Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final

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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
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35
After extra time
Date9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Ramon Abatti (Brazil) [1]
Attendance44,260 [2]
WeatherPartly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
58% humidity [3]
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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. [4] [5] This was the first Olympic men's football final to take place before the women's tournament final. [6]

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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 became the first European team to do so in 32 years (since own Spain at the home in 1992). [7] [8]

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. [9]

Route to the final

Flag of France.svg  France RoundFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3–0 Match 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2–1
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–0 Match 2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–0 Match 3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–2
Group A winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of France.svg  France (H)39
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 36
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 30
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group C runners-up
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 37
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 36
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 32
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31
Source: FIFA
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–0 Quarter-finalsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–1 ( a.e.t. )Semi-finalsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–1

Match

Details

France  Flag of France.svg3–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,260 [2]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

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France [10]
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Spain [10]
GK16 Guillaume Restes
RB5 Kiliann Sildillia Sub off.svg 111'
CB4 Loïc Badé Yellow card.svg 45+5'
CB2 Castello Lukeba
LB3 Adrien Truffert Sub off.svg 91'
DM6 Manu Koné Yellow card.svg 36'Sub off.svg 106'
CM12 Enzo Millot Sub off.svg 77'
CM13 Joris Chotard Sub off.svg 52'
AM7 Michael Olise
CF10 Alexandre Lacazette (c)Sub off.svg 52'
CF14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
Substitutes:
GK1 Obed Nkambadio
DF15 Bradley Locko Sub on.svg 91'
DF17 Soungoutou Magassa Sub on.svg 106'
MF8 Maghnes Akliouche Sub on.svg 52'
MF11 Désiré Doué Sub on.svg 77'
FW9 Arnaud Kalimuendo Sub on.svg 52'
FW18 Rayan Cherki Sub on.svg 111'
Manager:
Thierry Henry
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GK1 Arnau Tenas
RB2 Marc Pubill Sub off.svg 73'
CB4 Eric García
CB5 Pau Cubarsí
LB3 Juan Miranda Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub off.svg 98'
CM6 Pablo Barrios
CM10 Álex Baena Yellow card.svg 78'Sub off.svg 83'
RW14 Aimar Oroz Sub off.svg 88'
AM11 Fermín López Sub off.svg 73'
LW17 Sergio Gómez
CF9 Abel Ruiz (c)Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutes:
GK13 Joan García
DF12 Jon Pacheco Yellow card.svg 94'Sub on.svg 88'
DF15 Miguel Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 98'
DF20 Juanlu Sánchez Sub on.svg 73'
MF8 Beñat Turrientes Sub on.svg 83'
MF16 Adrián Bernabé Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 73'
FW21 Sergio Camello Yellow card.svg 120+2'Sub on.svg 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 [11]

  • 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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