The Egyptian Olympic football is set to face off against the French team, led by Thierry Henry, on August 5 at exactly 10 pm Cairo time.
The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports, the exclusive owner of the broadcasting rights in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Egyptian Olympic team, led by its Brazilian coach, Rogerio Micale, defeated Paraguay on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics.
Egypt has reached the semi-finals of the Olympics in football for the first time in 60 years after winning 5-4.
A positive draw dominated the regular and extra time with a goal for each team, as Ibrahim Adel scored the goal for the Pharaohs, while Diego Gomez scored the goal for Paraguay.
The first goal of the match came from Paraguay in the 71st minute, through its striker Diego Gomez after a pass from his teammate Julio Enciso.
The goal of the Egyptian team was scored by Ibrahim Adel with a powerful header after a cross from his teammate Ahmed Zizo in the 88th minute, granting the Pharaohs the equalizer so that the original and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, the French national team defeated Argentina with a goal without a response, scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The French national team therefore kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament, as it defeated the United States, Guinea and New Zealand in the group stage, with scores of 3-0, 1-0, 3-0 respectively.
