Thierry Henry to face Javier Mascherano in Olympics’ quarterfinals

France will face Argentina in the Olympic Games’ quarterfinals!

It means there will be a clash of coaches between Thierry Henry and Javier Mascherano, two former Barcelona greats.

France go into the game as the favourites after winning all of their group stage clashes without conceding a single goal. Argentina suffered a controversial loss against Morocco before winning the other two matches. Don’t forget France are also the Olympics’ hosts.

Henry started coaching France’s youth team only last year after unsuccessful managerial spells at Monaco and Montreal Impact. Mascherano has been in charge of Argentina’s youth teams since 2022; he was close to leaving the national team at some point, but Leo Messi reportedly convinced him to stay.