Video: Spain to the Paris Olympics final at Morocco's expense
Spain, the runner-up, ended the Moroccan national team's wonderful journey in the semi-finals when they beat them 2-1, Monday, in Marseille, and reached the final match of the football competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Morocco was the first to score through the competition's top scorer so far, Soufiane Rahimi (37 from a penalty kick), but Spain turned the tables thanks to Barcelona striker Fermin Lopez, who equalized (66) and set up the winning goal for Sevilla defender Juanlu Sanchez (85).
The Moroccan Olympic team was no better off than the "Atlas Lions", who achieved the semi-finals for the first time in their history at the Qatar 2022 World Cup before losing to France in the semi-finals and finishing in fourth place.
The Moroccan Olympic team, who reached the semi-finals for the first time in its history, still has the chance to achieve a better result by winning the bronze medal when they face on Thursday in Nantes the loser in the second semi-final match between host France and Egypt later in Lyon.
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On the other hand, Spain reached the fourth final in its history and the second in a row after winning the 1992 title on home soil in Barcelona, and winning the silver in the 1920 and 2021 editions.
The final match will be held on Friday at the "Parc des Princes" stadium in the capital, Paris.
