France vs. Spain Prediction on August 9, 2024

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When France plays Spain in the men’s 2024 Paris Olympic Games football tournament final on Friday, August 9 (6 p.m. local time) at Paris Saint-Germain’s home Parc des Princes, it has the chance to win gold on home soil. In the semifinals, both teams overcame losing situations to triumph. Additionally, there are standout players on both teams, making the men’s Olympic football final in Paris between France and Spain an interesting wager to follow.

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Michael Olise and Jean-Philippe Mateta, two former teammates at Crystal Palace, have been instrumental in France’s undefeated campaign. In Monday’s 3-1 triumph over Egypt in extra time, Mateta scored twice, and Olise added a goal and an assist. Additionally, the two were both involved in the game-winning goal in the 1-0 quarterfinal triumph over Argentina.

“Les Bleus” have been a solid choice for Olympic games betting at football gambling sites, and they are up 5-0 going into Friday’s gold medal match. Before Egypt scored the first goal in the 62nd minute on Monday, France lasted more than seven hours without giving up a goal. Even without midfielders Manu Koné and Enzo Millot due to suspension, Thierry Henry’s team was able to rally. Nonetheless, the two are expected to begin on Friday.

France, which hasn’t won an Olympic gold medal in men’s football since 1984, has been the most dominant team in the competition thus far. Going into the final, they scored 11 and conceded just one goal.

Fermín López has been the best performer for Spain here in Paris. He helped his team overcome Morocco 2-1 in the semifinals, scoring a goal and providing an assist. In addition, he scored two outstanding goals in defeating Japan 3-0 in the quarterfinal. Along with Álex Baena, Fermín is one of two remaining players from the senior team who won Euro 2024. Spain had a successful history and won the silver medal in Tokyo 2020. Their only gold medal at the Olympics came when they hosted the event in Barcelona in 1992.

They are 4-1 in the tournament. Spain defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 and Uzbekistan 2-1 in the group stage. After securing a position in the semifinals, “La Roja” was defeated 1-2 by Egypt in the last round. In the event that they'd avoided extra time, Spain could’ve ended up being a less worn-out team on Friday. Diego López should be well enough to play in the gold medal game, even though he was injured on Monday and didn’t play in the game when Juanlu scored the winning goal for Santi Denia’s wards. With a few notable exceptions, France and Spain have only faced off once in the competition since the Olympics moved to a U23 format in 1992. They drew 1-1 at the group stage in Atlanta in 1996.

Match analytics

Given how fascinating both teams have been to watch at the 2024 Olympics, the matchup between France and Spain is sure to be incredible. Even though it had trouble beating Egypt in the semifinal, Henry’s team is the favorite to win, even though Spain outperformed Morocco much easier. It appears that bookmakers believe France will have an advantage on Friday because the Olympics are being held there. Both sides will give it their all on Friday because they have such a talented lineup, so it wouldn’t surprise us if the game went into extra time with possible penalties. In reality, our best prediction for this match is a tie after 90 minutes, but we think both teams will score at least one goal each.

Tip: 1x2 & Both Teams to Score – Draw & yes, with odds of 4.33 at Sportsbet.io.