The reporter reported coldly On July 24, the men's football competition at the Paris Olympics was fully opened, with the favourites France, Spain, Argentina and Japan, which are aiming for medals, all in appearance. However, due to the European Championship and Copa America, as well as the constraints of European qualifiers and club pre-seasons, a large number of Olympic age stars and originally scheduled overage stars could not participate, which made the Olympic men's football competition a lot of gloom. But that doesn't mean there's a lack of excitement in the men's football competition at the Paris Olympics.

Football legend Thierry Henry coaches hosts France and Mascherano coaches Argentina, and a win could be a turning point in his coaching career. In addition, the rookies led by Echeverri, Fermin and Cu Brazil will participate in the tournament as the main team for the first time, which is also worth the attention of fans.

The first time football was included in the Summer Olympics was in 1900, with Paris as the host city. In this sense, the football program of this Paris Olympics can be called "Olympic football" home.

This is the third time Paris has hosted the Summer Olympics, with men's football tournaments taking place in seven cities: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Nice, Bordeaux and Nantes. Legendary star Thierry Henry is the manager of France and aims to win the title again after 40 years. However, the France Football Federation failed to persuade Real Madrid to release Mbappe, and as many as 10 of France's school-age players, including Saliba, Emery, Yoro and Barcora, were refused release by their respective clubs.

Despite this, France still has winger Olisse who has just joined Bayern, central defender Lukeba (RB Leipzig), forward Miu (Stuttgart), Cherki (Lyon), left winger Douai (Rennes) and other strong players of the right age, while Lacazette (Lyon) will be captained as an overage star, it can be said that France definitely has the strength to compete for the title.

Spain also won the men's Olympic championship (1992), when Pep Guardiola, Enrique, Zico, Canizares, Ferrer, Amarvisca, Abelardo and others gathered. But this time, the Spain Olympic team coached by Atletico Madrid's Santi also lacks a large number of age stars. However, because Spain has just won the European Championship, Spain fans naturally hope to win the Olympic men's football gold medal again after 32 years. Spain has Brazil, Fermin, Barrios, Gutiérrez and other rookies who have made a name for themselves in La Liga, and Baena and Fermín are also members of the new European Cup winning team. It definitely has the strength to compete for the championship.

In terms of odds to win the men's football team in Paris, France is at the top of the table, followed by Spain and Argentina. Three years ago in Tokyo, Spain lost to Brazil in the final, and Brazil missed the Olympics this time, and Spain hopes to become the second European team to win the Olympic men's gold medal since 1992.

The men's football team at the Paris Olympics is a football competition under the U23 level, and has limited influence in the men's national team competition. However, despite the absence of a large number of new stars, there are still many new stars that deserve the attention of fans. Argentina's 18-year-old striker Echeverri, who signed for Manchester City at the beginning of the year, came from River Plate's talented youth academy and was nicknamed "Little Devil" and officially joined Manchester City early next year. Argentina won consecutive gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and future superstars such as Messi, Aguero, Saviola, Tevez, Da Alexandro, Di Maria, Banega, and Gago emerged that year, while the Argentina national team has achieved great results in recent years, and fans' expectations for the Argentina Olympic team will naturally not be low.

In addition to Echeverri, Alvarez, who has just won the Copa America for the second time, is another major attraction for Argentina. He won almost all club and national titles during his time at River Plate, Manchester City and Argentina, with the exception of Olympic gold medals.

In addition, Fermin, Cu Brazil, Barrios, Gutiérrez, S. Gomez (Spain), Moriba (Guinea), Olise, Lukeba, Miu, Cherki, Douai (France), Enciso (Paraguay), Red Bull Salzburg striker Gluck (Israel), CSKA Moscow striker Fezuraev (Uzbekistan), etc., will be the target of scouts from the big five leagues.

In the men's football match at the Paris Olympics, Chinese fans may pay more or less attention to the performance of the Japan team. Japan, winners of this year's Under-23 Asian Cup, are the only team among the 16 teams that did not use overage players. But they still have seven players in their squad who have traveled to Europe. Japan's Olympic team finished fourth in both 2012 and 2021, and this time they are aiming for a medal. For Asian football, the Olympic men's football team is also the most likely international competition to achieve the top three results.