Unlike U23 Egypt who were exhausted after two consecutive matches of 120 minutes, U23 Morocco did not have to go through any "torture".
Since the 2024 Paris Olympics entered the knockout stage, U23 Egypt played 2 matches and they were both matches where they could not decide the winner or loser with the opponent in 90 minutes. Specifically, after defeating U23 Paraguay in the penalty shootout, this team almost caused a surprise when leading the home team U23 France until the 83rd minute in the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the Pharaohs let the opponent equalize before losing 2 more goals in extra time.
Unlike U23 Egypt, who were exhausted after two consecutive matches of 120 minutes, U23 Morocco did not have to go through any "torture". Through the 1-2 loss to championship candidate U23 Spain, U23 Morocco showed that they are a team with real strength and this defeat actually brought regret (U23 Morocco conceded the second goal when the match entered the 85th minute).
Notably, while U23 Egypt has not won any match with a difference of more than 1 goal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, U23 Morocco has done this not just once but twice. Those were the big wins over U23 Iraq and U23 USA with scores of 3-0 and 4-0 respectively.
With a 2-1 victory over their big rival U23 Argentina in the opening match, U23 Morocco proved to be a strong team. That team was strong enough to make U23 Egypt suffer another sad ending after the final match of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations last year (U23 Egypt lost to U23 Morocco 1-2).
Due to receiving a red card in the match against U23 France, U23 Egypt defender Omar Fayed is suspended. His replacement in the next match will most likely be Mohamed Hamdy. On the U23 Morocco side, all players are ready to play.