Spain v France LIVE: Euro 2024 result and final score as Lamine Yamal wondergoal knocks out Kylian Mbappe
Spain 2-1 France: The 16-year-old Lamine Yamal scored a stunning goal as La Roja advanced to the Berlin final, where they will face England or the Netherlands
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Your support makes all the difference.Spain’s Lamine Yamal scored a wondergoal to become the youngest scorer in men’s European Championship history to help knock out tournament favourites France and reach the final of Euro 2024.
The 16-year-old fired a stunning strike into the top cover from outside the penalty area to equalise after Randal Kolo Muani’s early opener in the semi-final in Munich. And Dani Olmo then struck moments later to give Spain the lead, as his goal-bound shot deflected in off France defender Jules Kounde.
Spain looked to contain France in a tight second half that saw few chances, but captain Kylian Mbappe blazed over the bar when finally getting a sight of goal and manager Didier Deschamps’ attacking changes did not help to force a late equaliser as La Roja held on.
Spain are through to their first men’s final since last winning the Euros in 2012 and will face either England or the Netherlands in Berlin on Sunday. Gareth Southgate’s side play the Dutch tomorrow night looking to reach consecutive Euro finals after defeat to Italy three years ago.
Follow all the latest updates from Spain v France below:
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
72 mins
Nice idea from Kounde as he clips a cross in first-time after receiving the cutback from Dembele, but no French shirt was there.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
70 mins
Dembele does well to track back and prevent the cross in from Cucurella. France clear, but it’s straight to Laporte.
Barcola beats Nacho – who’s moved to right-back now - down the left, but his cross is hooked away. Morata then does well to hold the ball up and win another free-kick.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
68 mins
Dembele thinks he’s won a free-kick after a challenge from Cucurella, but the referee isn’t convinced. Spain counter and Rodri leads it, striding forward before they have to recycle the ball back to Simon.
Hernandez eventually wins it off Yamal, before Spain win the foul.
Spain’s play has been a lot less expansive in this half so far.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
65 mins
Camavinga clips it towards Mbappe, who brings it down well and slips it wide to Hernandez, but the full-back runs it out of play.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
63 mins
France win a corner after some better attacking play, as Hernandez overlaps and his cross is put behind.
They make three changes before it’s taken: Rabiot, Kante and Kolo Muani come off for Antoine Greizmann, Eduardo Camavinga and Bradley Barcola.
The corner is headed wide.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
60 mins
Play is stopped for a pitch invader, but we resume with Spain in possession, as Morata wins a free-kick near halfway. Spain are looking less zippy and energetic than they did in the first half.
France counter and it’s slipped through to Dembele, and his cross is almost across the goal, but Simon gets a hand to it to deflect it away from Mbappe.
Seconds later, Tchouameni is booked after a late challenge on Morata.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
57 mins
Spain are being forced into a change here, as Jesus Navas comes off for Dani Vivian of Athletic Bilbao.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
55 mins
A great one-two from Kante and Tchouameni ends with the latter threading a great ball to Kounde, but his cross is cleared.
Moments later, the long ball is punted forward hopefully to Williams, but he loses the foot-race to Kounde.
Mbappe collects the ball in the box and he cuts back outside, but his low shot is straight at Simon.
Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France
53 mins
Kounde dispossesses Williams again, this time near the Spain box, and then he delivers a low cross that’s put behind. Tchouameni heads goalwards from the corner, but it’s into the ground and straight at Simon. Spain counter after some great work by Laporte, but Rabiot ends up winning the free-kick near the France area.
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