuliano Simeone, and Claudio Echeverri.

Argentina conceded nine goals in the Pre-Olympic tournament but adding Otamendi, a veteran leader, should help them at the back. Argentina show the second-best odds, at +260, to win their third gold medal in men’s soccer.

Morocco Preview

Two of Morocco’s best young players, Chadi Riad and Ismael Saibari, are not on the Olympic roster because of club commitments. Still, Achraf Hakimi is one of the best players at the tournament and was instrumental in Morocco’s run to the World Cup Semifinals in 2022.

Along with Hakimi, coach Tarik Sektioui called up overage players Munir Mohammed and Soufiane Rahimi. Rahimi was the AFC Champions League MVP and Golden Boot winner in 2023-24 and the Al Ain striker is one to watch. Morocco currently show the fourth-best odds, at +1000, to win the Olympic men’s soccer tournament.

With European-based talents like Abde Ezzalzouli, Eliesse Ben-Seghir, Ilias Akhomach, and Amir Richardson, Morocco have one of the best rosters at the tournament. However, questions certainly remain about their defense without Riad and Lugano’s Ayman El-Wafi.

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Argentina vs Morocco Odds Breakdown

The latest men’s Olympic soccer odds price Argentina as -160 favorites for the Group B opener on Wednesday. Morocco are +380 underdogs as they look for their first Olympic win since 2004.

Bettors can find a draw at a +270 price and a “No” both teams to score is at -125. Punters can consider Argentina -1 at +120 or Morocco +1 at -150 odds. The over/under goal total for this match is 2.5.

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Argentina vs Morocco Final Score Prediction

The world soccer standings show that only Hungary and Great Britain have more gold medals than Argentina. Here, the Albiceleste are going for their third gold and have a stronger roster than they did in 2016 and 2020.

Morocco haven’t gotten out of the group stage in the Olympics since 1972 but this is a good opportunity for them in a group that also includes Iraq and Ukraine. Argentina showed defensive vulnerability in the Pre-Olympic tournament, while two of Morocco’s best young defenders aren’t available.

So, we do think a few goals will be scored in this one and Argentina will eke out a 2-1 victory. Bettors can take a 2-1 Argentina victory at +750 Olympic soccer: Argentina vs Morocco odds.

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