Olympic gold is won by Spain following an eight-goal thriller versus France in the finale.
Spain won the Olympic men's gold medal in Paris 2024, maintaining their recent domination of international football by narrowly defeating France, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force extra time.
The hosts seized the lead early on, but in a thrilling game, they went down by a couple of goals before the break and then pulled off an incredible comeback in the second half.
Thierry Henry's team was unable to complete the task, though, as Spain's Sergio Camello, a replacement, remained composed under pressure to score twice in the extra time.
The Spanish were ecstatic after both goals, swarming forward Camello of Rayo Vallecano as they earned Olympic gold for the initial time since 1992.
Just over a month after defeating England in the final to win the men's European Championship, Spain's success continued with this stunning victory.
While the female squad won the World Cup last year, they also claimed the men's under-19 European championship last month.
On the other hand, the hosts' initial tone was one of deflation gave way to a more joyous one as the team was presented with their silver medals.
It wasn't simple to build the entire group up, but I'm proud of the job that we did, stated Henry. France was unable to secure the win, while Great Britain finished fifth in the medal standings for Paris 2024.
Although both countries have won 14 gold medals in total, Team GB has more than France with 57.
