2020 Tokyo Olympics Men’s Soccer: Mexico vs France predictions

Thu 7/22 4:00 ET

Mexico

0-0-0

France

Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo

7/31 5:00 ET

8/1 5:00 ET

8/7 2:00 ET

Pickswise's Expert Predictions & Analysis

Double chance Prediction

Mexico or tie

Odds

-105

Bonus

$1,000

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France returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1996 but Les Bleus may not have the ideal start when they face Mexico in Group A on Thursday morning.

France’s preparations for the tournament have been far hindered constantly, with a number of club teams refusing to release their players to play in the tournament, meaning head coach Sylvain Ripoli has had to make a number of revisions. Players from Arsenal, Chelsea, and Nice have all been stopped from playing.

Mexico meanwhile has experienced a much smoother build-up. They have a settled squad and have already played seven games in 2021 and go into the tournament unbeaten this year.

Mexico is a big underdog for this game but they look to have a great chance of securing at least a tie. France opted against taking any of their big names as their overage players after Euro 2020 earlier this summer, but interestingly there are two Mexico-based players in their squad — veteran striker Andre-Pierre Gignac and former Newcastle player Florian Thauvin. Both play for UANL, although Thauvin has only just joined the team ahead of next season.

A Mexico or tie result in the double chance market looks to have great value.