France has a chance to claim the gold medal on their own turf as they face Spain in the final of the men’s Olympic football tournament on Friday. Both teams managed to turn the tables and secure victories in the Semifinals.
The French national football team emerged victorious in a hard-fought match against Egypt (3-1), which extended into extra time, to secure their first Olympic final appearance in four decades. They are now poised to face off against Spain in the battle for the gold medal. Thierry Henry’s squad put in a tremendous effort to secure their victory, which was achieved in extra time with the advantage of an additional player on the pitch. They have earned a spot at the Parc des Princes on Friday to meet Santi Denia’s Spanish team, which is a great achievement.
The French have had Olise and Mateta on their team, while Spain have had Fermin Lopez as their star player. He had a hand in Spain’s 2-1 comeback win against Morocco in Monday’s semi-final match. Plus, last Friday in the quarterfinal match against Japan, he scored two fantastic goals. Along with Alex Baena, Fermin is the only surviving member of the senior side who won Euro 2024. Spain won silver in the 2020 Summer Olympics, continuing a winning tradition. They are 4-1 this time, thus they will definitely win another medal.
What time is France vs Spain kick-off?
- Competition: Olympics Gold Medal Match
- Game Day: Friday, 9 August 2024
- Kick-off: 17:00 UK Time
- Stadium: Parc des Princes, Paris
Is France vs Spain on TV?
- UK: BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, discovery+, EuroSport Player UK, discovery+ App, BBC Red Button
- USA: fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo
- France: Eurosport Player France, Molotov, Free, MAX, France 3, Eurosport 2 France
- Spain: RTVE.es, Eurosport Player Spain, TVE La 1, Eurosport 2 Spain
- Canada: CBC Sports App, cbcsports.ca
- Australia: Stan Sport, 9Now
France vs Spain Olympics Squads
Spain 2024 Olympics squad:
- Goalkeepers: Arnau Tenas (Paris Saint-Germain), Joan García (Espanyol), Alejandro Iturbe (Atletico Madrid).
- Defenders: Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla), Marc Pubill (Almería), Eric García (Barcelona), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Jon Pacheco (Real Sociedad), Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia), Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona), Juan Miranda (Real Betis).
- Midfielders: Aimar Oroz (Osasuna), Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad), Álex Baena (Villarreal), Adrián Bernabé (Parma), Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- Forwards: Fermín López (Barcelona), Sergio Gómez (Manchester City), Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga), Samu Omorodion (Alaves), Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), Diego López (Valencia).
France 2024 Olympics squad:
- Goalkeepers: Obed Nkambadio (Paris FC), Guillaume Restes (Toulouse FC)
- Defenders: Loïc Badé (Sevilla), Bradley Locko (Stade Brestois), Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), Soungoutou Magassa (AS Monaco), Kiliann Sildillia (Freiburg), Adrien Truffert (Stade Rennais)
- Midfielders: Maghnes Akliouche (AS Monaco), Joris Chotard (Montpellier HSC), Désiré Doué (Stade Rennais), Manu Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart)
- Forwards: Arnaud Kalimuendo (Stade Rennais), Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyonnais)
