Egypt will be the first knockout phase challenge for defending champions Brazil as the two teams meet each other in the quarterfinal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday at Saitama Stadium 2002.
Although they arrived to Tokyo without star men Neymar and Mohamed Salah respectively, Brazil and Egypt completed their main goals in the group phase of the competition.
Brazil have been the most impressive team in the tournament, bagging seven goals across three group-phase outings.
Everton’s Richarlison has had the final touch in the vast majority of Brazil’s chances as the forward bagged five of his team’s seven goals.
Such an impressive tally sees him sit atop the tournament’s goal-scoring charts at the moment. Besides him, the Egyptians will have to keep a close eye on Antony.
Ajax’s winger has also been a major threat to Brazil’s opponents in the group stage and we expect him to shine now when it matters most.
Egypt held top contenders Spain to a goalless draw on the opening day only to lose 0-1 to Argentina in the second round.
However, they found a way to record a 2-0 victory over Australia in the last game and sneak into the quarterfinal thanks to a better goal difference than the Argentineans.
Egypt are by no means a significant threat in the final third, but their back line proved to be rock-solid, allowing only one goal in three outings so far.




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2020年东京奥运会四分之一决赛将于本周六在埼玉体育场举行，埃及将成为卫冕冠军巴西队在淘汰赛阶段的首个挑战。
尽管巴西和埃及分别在没有明星球员内马尔(Neymar)和穆罕默德·萨拉赫(Mohamed Salah)的情况下抵达东京，但他们在小组赛阶段完成了各自的主要目标。
巴西是本届世界杯上最令人印象深刻的球队，在三场小组赛中攻入7球。
埃弗顿队的理查森为巴西队赢得了绝大多数的机会，在球队的7个进球中，理查森进了5个。
这一令人印象深刻的成绩使他现在在世界杯进球榜上名列前茅。除了他，埃及人将不得不密切关注安东尼。
阿贾克斯的边锋在小组赛阶段也是巴西对手的主要威胁，我们希望他现在在最重要的时候表现出色。
在揭幕战的第一天，埃及以0- 0战平劲旅西班牙，在第二轮比赛中以0-1负于阿根廷。
然而，在上一场比赛中，他们找到了一种方法，以2-0战胜澳大利亚队，并凭借比阿根廷队更好的进球差进入了四分之一决赛。
埃及在最后三分之一的比赛中并不是一个重要的威胁，但他们的后防线被证明是坚如磐石的，到目前为止，三场比赛只进了一个球。