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Paris 2024: Messi-less Argentina Eye Olympic Men's Gold, Spain Favorites For Women's Gold
With FIFA World Player: Argentina, despite being without talisman Lionel Messi, are considered to stand a good chance of winning a record-equaling third men's football gold medal at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Argentina head coach Javier Mascherano, who won gold as a player in 2004 and 2008, is aiming for glory, as he called up four World Cup winners to his squad, including striker Julian Alvarez and defender Nicolas Otamendi, reported Xinhua.
Olympic men's football is an under-23 tournament, but each team is allowed up to three overage players.
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