French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta muscled in a header following a corner kick from Michael Olise in the fifth minute, which turned out to be the sole goal of the game, reported Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Argentina's best chance came in the 36th minute when a cross found Soungoutou Magassa unmarked before the goal, but the defender's close-range header flew over the bar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the semifinal, France will face Egypt, which labored to beat Paraguay on penalties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both sides fought to a 1-1 draw in overtime, dragging the game into shoot-out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Egypt prevailed by 5-4 in the penalty kicks after their goalkeeper Alaa Hamza saved Marcelo Pereze's effort from the spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Paraguay looked to stand a better chance after Diego Gomez's goal put them 1-0 up in the 71st minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Egypt held their nerve and equalized in the 88th minute through Adel Ibrahim who scored on an assist from Zizo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the other semifinal, Spain will take on Morocco.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spain thrashed Japan 3-0 thanks to a brace from Fermin Lopez and Abel Ruiz's goal. Japan hit the woodwork twice and had a goal disallowed during the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the other semifinal, Spain will take on Morocco.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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