Morocco wins its first Olympic soccer medal with a 6-0 rout of Egypt for men's bronze

Morocco's Soufiane Rahimi celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the men's bronze medal soccer match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Nantes, France.

Morocco's Soufiane Rahimi celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the men's bronze medal soccer match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Nantes, France. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)


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NANTES, France — Soufiane Rahimi scored two goals and Morocco won the bronze medal with a 6-0 rout of Egypt on Thursday for the team's first-ever podium finish at the Olympics. Abde Ezzalzouli, Bilal El Khannouss Akram Nakach and Achraf Hakimi also scored for Morocco. Rahimi scored eight goals in France, most in the tournament. At 28, he is one of the overage players allowed on the under-23 Olympic squads.

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