With the 2024 Paris Olympics fast approaching, it's the perfect time to look back at the greatest moments in Olympic soccer history and prepare for the men's and women's soccer tournaments.
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Please remember. You can watch all the Olympic soccer this summer on the NBC Sports platform, as the tournament takes place in stadiums across France. The women's tournament will run from July 25 to August 10, with the men's tournament starting one day earlier.
Below are the top 10 moments in Olympic soccer history. We'll be publishing one moment each week over the final 10 weeks of the 2023-24 Premier League season.
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Top 10 Moments in Olympic Soccer History
10. Carlos Tevez's stunning volley helps Argentina defeat Italy and win the first ever men's soccer gold medal – Athens 2004
Argentina won its first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's soccer in 2004. Young Carlos Tevez became the X-factor as he became the tournament's top scorer and won the Golden Boot with eight goals.
In the semi-final match between Argentina and Italy, Carlitos scored a stunning volley as La Albiceleste defeated the Italian team featuring Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi, making it his first appearance in the World Cup for Italy in less than two years. We're going to win.
Then came a great day for the South American nation in Athens, where Argentina defeated Paraguay in the final and won Argentina's first-ever gold medal in men's basketball.
This Argentine team won the Olympic gold medal in canter and must go down as the best team in Olympic history with 17 points and no goals allowed.
The head coach of this hugely talented Argentina team was the legendary Marcelo Bielsa, and Boca Juniors' rising star Tevez was the jewel in his crown. Bielsa's team had the perfect blend of youth and experience, led by example in world-class defenders Roberto Ayala and Gabriel Heinze, while Javier Mascherano and Javier Saviola were also rising stars in the squad.
During Tevez's glittering club career, he won numerous trophies with Boca Juniors, Corinthians, Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus, but this was his only winner's medal with Argentina. , it meant a lot to him.
