Spain has already punched its ticket to the Paris Olympics men’s soccer final. Which country will join them?
Spain beat Morocco 2-1, while host country France faces Egypt at 3 p.m. in the other semifinal match Monday.
The winners of each match will meet in the gold medal game Friday, while the losers will play in the bronze medal game Thursday.
Spain will make its second straight appearance in the gold medal game, after losing to Brazil and earning silver at the Tokyo Olympics. France seeks its second gold after winning at Los Angeles in 1984, and finishing with silver at Paris 1900. Morocco and Egypt are both vying for their first Olympic men’s soccer medal.
Spain’s late goal fuels 2-1 win vs. Morocco to reach gold medal game
Juanlu Sanchez scored in the 85th minute, the late goal Spain needed to reach the men’s soccer final at the Paris Olympics in a 2-1 win against Morocco.
Spain will make its second straight appearance in the gold medal game, and hopes to win gold after a silver finish at the Tokyo Olympics.
Fermín López scored in the 66th minute to fuel Spain’s comeback after Morocco’s Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty in the 36th minute to lead early.
An electric run by Morocco, which beat the United States 4-0 and outscored opponents 11-2 before Monday’s semifinal, comes to an end.
