France and Spain face each other in the Euro 2024 semi-finals on Tuesday, with the winner likely to be the favorite to face England or the Netherlands in Sunday’s final.
Spain have been the best team in the tournament, winning all five games while outscoring their opponents 11–2. They defeated Germany in extra time in the quarter-finals after defeating Georgia in the round of 16. Spain will be without several key players on Tuesday, including injured midfielder Pedri as well as suspended defenders Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand.
Despite France’s incredibly talented team, the team reached the semi-finals of the tournament in Munich. After finishing runner-up to Austria in group play, France opened the knockout stage by defeating Belgium 1–0 and defeated Portugal on penalties after 120 minutes of scoreless play in the quarter-finals. He has scored only three times in five matches: two own goals and a Kylian Mbappé penalty.
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Tuesday’s France vs Spain match to be broadcast fox And it can be streamed via FoxSports.com or Fubo.
Spain vs France in Euro 2024 semi-finals underway
The Euro 2024 semi-final between Spain and France has officially started in Munich, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final.
Spain passed the ball into some dangerous areas in the first few minutes of the game, and Fabián Ruiz failed to convert a free header from 16-year-old Lamine Yamal’s curling cross in the fifth minute.
france vs spain lineup:Kylian Mbappé starts
Spain will be without its top three players in the semi-finals, Pedri (injured), Dani Carvajal (suspended) and Robin Le Normand (suspended).
spain: Unai Simon; Jesus Navas, Nacho, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Lamin Yamal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams; Alvaro Morata (c).
France:Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Theo Hernandez; N’Golo Kante, Aurelien Tchoumeni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Kylian Mbappé (C)
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Regular Time Result:
- France: +200
- spain: +170
- Drag: +180
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Jesus Navas, age 38, departs for Spain
Right back Dani Carvajal will miss the semi-finals due to suspension, leaving 38-year-old Jesus Navas to take up a starting role for Spain.
Navas made his international debut in 2009 and played club football for Sevilla and Manchester City, winning the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain. He recently signed a “lifetime” contract with his childhood club Sevilla.
Kylian Mbappe to deliver for France vs Spain?
France coach Didier Deschamps is confident that Kylian Mbappe will be back in form for Tuesday’s semi-final against Spain despite struggling in the tournament.
Mbappe’s broken nose means he will have to wear a mask at the start of Euro 2024, but he also appeared to be struggling with protection after a painful blow to the side of his face from a ball against Portugal, including No, he had played before and played without his usual swag.
Deschamps said the decline in form from Mbappe, whose only goal at the tournament was a penalty against Poland in the group stage, was understandable given a number of setbacks in previous weeks.
“It’s not just about the last match, but everything he had to deal with before, the back problem at the end of the league season, the blow he got (on the nose). He could have been thrown out of the tournament,” Deschamps told reporters.
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Lamin Yamal shines for Spain at the age of 16
Spain’s Lamine Yamal, the youngest player in Euro history, has been one of the most exciting players at this tournament, registering three assists as his team won all five games en route to reaching the semi-finals.
France’s Adrien Rabiot told reporters before Tuesday’s game that keeping Yamal uncomfortable would be key to success.
“We saw that he was a player who knew how to handle pressure well,” Rabiot said. “It will be up to us to put pressure on him, not let him feel comfortable and show him that to play in a Euro final he has to do much more than what he has done so far.”
Spain wants ‘beautiful spectacle’ in semi-final vs France
While Spain have been in great form with their five consecutive wins in Germany, France have come under fire from fans and pundits after falling short on goals and reaching the last four without scoring a goal in open play. Has gone.
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said he did not think watching France was “boring”, but acknowledged that Spain had a different approach to the game under his leadership.
“We all try to create a gameplan that will help you win. It seems like our model is about doing that through a beautiful visualization,” he said at a press conference.
“Spain is a fascinating team, I won’t deny that, it’s our DNA, but in the end, it’s about winning here. We want to play, but we want to be practical.”
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Pedri’s injury remains a problem for Spain
Spain’s 21-year-old midfield star Pedri suffered a knee injury following a tough challenge from Toni Kroos in the quarterfinal win against Germany, ending his tournament prematurely.
The injury occurred less than 10 minutes into the match and Cruz, who retired from the game after the loss, apologized to Pedri in an Instagram post – to which Pedri responded.
“Thank you Toni Kroos for your message,” Pedri said. “This is football and things like this happen. Your career and history will last forever.”
France coach Didier Deschamps is trying to avoid ruts
French midfielder Adrien Rabiot said coach Didier Deschamps was forced to keep his tactical plans close to his chest, even with his own players, because they were leaking before matches at the European Championship. Were.
Deschamps was reported to have changed both the line-up and the tactical approach just hours before their quarter-final win over Portugal last Friday and did not tell the players the line-up until they were on the bus on the way to the stadium. Were not. ,
“Inevitably, there is collateral damage. It is difficult for the coach when he is trying to implement his strategy, because information leaks out before the training has even ended,” Rabiot said of Spain. With France told reporters at Monday’s press conference before the semi-finals. “It’s not nice to see that when you worked really hard on something, at the end of the season the media has already caught wind of it.”
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Where is the Euro 2024 final?
The Euro 2024 final will be played on Sunday, July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The venue previously hosted the 2006 World Cup final (Italy defeated France) and the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.
Euro 2024 deadline
The Euro 2024 final is scheduled for Sunday, July 14 at 3pm ET in Berlin.
Contribution: Reuters
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