“The Saudi Green” performs its duty against Brazil

Egypt in today's match against Australia

Winning alone guarantees Egypt passage to the quarter-finals.

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The Egyptian national team will play a fateful match today, as part of the football competition, in the 32nd Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the Japanese capital, Tokyo, until the eighth of next August.

Egypt must win, and nothing else, in the meeting with Australia, in order to preserve its chance of qualifying for the next round.

Coach Shawky Gharib's players started the journey with a remarkably negative draw with Spain, the title candidate, before they narrowly lost to Argentina 0-1 in the second round.

Egypt hopes to repeat its campaign in the London 2012 Olympics, when it reached the quarter-finals, knowing that it is at the bottom of its strong group with a point, compared to 4 for Spain, and 3 for Australia and Argentina.

Saudi Arabia, who lost their first two matches against Ivory Coast 1-2, and then against Germany 2-3, in Group D, is playing an honorary match against Brazil.

Among the Arab participation, the dirt shooting qualifiers begins today, where the Lebanese Ray Bassil hopes to snatch a medal that has been waiting for four decades, in a competition in which the Egyptian Maguy Ashmawi will also participate.

In boxing, veteran Egyptian Abdel Rahman Orabi will compete in the round of 16, in the weight of 75-81 kg, against the British Benjamin Whitaker.

In the same weight category, Algerian Mohamed Hamri plays against Cuban Arlene Lopes.

Among the women, Algerian Ishraq Chaib of India defeated Pooja Rani in the round of 16 in the 69-75 kg weight category.

In weightlifting, Tunisian Karam Ben Hania will compete in the first group for the weight of 73 kg, Moroccan Abdel Rahim Mum and Saudi Mahmoud Al Hamid in the second group.

In sail, Tunisia will run the 49th race, Algerians Hamza Bouras and Najat Berishi will run the 49th, and Algeria's Azzedine Laqab will run a time trial on bicycles.

Egyptian Amal Adam is waiting for a strong crossbow competition against South Korean Minhee Jang in the round of 32.

In the zigzag Canoe, Moroccan Matisse Soudi competes in the kayak qualifiers, while his compatriot Asmaa Niang of Italy meets Ali Belandi in the round of 32 in the 70-kg category in judo.

• The Egyptian team hopes to repeat the "London 2012" scenario and reach the next round.

From today's Arabic posts:

■ The Lebanese Ray Bassil is looking forward to a medal in "dirt" shooting.

■ A strong boxing confrontation for the Egyptian Abdel Rahman Orabi against the British Benjamin.

■ Moroccan Matisse Soudi competes in kayaking, and compatriot Niang competes in judo.

■ Egyptian swimmer Farida Othman hopes to qualify in the 100m freestyle.

■ An affordable handball confrontation for Egypt against Japan, and a difficult test for Bahrain against Denmark.

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