France vs Argentina Prediction: France's quality squad will be the difference

Host nation France will play Argentina in the football Olympic Games at Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux. This will be the first time these two countries will play at this level. How will this game end?

France are on a perfect record in this tournament, and the host nation will be confident of keeping things going. In their opener, this team won 3-0 and defeated Guinea 1-0 in game 2. However, in their final group game against New Zealand, France scored three, failing to concede. Finishing the Group A with 9 points from three games, France are the only side alongside Japan to achieve this feat. 

Ahead of this quarterfinal, France have won two medals so far in the history of the competition: gold in 1984 and silver in 1990. Also, France have participated in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 13 times.

Argentina showed character in this Olympic games despite a shaky and slow start. In their opener, Argentina played Morocco and lost 1-2 after seeing a late equalizer overruled by VAR. However, this got better for this side in game 2 with a 3-1 win over Iraq. In their final, this team took on Ukraine, and Thiago Almada and Claudio Echeverri ran the show as this team secured a 0-2 win. 

Ahead of this game, Argentina have won four medals: two gold (2004, 2008) and two silver (1928, 1996) in this Olympics. 

While France had the luxury of resting some of their top stars in midweek, Argentina's notable names were not afforded such respite due to their volatile group standing, and fatigue may be evident for the South Americans here.

Regardless, it is important to note that the two teams' offenses are good, and I expect them to be decent. Expect France to win in the end, given their home advantage and the better team on paper, even though the Argentines will be tough.