For the first time in 24 years, the United States men have reached the knockout stage in men’s soccer.
Marko Mitrović’s under-23 side advanced from Group A with an emphatic 3-0 win over Guinea on Tuesday, clinching a quarterfinal date with Morocco in Paris on Saturday.
The U.S. started the competition with a 3-0 defeat to France before rebounding with a 4-1 win over New Zealand.
Now the team is in the last eight for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games, when the U.S. went all the way to the semifinal, losing to Spain before also falling against Chile in the bronze-medal match.
The U.S. has never won a medal in men’s soccer in the modern Olympics.
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Morocco advanced as the winner of Group B. Following a wild opening-game win over Argentina, the Atlas Lions lost to Ukraine before rebounding to defeat Iraq.
This is just the second time Morocco has advanced past the Olympics group stage in men’s soccer, as it advanced in 1972 but failed to win a medal.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
USA vs. Morocco (Olympic men’s soccer quarterfinal)
- When: Friday, August 2
- Where: Parc des Princes (Paris, France)
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: USA Network, Telemundo, Peacock (WATCH NOW)
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