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2024 Summer Olympic men's football final
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Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final
Event Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
France Spain
France Spain
3 5
After extra time
Date 9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Attendance 44,260
Weather Partly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
58% humidity
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The 2024 Summer Olympic football gold medal match was a football match to determine the gold medal winners of men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The match was the 26th final of the men's football tournament at the Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's under-23 national teams of the member associations of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions. The match was held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 9 August 2024. This was the first Olympic men's football final to take place before the women's tournament final.

The final was contested between hosts France and previous Games' silver medalists Spain. Both teams were seeking their second Olympic title, having won in 1984 and 1992, respectively. France hoped to emulate Spain's 1992 triumph by winning a home Olympics, while Spain hoped to emulate France's 1984 record of winning the Olympics and the UEFA European Championship, having won the UEFA Euro 2024. At that time, France defeated Spain in the UEFA Euro 1984 final held at Parc des Princes.

Spain won the match 5–3 after extra time, winning a second gold medal and a first in 32 years.

Venue

The final was held at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

The stadium first opened in 1897, and had been refurbished twice since 1972, first for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and then for the UEFA Euro 2016. It hosted the UEFA Euro finals in 1960 and 1984, as well as six finals in various Europe's club competitions. It also hosted some matches for the 1938 and 1998 World Cups, the 2019 Women's World Cup, and the three aforementioned UEFA Euros.

Route to the final

 France Round  Spain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 United States 3–0 Match 1  Uzbekistan 2–1
 Guinea 1–0 Match 2  Dominican Republic 3–1
 New Zealand 3–0 Match 3  Egypt 1–2
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
Source: FIFA
 Final standings Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
Source: FIFA
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Argentina 1–0 Quarter-finals  Japan 3–0
 Egypt 3–1 (aet) Semi-finals  Morocco 2–1

Match

Details

9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
18:00
 France  3–5
(a.e.t.)		  Spain Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,260
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
  • Millot Goal 11'
  • Akliouche Goal 79'
  • Mateta Goal 90+3' (pen.)
  • F. López Goal 18', 25'
  • Baena Goal 28'
  • Camello Goal 100', 120+1'
France
Spain
GK 16 Guillaume Restes
RB 5 Kiliann Sildillia Substituted off in the 111th minute 111'
CB 4 Loïc Badé Booked in the 45+5th minute 45+5'
CB 2 Castello Lukeba
LB 3 Adrien Truffert Substituted off in the 91st minute 91'
DM 6 Manu Koné Booked in the 36th minute 36' Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
CM 12 Enzo Millot Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 13 Joris Chotard Substituted off in the 52nd minute 52'
AM 7 Michael Olise
CF 10 Alexandre Lacazette (c) Substituted off in the 52nd minute 52'
CF 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
Substitutes:
GK 1 Obed Nkambadio
DF 15 Bradley Locko Substituted on in the 91st minute 91'
DF 17 Soungoutou Magassa Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
MF 8 Maghnes Akliouche Substituted on in the 52nd minute 52'
MF 11 Désiré Doué Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
FW 9 Arnaud Kalimuendo Substituted on in the 52nd minute 52'
FW 18 Rayan Cherki Substituted on in the 111th minute 111'
Manager:
Thierry Henry
GK 1 Arnau Tenas
RB 2 Marc Pubill Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CB 4 Eric García
CB 5 Pau Cubarsí
LB 3 Juan Miranda Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2' Substituted off in the 98th minute 98'
CM 6 Pablo Barrios
CM 10 Álex Baena Booked in the 78th minute 78' Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
RW 14 Aimar Oroz Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
AM 11 Fermín López Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LW 17 Sergio Gómez
CF 9 Abel Ruiz (c) Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Joan García
DF 12 Jon Pacheco Booked in the 94th minute 94' Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
DF 15 Miguel Gutiérrez Substituted on in the 98th minute 98'
DF 20 Juanlu Sánchez Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 8 Beñat Turrientes Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
MF 16 Adrián Bernabé Booked in the 76th minute 76' Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 21 Sergio Camello Booked in the 120+2th minute 120+2' Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager:
Santi Denia

Assistant referees:
Rafael Alves (Brazil)
Guillerme Camilo (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referees:
David Coote (Great Britain)
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
  • Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time
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