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France vs. Spain live updates: Olympic men's soccer gold medal game score, highlights
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Date:2025-04-14 03:41:28
Will France win the gold medal in men’s soccer as the 2024 Paris Olympics hosts?
Or will Spain bring home the gold after failing to do so in the last Olympic final?
France and Spain will compete in the Olympic men’s soccer final on Friday, kicking off at noon ET, at Parc des Princes in Paris.
Both countries hope to win their second gold medal in the sport.
Spain has reached its second consecutive gold medal game, but finished with silver against Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics. Spain previously won gold at Barcelona in 1992.
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France won silver as hosts at the Paris Games in 1900, and last won gold at Los Angeles in 1984.
Follow along for live updates, score and highlights from USA TODAY Sports on the France-Spain match today:
How to watch France vs. Spain Olympic men’s soccer final?
TV, streaming: USA Network (Fubo), Telemundo, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
France vs. Spain betting odds
France (+150) is a slight favorite over Spain (+200), while a draw is +195 at BETMGM. These odds only account for the 90-minute regulation.
How did France reach gold medal game? France Olympic highlights
France responded from the brink of elimination as Olympic hosts behind two goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta (83’ and 99’), and another by Michael Olise (108’) to defeat Egypt 3-1 on Monday.
France also beat Argentina 1-0 in the quarterfinals, and won Group A with a 3-0 win over the United States, 1-0 win vs. Guinea and 3-0 win against New Zealand in Paris.
How did Spain reach gold medal game? Spain Olympic highlights
Spain won in comeback fashion behind goals by Fermín López (66’) and Juanlu Sanchez (85’) to edge Morocco 2-1 during their semifinal on Monday.
Spain also defeated Japan 3-0 in the quarterfinals, and finished second in Group C after a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan, a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic and a 2-1 loss to Egypt in Paris.
Who won Paris Olympic men’s soccer bronze medal?
The bronze medal was awarded to Morocco, which emphatically defeated Egypt 6-0 on Thursday.
Soufaine Rahimi scored twice (26’ and 64’), and became the first player in Olympic history to score in six straight matches. Abde Ezzalzouli (23’), Bilal El Khannouss (51’), Akram Nakach (73’) and Achraf Hakimi (87’) also scored for Morocco.
How did USMNT perform at the Paris Olympics?
The United States men's soccer team was ousted after a 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals.
But here are the positives: It was USA men's soccer's first Olympics appearance since 2008, and the first time they reached the knockout stage since 2000.
When does USA women's soccer national team play in the Paris Olympics?
The USWNT will play Brazil in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.
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