Olympics | France beat Argentina to advance to men's soccer semis

PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- France reached the men's soccer semifinals of the Paris Olympics after beating Argentina 1-0 on Friday.

French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta muscled in a header following a corner kick from Michael Olise in the fifth minute, which turned out to be the sole goal of the game.

Argentina's best chance came in the 36th minute when a cross found Soungoutou Magassa unmarked before the go