Spain fears the African surprise against the "elephants"
A special dialogue between El-Shennawy and Richarlison in the face of Egypt and Brazil
Brazilian Richarlison.
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Egyptian national team goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy.
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The Egyptian national team is facing a very difficult test today, when it faces its Brazilian counterpart, the five-year-old Olympic gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro, in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Games. On the other hand, Spain finds itself facing a difficult test against another African team It is the Ivory Coast, and the Japanese host will be in an accessible test against New Zealand, and a level playing field between South Korea and Mexico.
Egypt's goalkeeper, and one of his most prominent players in the current tournament, Mohamed El-Shennawy, expressed his hope that his country would reach the farthest possible role, promising that the players would do their best to achieve this wish.
El-Shennawy will find himself in a difficult test against the tournament's top scorer with five goals, and Everton's star, Brazilian Richarlison.
The Pharaohs qualified after difficult labors, as they started the journey with a remarkably negative draw with Spain, before falling to Argentina 0-1 in the second round, and waited until the third and final round to achieve their first victories, and had to beat Australia with two clean goals, to snatch the qualification card at the expense of the Tango team, And a goal difference from him, after the latter drew 1-1 with Spain.
The two teams met in a friendly match in Cairo on November 17, which ended in a 2-1 victory for the hosts, but the Egyptian midfielder, Akram Tawfik, considered that the next match would be completely different.
The samba team drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast in its second match, but played 75 minutes with 10 players, after sending its midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is likely to return to face Egypt, and also appeared in the ranks of the Brazilian team, playmaker Claudinho, and Ajax Amsterdam winger Anthony. .
Brazil coach Andre Jardine warned his players against recklessness when facing Egypt, and said in a press statement: "Every team deserves respect, and we cannot be reckless against the Egyptian team, especially since it showed great efficiency against Spain, Argentina and Australia in previous matches."
"The Brazilian national team shirt alone does not win you.
If we analyze the three matches that we have played in the Tokyo Olympics so far, we realize that history alone is not enough, the secret is what we have been talking about since the first match, which is to respect all competitors to the same extent.”
On the other hand, Spain is betting in the Ivory Coast meeting on several players, who participated in the last European Cup, most notably Villarreal striker Oyarsabal and Barcelona's young playmaker Badri, defender Pau Torres, and goalkeeper Unai Simon.
On the other hand, the Ivory Coast team includes some elements of experience, such as Milan midfielder Frank Kessie, and Manchester United's central defender Eric Baye.
Japan wants to continue its momentum, after it was the only team that achieved the full mark in the group stage, and finished it with a landslide victory over France with a clean four, when it faces New Zealand.
The task of the Olympic samurai seems easy on paper, compared to the qualitative performance that he has so far.
Real Madrid star Kubo Takefusa has established himself as a star in his country's national team and in the competition so far, scoring in the three matches for his team.
• Egypt defeated Brazil last November in a friendly match held in Cairo.
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