FRANCE striker Jean-Philippe Mateta set the tone ahead of a quarter-final clash with Argentina in the men’s Olympic football tournament by saying recent bad blood with the South Americans had left on its mark on the country.
“With everything that has happened recently, everyone in France was affected, so we will see what happens in the quarter-finals,” said Crystal Palace striker Mateta after wearing the captain’s armband and scoring the opening goal in Tuesday’s 3-0 win against New Zealand in Marseille.
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