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

2024 Summer Olympic men's football final
Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final
EventFootball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
After extra time
Date9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereeRamon Abatti (Brazil)[1]
Attendance44,260[2]
WeatherPartly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
58% humidity[3]
2020
2028

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]

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

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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

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 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
1  France (H) 3 9
2  United States 3 6
3  New Zealand 3 3
4  Guinea 3 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Egypt 3 7
2  Spain 3 6
3  Dominican Republic 3 2
4  Uzbekistan 3 1
Source: FIFA
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Argentina 1–0 Quarter-finals  Japan 3–0
 Egypt 3–1 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals  Morocco 2–1

Match

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Details

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France 3–5 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Attendance: 44,260[2]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
France[10]
Spain[10]
GK 16 Guillaume Restes
RB 5 Kiliann Sildillia downward-facing red arrow 111'
CB 4 Loïc Badé Yellow card 45+5'
CB 2 Castello Lukeba
LB 3 Adrien Truffert downward-facing red arrow 91'
DM 6 Manu Koné Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 106'
CM 12 Enzo Millot downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 13 Joris Chotard downward-facing red arrow 52'
AM 7 Michael Olise
CF 10 Alexandre Lacazette (c) downward-facing red arrow 52'
CF 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
Substitutes:
GK 1 Obed Nkambadio
DF 15 Bradley Locko upward-facing green arrow 91'
DF 17 Soungoutou Magassa upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 8 Maghnes Akliouche upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 11 Désiré Doué upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 9 Arnaud Kalimuendo upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 18 Rayan Cherki upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Thierry Henry
GK 1 Arnau Tenas
RB 2 Marc Pubill downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 4 Eric García
CB 5 Pau Cubarsí
LB 3 Juan Miranda Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 98'
CM 6 Pablo Barrios
CM 10 Álex Baena Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 14 Aimar Oroz downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 11 Fermín López downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 17 Sergio Gómez
CF 9 Abel Ruiz (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Joan García
DF 12 Jon Pacheco Yellow card 94' upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 15 Miguel Gutiérrez upward-facing green arrow 98'
DF 20 Juanlu Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 8 Beñat Turrientes upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 16 Adrián Bernabé Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 21 Sergio Camello Yellow card 120+2' upward-facing green arrow 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

References

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  1. ^ "Match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments' gold and bronze medal matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Match report – France v Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Start List – France v Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Spain win gold in Olympic final for the ages". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Spain beat France 5-3 after extra time to win Olympic men's football final – as it happened". Guardian. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Parc des Princes". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – France v Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.