Historic Victory: Egypt’s Olympic Team Advances to Paris 2024 Semi-Finals After 60 Years

In a thrilling quarter-final match at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Egypt faced Paraguay at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille on Friday, 2nd August 2024. Paraguay took the lead in the 71st minute with a goal from Diego Gómez.

Despite several attempts to equalize, Egypt’s star player Ibrahim Adel finally scored in the 87th minute, bringing the match to a 1-1 draw.

The game continued with both teams exchanging attacks, but neither could break the deadlock during extra time. The match was ultimately decided by a penalty shootout, where Egypt triumphed over Paraguay with a 5-4 victory, securing their place in the semi-finals for the first time in 60 years.