PARIS: Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra time at the Lyon stadium on Monday (Aug 5) and will face Spain for the gold medal.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Semi-final - France vs Egypt - Lyon Stadium, Decines-Charpieu, France - August 05, 2024. Jean-Philippe Mateta of France celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. REUTERS/Nir EliasPARIS: Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra time at the Lyon stadium on Monday and will face Spain for the gold medal.
"What a night! All credit to the players. Egypt were really good today but we never stopped going after the win and the fans pushed us forward," coach Henry said. France, who hit the woodwork three times throughout the match, equalised when Mateta finally found the net seven minutes from time from an Olise pass through Egypt's backline.
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