Spain won the Olympic men’s gold medal in Paris in 2024, maintaining their recent domination of international football by narrowly defeating France, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force extra time.
“Spain wins football gold after a thrilling overtime victory over France.”
The hosts took the lead early on, but in a thrilling game, they fell behind by two goals before the half and then pulled off an incredible comeback in the second half.Thierry Henry’s team was unable to complete the task, though, as Spain’s Sergio Camello, a substitute, remained composed under pressure to score twice in the extra time.
The Spanish were ecstatic after both goals, swarming forward Camello of Rayo Vallecano as they won Olympic gold for the first time since 1992.
Just over a month had passed since Spain defeated England in the men’s European Championship final, and this thrilling victory extended their winning streak.While the women’s team won the World Cup last year, they also won the men’s under-19 European championship last month.
On the other hand, the hosts’ initial tone was one of deflation gave way to a more joyous one as the team was presented with their silver medals.”Building this team wasn’t easy, but I’m proud of the work we accomplished,” Henry remarked.France was unable to secure the win, and Great Britain finished fifth in the medal standings for Paris 2024.Although both countries have won 14 gold medals in total, Team GB has more than France with 57.
[BBC]
