Spain and Argentina will clash for the top spot of Group C at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. La Rojita leads all teams in the group with four points but La Albiceleste will be a tough opponent. Here, find out everything there’s to know about this match such as the preview, predictions, odds and how to watch it in the US.
Spain began their Olympic journey with a goalless draw against Egypt at the Sapporo Dome, but then managed to win 1-0 over Australia in Matchday 2 with a late second-half goal from Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal.
Meanwhile, Argentina started the championship with a 2-0 defeat against Australia but then won 1-0 over Egypt on Sunday. Lens left-back Facundo Medina sealed the deal for La Albiceleste and kept their chances to win a ticket to the next round at Tokyo 2020.
Spain vs Argentina: Match Information
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Time: 7:00 AM (ET).
Location: Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan.
Spain vs Argentina: Time by State in the US
ET: 7:00 AM
CT: 6:00 AM
MT: 5:00 AM
PT: 4:00 AM
Spain vs Argentina: Storylines
Spain and Argentina met once before at the Olympic Games. It was at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In that match, La Albiceleste got a 4-0 victory over La Roja with goals from Hernán Crespo, who scored a brace; Claudio López and one own goal from Agustín Aranzabal.
Later, Argentina would end up winning the silver medal. In that team there were also other big names such as Diego Pablo Simeone, Gustavo López and Marcelo Gallarado. Argentina won their first Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens Games and repeated their success at Beijing 2008, with Lionel Messi in the team.
On the other hand, Spain won the gold medal in 1992 at Barcelona with a team that included names such as Pep Guadiola and Luis Enrique. Now, Spain counts with the services of promises like Pedri, Dani Olmo and Erik Garcia.
How to watch or live stream Spain vs Argentina in the US
The match between Spain and Argentina to be played this Wednesday, July 28, at Saitama Stadium will be broadcast in the US by Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, NBCOlympics.com
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Spain vs Argentina: Odds and predictions
Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this match. Spain are the clear favorites with odds of -125, while Argentina have odds of +360. A tie would result in a +240 payout.
| FanDuel | |
| Spain | -125 |
| Tie | +240 |
| Argentina | +360 |
*Odds by FanDuel