The Olympic teams of Argentina and Iraq have never met before. The Paris Olympics mark Iraq's sixth appearance in Olympic history. Argentina has won gold medals at the Olympics twice— in 2004 and 2008.
Argentina U23
In their opening match, Argentina lost to Morocco (1:2). The South Americans played well and had possession for most of the game, but it wasn’t enough to secure at least a point. A second goal scored in the 16th minute of added time was ruled out for offside. Now, there is no room for error.
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Iraq U23
Iraq performed exceptionally well against Ukraine and surprisingly secured a victory (2:1). Despite conceding first and losing in most aspects of the game, the nominal visitors made the most of their two chances and managed to turn the game around. It remains to be seen how the Iraqi players will fare against Argentina.
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Prediction
Our expert pick:
Argentina's disappointing performance in the first round indicates that the team is currently not in the best shape. Iraq is clearly buoyed by their success against Ukraine and may well capitalize on this momentum in their match against Argentina, but keeping a clean sheet will likely be challenging.
Our prediction is both teams to score, with odds of 2.01.
Argentina, frustrated by their failure in the first round, is expected to perform much better in this upcoming match and win with a margin of a few goals.
Our prediction is an Asian handicap (-1.5) on Argentina, with odds of 2.00.
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