Paris, Aug 2 (AP) The United States was eliminated from the Olympic men's soccer tournament on Friday after a 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarter-finals.

Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Achraf Hakimi and Mehdi Maouhoub scored the goals at Parc des Princes, ending US hopes of a medal at the Paris Games.

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Morocco, which enjoyed fervent support in the French capital, will play the winner of Japan versus Spain in the semi-finals in Marseille on Monday.

The US qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympics for the first time since Sydney 2000, but was outclassed by a polished Morocco team that had already beaten Argentina in the group stage.

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Rahimi scored a penalty in the 29th minute and Akhomach doubled the lead in the 63rd. Hakimi rolled in the third after a solo run in the 70th. Maouhoub, a substitute, finished off the rout with a penalty in second-half stoppage time. (AP)

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