Spain beat France to reach Euro 2024 final
Yamal, 16, scored stunner to become youngest-ever Euros goalscorer
Muani headed France into early lead - Mbappe, not wearing a mask, provided cross
Spain will play Netherlands or England in final on Sunday
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Highlights: Spain 2-1 France
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Richard: Deschamps has to go the same way Southgate has to. I don’t think a semi-final is enough, but moreover nor is the way they’ve played.
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For the sake of these stats, major tournament means Euros and World Cup, not the other continental competitions
Jesus Navas (38y 231d) became the oldest ever outfield player to appear in a semi-final at a major international tournament
Lamine Yamal (16y 362d) became the youngest ever player to appear in a semi-final at a major tournament, a record previously held by Brazil's Pele (17y 244d vs France at the 1958 World Cup).
Yamal became the youngest goalscorer at a major tournament, a record previously held by Pele against Wales at the 1958 World Cup (17y 239d).
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James: Hope Yamal does not burnout and stays around for a while to become the player we all think he could be. Football needs him.
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Sorry to correct you there Guillem, but It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the best TV series ever.
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live
On the future of Spanish football...
This is the best TV series ever, you don't know what is going to happen at the end.
The twists, how small characters become big characters. How this anonymous guy with glasses [Spanish manager Luis de la Fuente] makes a lot of good decisions, it has been fantastic.
We can beat anybody in the world.
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France could have got something in the second half, several clear cut chances and so many other times they wasted good positions. Only got themselves to blame, they throw it away really.
Dave
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live
It is annoying that the talent France have got they use it to not win games, they use it to not lose games and hope that one of the talented players makes a difference.
In Spain it is another preposition. It is schoolyard football, throw the ball kick it around, take a shot and see what you can do.
To be rewarded by the Gods of football with success I hope it signals a way forward to a new brand of football.
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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live
When you see a federation and a manger that allows the team to have joy and see how you can have good wingers that go for it - we started the game thinking we can conquer.
On top of that everyone runs and helps each other, isn't that what sports is about.
It is a happy day.
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Chris Sutton
Former Celtic striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
On Lamine Yamal's goal...
In terms of the occasion, that was special.
We shouldn't look at age, but for a 16-year-old to do that is remarkable. The guy is fearless in the way he plays.
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As if I needed to feel older, I've just worked out Lamine Yamal was only four months old when I started working for the BBC...
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Julien Laurens
French football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live
On Didier Deschamps' future...
I think there will be questions raised.
He will say, 'a semi-final is a good result' - of course it is.
There is a new head of the French FA. It's not the guy who gave him the extension and he may think he will want his own guy here to start a new chapter for 2026 and onwards.
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Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
The worries I had about this Spanish team, they answered it tonight,
But just how they can adapt to situations and when you have pace on the wings you always have a chance. They look really balanced and I think they are favourites.
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
France had the advantage of scoring that goal. So many times they were getting into good positions but so frustrating when you get in there that they were delivering balls which were not a good ball and nothing happens.
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Here are the highlights in full.
Highlights: Spain 2-1 France
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
The demands and pressures that will be put on him are going to be huge because he has an incredible ability.
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Here's the moment we mentioned earlier as a cameraman seemed to injure Alvaro Morata's knee. He's Spain's captain and first-choice striker so they'll really hope he's OK for Sunday.
Cameraman slips into Morata at full-time
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Julien Laurens
French football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live
France had a go, they had to really. These games at this level are defined by moments. The Lamine Yamal strike is incredible.
But Kylian Mbappe in the 86th minute - this is a goal he has scored a thousand times in his career.
To go back to Didier Deschamps' philosophy, this is all good to build a strong resilient team, defensive and organised but to win those games you need a moment of quality and magic.
Mbappe didn't take his chance and when it matters the most France lacked a bit of magic.
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Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on BBC One
Yamal plays like someone who has been playing for a long time. He makes the right decisions in the right moments.
The simplicity with which he plays, it is so rare. Normally you come in and you're trying to prove yourself and you try too hard.
He always makes the right decision.
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Spain midfielder Dani Olmo is leading the race for the Euro 2024 Golden Boot now with three goals.
He's level on goals with Georgia's Georges Mikautadze, the Netherlands' Cody Gakpo, Slovakia's Ivan Schranz and Germany's Jamal Musiala - but he leads on the tie-break of assists with two.
Gakpo is the only other of those players still with a game (or two...) to play.
Highlights: Spain 2-1 France
Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history as Spain beat France in an absorbing contest to reach the final of Euro 2024.
After Randal Kolo Muani headed in Kylian Mbappe's cross to give France an early lead, Yamal curled home a stunning strike from outside the box to write his name into the record books by scoring at the age of 16 years and 362 days.
Yamal's goal came in the 21st minute, and Spain were ahead just four minutes later as Dani Olmo's shot was turned home by France defender Jules Kounde.
France had to come out fighting after a thrilling first half - and they did just that, with Aurelien Tchouameni having a header saved and Mbappe denied from an ambitious effort.
The France captain, playing without a face mask for the first time since breaking his nose at the start of the tournament, had a big chance to equalise late on - but he shot high over the bar in a moment that summed up his recent form.
While Spain have been the most attacking side at the tournament to date, here they showed they have the defence to match as they stayed on course for a fourth European Championship title.
France, for their part, came up short in attack against a side that will take some stopping when they face either England or the Netherlands in Sunday's final.
All the angles of Yamal's 'unbelievable goal'
Spain are deserved finalists having been the best side at these Euros, winning all six of their games and scoring a tournament-high 13 goals.
Their shining lights have undoubtedly been their younger players, with Yamal and 21-year-old winger Nico Williams grabbing the headlines at various points.
This time it was all about Yamal.
The forward is not yet 17 but has already had a brilliant breakout season at Barcelona, during which he became both their youngest ever player and goalscorer.
He has taken that to the international stage by becoming the youngest man to score at the European Championship, showing a confidence far beyond his years.
Yamal looked nerveless in the build-up to the biggest game of his career, and when he had the chance let fly with a swerving strike straight into the top corner.
It was a goal that underlined the teenager has everything needed to become one of the world's best players.
'The next superstar' - pundits praise Yamal
France reached the World Cup final two years ago and undoubtedly had the quality of players to replicate that run here.
But a mixture of reserved tactics and Mbappe's injury played their part in them falling just short.
Mabppe, who scored only one goal at Euro 2024, has not looked right since he broke his nose in the opening game against Austria.
A great cross to set up France's goal here suggested he may have found his form at just the right time, but after that there was little to be seen of him in the crucial moments.
So Didier Deschamps' side depart having scored just four goals, with only one from one their players in open play.
Kolo Muani gives France the lead
Dani Olmo gives Spain the lead
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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Manager: Luis de la Fuente
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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This is the sixth meeting between Spain and France at a major tournament. France won three of the first four (2-0 in EURO 1984 final, 2-1 in EURO 2000 quarter-final, 3-1 in 2006 World Cup round of 16), while Spain won the most recent game, a 2-0 win in the EURO 2012 quarter-final. The other game was a 1-1 draw during the EURO 1996 group stage.
Meeting in the EURO 2024 semi-final, and having already met in the group stage (1996), round of 16 (2006), quarter-final (2000 and 2012) and final (1984) of major tournaments, Spain vs France will be just the third fixture to be played at each stage of World Cup and EURO tournaments, along with Italy vs Spain and England vs Germany.
Spain are the only team who have won all five matches at EURO 2024. No team in European Championship history has won six matches in a single tournament and no team has ever won six EURO games in a row.
France are looking to reach their fourth EURO final (1984, 2000 and 2016) but only the second not played on French soil (EURO 2000 in the Netherlands). Spain, meanwhile, are looking to reach their fifth final, with only Germany playing in more (6). The Spaniards have progressed from four of five semi-finals, but lost on penalties to eventual winners Italy at this stage at EURO 2020.
Since the start of 2023, Spain have the best win percentage of any European nation, winning 15 of their 19 matches under Luis de la Fuente (79%). They have won their last seven games in a row, last winning more consecutively between June 2009 and June 2010 (12).
There have only been four goals scored in France’s five EURO 2024 matches (three for, one against), with those either penalties (2) or own goals (2). All 128 non-penalty shots have failed to be scored (86 for France, 42 for opponents), while France are the only team on record since 1980 to have more than 50 non-penalty shots at a EURO and fail to find the net with any of them.
Spain have registered lower possession totals than their opponents in two of their five EURO 2024 matches (48% vs Germany, 47% vs Croatia), more times than they’d done so across 44 games at major tournaments between the 2006 and 2022 World Cups (once in the EURO 2008 final vs Germany, 46%).
France goalkeeper Mike Maignan has a save percentage of 94% at EURO 2024, the best of any goalkeeper to have played more than one game. Indeed, it is the best by a goalkeeper at a EURO tournament since Iker Casillas at EURO 2012 with that year’s winners Spain (also 94%).
Lamine Yamal has created 14 chances for his Spain teammates at EURO 2024, the most by a Spaniard at a major tournament since Xavi at EURO 2012 (25). He has three assists, with no Spanish player ever registering more at a single European Championship tournament, while his 14 chances created is the most by a teenager at a major tournament Opta has on record (since 1966 for World Cup, 1980 for EURO).
France forward Kylian Mbappé has scored just one goal from 20 shots at EURO 2024. Indeed, at the European Championship overall he has scored just once from 34 attempts (3%), a contrast to his record at the World Cup, where he has scored 12 goals from 39 shots, a 31% shot conversion rate.
