The Tokyo 2020 Olympics They enter the best part of the tournament, and three teams will fight for two of the places to the next instance in the tournament. Mexico complicated his chances of going to the round at the end of the second day of Group A, and now he must beat his counterpart from South Africa. France, meanwhile, will have a tough test against Japan, the only undefeated selection of the three mentioned above.
Japan approached qualification for the knockout stages of the Olympic tournament with a 2-1 victory over Mexico at Saitama Stadium on Sunday, while France staged a remarkable comeback to beat South Africa 4-3.
In the match between the host and the Mexican team, Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan scored in the first 11 minutes for the team to add their second consecutive victory and be the leader of Group A with six points.
France, meanwhile, who was beaten by Mexico 4-1 in their first Group A match, they got back on the winning track when Teji Savanier scored the winning goal in injury time against South Africa.
The Gauls trailed 3-2 with 10 minutes remaining, but captain André-Pierre Gignac converted a penalty in the 86th minute to complete his hat-trick before Savanier’s final goal.
Gignac, one of the three players of legal age selected by France together with the group of children under 24 years of age for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now leads the scorers table in Tokyo with four goals in two games.
Tokyo 2020 Matches (Matchday 3)
| Date | Time | Local | vs. | Visitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/07 | 06:30 hrs. | France | vs. | Japan |
| 28/07 | 06:30 hrs. | South Africa | vs. | Mexico |
Group A standings
| # | Team | PJ | PG | ON | PP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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