Comments and predictions for U23 France vs U23 Spain: Defeat the home team
Nghe An Newspaper comments on the form, lineup, and predicts the score of the 2024 Olympic men's football final between U23 France vs U23 Spain taking place at 11:00 p.m. on August 9.
Looking to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, hosts France U23 will face Spain U23 in the football final on Friday at Parc des Princes.
Both teams overcame North African opponents to reach the decider, and will now battle it out for the top spot on the podium for the second time in their history.
Latest information on U23 France vs U23 Spain squad
France U23 captain Alexandre Lacazette and key playmaker Michael Olise will support Jean-Philippe Mateta up front in Friday's gold medal final. Thierry Henry's line-up is likely to be largely unchanged, with goalkeeper Guillaume Restes and a defence of Loic Bade and Castello Lukeba, while Manu Kone and Enzo Millot return from suspension.
Spain U23 star Fermin Lopez scored twice in the quarter-finals and played a key role in the semi-finals. Eric Garcia and Pau Cubarsi will play at the heart of the defence, with Arnau Tenas starting in goal. Abel Ruiz leads the attack, supported by Lopez and Manchester City's Sergio Gomez.
Expected lineup for U23 France vs U23 Spain latest
France U23: Restes; Sildillia, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Millot, Kone, Chotard; Olise; Lacazette, Mateta
Spain U23: Tenas; Pubill, Cubarsi, Garcia, Miranda; Barrios, Baena; Oroz, F. Lopez, Gomez; Ruiz
Latest comments on the match U23 France vs U23 Spain
After a dramatic quarter-final win over Argentina, France are just one game away from reaching the Olympic final, aiming for their first football gold medal since 1984. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice to help his side come from behind to beat 10-man Egypt, securing a place in the gold medal match.
France U23s, led by Thierry Henry, won all their group games, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets. They will face Spain U23s, who also made an impressive final run and will be looking to replicate their national team success at Euro 2024.
Spain U23, with the support of stars like Fermin Lopez and Alex Baena, overcame Japan U23 and Morocco U23 to reach the final. They are aiming to win their first gold medal since 1992, when they last won Olympic gold.
Friday's final will be a chance for a European team to win Olympic men's gold for the first time since Spain in 1992, and Spain U23s could spoil the party for hosts France with their sharp attacking ability.
Score prediction U23 France vs U23 Spain
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.U23 France vs U23 Spainas follows:
- Sportsmole:U23 France 1-2 U23 Spain
- WhoScore:U23 France 2-3 U23 Spain
- Our newspaper predicts:U23 France 0-1 U23 Spain
When and where to watch U23 France vs U23 Spain live?
To watch live the match U23 France vs U23 Spain in the men's football at the Paris Olympics 2024 at 23:00 on August 9, viewers can watch on online sports TV channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
