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Hello, good evening and welcome to live coverage of the gold medal match between France and Spain in Paris. Styles make fights, and so do narratives. It’ll be a cracking story whoever wins tonight. it’ll be a great story. France are the hosts and haven’t won gold since 1984; Spain can complete an aestas mirabilis* by adding the Olympics to the European Championship and the under-19 Euros.
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Kick off 5pm BST, 6pm in Paris.
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* If that’s wrong take it up with Google Translate.
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𝑶𝑳𝒀𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑪 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑨𝑳𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝒀 🥇🔥
Les Bleus have a date with destiny 🙌
🔜 Kick-off at 16:00 UTC!
🇫🇷🇪🇸 | #FRAESP | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/wNv3erwNW1
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 9, 2024
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Two changes for France, both in midfield. Thierry Henry brings back Manu Kone and Enzo Millot, who were both suspended for the semi-final, in place of Maghnes Akliouche and Andy Diouf.
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Spain are unchanged.
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France (possible 4-3-1-2) Restes; Sildillia, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Millot, Kone, Chottard; Olise; Mateta, Lacazette.
Substitutes: Nkambadio, Akliouche, Cherki, Doue, Kalimuendo, Locko, Magassa.
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Spain (possible 4-2-3-1) Tenas; Pubill, E Garcia, Cubarsi, Miranda; Barrios, Baena; Oroz, Lopez, Gomez; Ruiz.
Substitutes: S Garcia, Bernabe, Camello, Gutierrez, Pacheco, Sanchez, Turrientes.
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Referee Rafael da Silva Alves (Brazil)
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To make history! Here are the 1️⃣1️⃣ who will start this Olympic final in Blue 👊🔥
🔜 Match kicks off in just under an hour!
🇫🇷🇪🇸 | #FRAESP | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/kIrlL3Izdp
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 9, 2024
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🥇 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚'𝟗𝟐 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.
🤩 With this eleven 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
🇫🇷🆚🇪🇸
🕕 18:00
🏟 Parc des Princes (París)#UnSueñoCompartido | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/1OcyUMopHL— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) August 9, 2024
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Key events
France have also won this competition once, in Los Angeles in 1984. Their star was the Lens striker Daniel Xuereb; he scored four times in three knockout games, including the clincher in a 2-0 win over Brazil in the final.
Spain have won gold in the men’s football just once, in Barcelona in 1992. A star-studded team – Pep, Albert Ferrer, Kiko, Abelardo, Alfonso, Luis Enrique – beat Poland 3-2 in a classic final.
Read Jonathan Liew on Thierry Henry
For all the abundant talent in this French side – Michael Olise, Mateta, Alexandre Lacazette – it is Henry who lends the star wattage to Friday’s Olympic final against Spain, gives it shape and meaning. As a player Henry won everything. As a coach he has won nothing, to the point where it was legitimate to ask whether he had a future in a career for which he clearly had so much passion and enthusiasm.
Team news
Two changes for France, both in midfield. Thierry Henry brings back Manu Kone and Enzo Millot, who were both suspended for the semi-final, in place of Maghnes Akliouche and Andy Diouf.
Spain are unchanged.
France (possible 4-3-1-2) Restes; Sildillia, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Millot, Kone, Chottard; Olise; Mateta, Lacazette.
Substitutes: Nkambadio, Akliouche, Cherki, Doue, Kalimuendo, Locko, Magassa.
Spain (possible 4-2-3-1) Tenas; Pubill, E Garcia, Cubarsi, Miranda; Barrios, Baena; Oroz, Lopez, Gomez; Ruiz.
Substitutes: S Garcia, Bernabe, Camello, Gutierrez, Pacheco, Sanchez, Turrientes.
Referee Rafael da Silva Alves (Brazil)
To make history! Here are the 1️⃣1️⃣ who will start this Olympic final in Blue 👊🔥
🔜 Match kicks off in just under an hour!
🇫🇷🇪🇸 | #FRAESP | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/kIrlL3Izdp
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 9, 2024
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🥇 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚'𝟗𝟐 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.
🤩 With this eleven 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
🇫🇷🆚🇪🇸
🕕 18:00
🏟 Parc des Princes (París)#UnSueñoCompartido | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/1OcyUMopHL— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) August 9, 2024
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🥇 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚’𝟗𝟐 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.
🤩 With this eleven 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹.
🇫🇷🆚🇪🇸
🕕 18:00
🏟 Parc des Princes (París)#UnSueñoCompartido | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/1OcyUMopHL— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) August 9, 2024
Preamble
Hello, good evening and welcome to live coverage of the gold medal match between France and Spain in Paris. Styles make fights, and so do narratives. It’ll be a cracking story whoever wins tonight. it’ll be a great story. France are the hosts and haven’t won gold since 1984; Spain can complete an aestas mirabilis* by adding the Olympics to the European Championship and the under-19 Euros.
Kick off 5pm BST, 6pm in Paris.
* If that’s wrong take it up with Google Translate.
𝑶𝑳𝒀𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑪 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑨𝑳𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝒀 🥇🔥
Les Bleus have a date with destiny 🙌
🔜 Kick-off at 16:00 UTC!
🇫🇷🇪🇸 | #FRAESP | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/wNv3erwNW1
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) August 9, 2024
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