One of the most popular sports starts on the road, follow the Olympic Soccer Odds! Coaching has proven much more challenging for Thierry Henry than did playing for Arsenal in the English Premier League and the French national team.
He debuted with Monaco in 2018, but he couldn’t get things going for the perennially struggling side, and when he moved on, his team sat in 19th place in Ligue 1.
He also failed to transform the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer, and so far he has a senior coaching record that includes 27 defeats in 49 total games.
Because the Olympics don’t take place during FIFA’s international windows, clubs didn’t have to release their players, and so the Paris Saint-Germain stars that Henry had hoped to use are not available.
Even so, this side is loaded with talent, including captain Alexander Lacazette, one of the three over-age players that Henry chose for Paris 2024, so a gold medal is really more of an expectation than a challenge.
Getting that win could boost Henry’s candidacy for the open U.S. men’s national team coaching slot.
Olympic Soccer Odds Men’s Group Play Preview for MatchDay 1: Wednesday, July 24 | Soccer Lines
This is just part of the intrigue as Olympic men’s soccer group play begins on Wednesday.
Take a look at our sports betting thoughts on each matchup.
Uzbekistan +900 vs Spain -450
Group C
9:00 am ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +500
The Uzbeks are largely just happy to have qualified for their first Olympics as a soccer team. Could Eldor Shomurodov sneak through the Spanish defense and steal a goal? Sure. However, Spain could also open the floodgates and drop five or six on this team. Spain to win.
^Argentina -163 vs Morocco +400
Group B
9:00 am ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +250
Morocco is an intriguing team. Munir Mohamedi is elite in goal, and Achraf Hakimi was able to get leave from Paris Saint-Germain to play for his national team.
Expect a focused team looking to strike on the counter. Argentina has a talented young team, and the roster as a whole has four World Cup winners, but this smells like a draw. Take the draw.
^Guinea -153 vs New Zealand +252
Group A
11:00 am ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +240
Guinea have Amadou Diawara and Naby Keita in the midfield, and they open against a New Zealand team that didn’t have to show much strength in qualifying.
Michael Boxall on the backline is the only really known quantity. I don’t expect the Kiwis to pull off the upset, but extract some value here while you can. Take the draw.
^Egypt -500 vs Dominican Republic +700
Group C
11:00 am ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +550
Mohamed Elneny, the onetime Arsenal star, is one of Egypt’s over-age players who will provide steady leadership.
They have to deal with Spain in this group also, but they open with a DR team that doesn’t have much other than Junior Firpo in terms of star power. Egypt to win.
^Iraq +333 vs Ukraine -143
Group B
1:00 pm ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +240
This is a must-win for Ukraine to have a hope of escaping Group B. If Argentina and Morocco draw, then things get fascinating.
Ukraine have solid talent up and down the field but do need a pristine game against an Iraq team that barely beat Vietnam in qualifying. Ukraine to win.
^Japan -105 vs Paraguay +240
Group D
1:00 pm ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +250
Japan has a solid U-23 team and are the favorite to win this wide-open Group D. Paraguay stopped both Brazil and Uruguay in pre-Olympic play and have Fabian Balbuena, formerly of West Ham United, as an over-age player on the back line. Paraguay to win.
^France -225 vs United States +375
Group A
3:00 pm ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +350
The United States’ strongest position in this tournament is the backline, with Walker Zimmerman and Miles Robinson the over-age experience and Gaga Slonina looking to boost his national team resume.
France are absolutely loaded with talent and should roll through this tournament, but this match is a tough test. France to win.
^Mali +125 vs Israel +190
Group D
3:00 pm ET
Olympic Soccer Odds: Draw +210
Another close match coming out of Group D gives us Mali, anchored by Boubacar Traore in the midfield, and Israel, who are kind of an enigma as they came out of a qualifying group that ended up seeing Germany miss the Olympics, but they also almost lost to Georgia in the process. Mali to win.
^Odds to Win Olympic Soccer Tournament
- France +214
- Spain +250
- Argentina +310
- Morocco +1425
- Japan +1500
- Egypt +2000
- Ukraine +2000
- USA +2100
- Mali +2800
- Paraguay +3500
- Guinea +4100
- Uzbekistan +4600
- Israel +4800
- Iraq +12000
- New Zealand +16000
- Dominican Republic +44000
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