In the final match of the European Championship, the Spaniards will face the winner of the Netherlands pair – England
The national team of Spain defeated the national team of France in the first semi-final match of Euro 2024 in football. The meeting at the Allianz Arena in Munich ended with the score 2:1.
Didier Deschamps' team took the lead in the 9th minute of the match. Randal Kolo Muani headed in Kylian Mbappe's cross from the left flank of the penalty area.
“Red Fury” bounced back by 21- th minute. Lamin Yamal sent the ball into the far top corner with a magnificent strike from outside the penalty area.
Thanks to this, the graduate of the Catalan “Barcelona” set a record. At the age of 16 years and 362 days, Yamal became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the European Championships.
Youngest goal scorers on men's EUROs:
◉ 16Y 362D – Lamin Yamal
◎ 18Y 141D – Johan Vonlanthen
◎ 18Y 237D – Wayne Rooney
◎ 18Y 317D — Renato SanchesThe record has been smashed. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/58z7d5Ih7Y
— Squawka (@Squawka) July 9, 2024
And already in the 25th minute, Luis de la Fuente's team took the lead. Dani Olmo won the rebound in the Les Blés penalty area, beat Aurélien Tchouameni and shot into the far corner – Jules Kounde tried to block, but cut the ball into his own goal.
There were no more goals scored in this match. The French tried to recoup, but Spain defended competently, sometimes organizing dangerous counterattacks. As a result, de la Fuente's charges held on to the winning result without unnecessary nerves.
Review of the match Spain – France
The Spanish national team reached the Euro final for the fifth time in history. The “Red Fury” is a three-time winner of the continental championship: in 1964, the Spaniards defeated the USSR national team in the final (2:1), in 1984 they lost to France (0:2), in 2008 they beat Germany (1:0), and in 2012, they defeated Italy (4:0) in Kiev.
In the Euro 2024 final, the Spaniards will play the winner of the semi-final match Netherlands – England, which will take place on Wednesday, July 10 , in Dortmund. The starting whistle will sound at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Text online broadcast of the match Netherlands – England is available on our website.
The 2024 European Championship final is scheduled on Sunday, July 14, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin (starts at 22:00 Kiev time).
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