{"id":7578,"date":"2024-08-06T05:14:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T05:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2024-08-06T05:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T05:14:30","slug":"spain-secure-olympic-football-final-spot-with-comeback-win-over-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7578","title":{"rendered":"Spain secure Olympic Football final spot with comeback win over Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spain will face France in the men\u2019s Olympic football final after staging a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Morocco in the semi-finals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco\u2019s tournament top scorer, Soufiane Rahimi, put his team ahead with a penalty in the first half, marking his sixth goal of the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Spain responded in the second half as Barcelona\u2019s Fermin Lopez equalised by capitalizing on a loose ball in the penalty area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just five minutes remaining, substitute Juanlu Sanchez delivered the decisive blow, drilling home the winner to secure Spain\u2019s place in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-2588d4de91d67efa9de9a06c70da9e65 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv7IRnJXU1Q?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the other semi-final, France overcame Egypt 3-1 after extra time, setting up a highly anticipated showdown with Spain in Paris on Friday at 20:00 BST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco will now face Egypt in the bronze medal match in Nantes on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They began their campaign with a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan before securing qualification with a second win over Dominican Republic despite losing their final group game to Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 3-0 win over Japan saw them progress from the quarterfinals to book a date with Morocco on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European giants will be hoping to secure another trophy having won the Euro 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain will face France in the men\u2019s Olympic football final after staging a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Morocco in the semi-finals. Morocco\u2019s tournament top scorer, Soufiane Rahimi, put his team ahead with a penalty in the first half, marking his sixth goal of the Games. 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