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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

Chris Wilson,Miguel Delaney,Richard Jolly
Tuesday 09 July 2024 23:19 BST
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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:

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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

40 mins

Demebele drives at Cucurella once again and he leaves his leg hanging, so France have another dangerous free-kick.

He swings it towards Upamecano at the back post, but Navas does well to head it behind under pressure.

The corner eventually comes to Olmo, who then finds Ruiz before they clip it forward to Williams. He finds Yamal on the other wing, but the cross is behind for a corner again.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:41
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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

38 mins

Lovely play from Mbappe as he recovers from the challenge before spraying a ball wide to Dembele, who wins a corner.

He swings the cross in, but it’s headed away, as is Kounde’s follow-up cross.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:39
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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

36 mins

Brief scuffles as Hernandez commits a late challenge on Yamal, but no booking yet.

Spain continue to keep possession well, but their ability to go from quite pedestrian to quick and incise is very impressive.

Yamal and Olmo are the latest to illustrate this, the former rolling a pass to the onrushing Olmo on the edge of the box – but his shot is deflected for a corner.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:37
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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

34 mins

The game has calmed down a little now. Dembele swings a ball wide to Hernandez, but he can’t keep it in.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:35
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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

31 mins

Mbappe is on the run again but Nacho stands him up, waits for the help from Rodri and dispossesses the Frenchman.

Nico Williams wants to get in on the action now – he beats his man in midfield before surging into the box, drawing the attention of three France defenders. He tries to slip it backwards to Morata, but there are too many bodies in the box.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:32
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Meet Lamine Yamal, the 16-year-old Spain wonderkid lighting up Euro 2024

One year ago Lamine Yamal was playing in the quarter-finals of the U17 European Championships in front of only a few hundred supporters. Skipping past defenders for fun, he registered an assist and scored once in Spain’s 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.

At just 15 years old, he was one of the youngest players competing in the U17 competition at the time. Yet he already stood out among his peers, finishing as the joint top-scorer of the tournament – despite Spain crashing out to France in the semi-final.

Fast forward a year, he’s now the youngest player competing at Euro 2024, with his boyish smile revealing braces, his joyful approach to the game providing a captivating subplot to Tuesday’s European Championship semi-final against France following a dramatic extra-time victory over hosts Germany. His crisp pass to assist Dani Olmo for the opener was his third of the tournament, equalling the Spanish record for total assists in a single European Championship with Cesc Fabregas and David Silva. To say it has been a whirlwind 12 months for the Barcelona winger would be an understatement.

Meet Lamine Yamal, the 16-year-old Spain wonderkid lighting up Euro 2024

Lamine Yamal has starred in Spain’s run at Euro 2024, becoming the youngest player ever to score in a European championship. Bence Bocsak has witnessed the Barcelona wonderkid’s rise through the Spanish youth teams to this summer’s tournament in Germany

Jamie Braidwood9 July 2024 20:30
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Euro 2024: Spain 2-1 France

28 mins

A brilliant game so far, this. France attack as they look for an equaliser, and the cross is cleared before Morata fouls Kounde near the Spain box.

Dembele delivers towards the back post, but Rabiot can’t keep it in.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:29
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GOAL! Spain 2-1 France

25 mins

GOAL! And Spain are ahead!

Another brilliant goal, though this one for different reasons.

Spain have piled on the pressure since their equaliser and it finally counts – there’s some pinball in the box and it falls in the direction of Dani Olmo, who flicks a great touch past the defender and rifles a shot towards goal. It beats Maignan and bounces off Kounde and into the net!

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:27
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Euro 2024: Spain 1-1 France

21 mins

GOAL! Astonishing.

Spain are back it in courtesy of Lamine Yamal from nowhere!

It looks so deceptively simple too. He collects the ball around 25 yards out and looks to make the pass, but sees there are no options on. He shimmies to make space for the shot, and curls a superb effort that hits the inside of the post and goes in!

Jamie Braidwood9 July 2024 20:23
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Euro 2024: Spain 0-1 France

18 mins

Cucurella seems to be being booed, and apparently it’s as a result of a handball that wasn’t given against him in the game against Germany! There are cheers as his pass forward is eventually intercepted by Kante.

Hernandez slips it through to Mbappe and he cuts past two challenges as he makes his way into the box. He hits a low shot goalwards, but it’s blocked and the Spanish defence eventually deal with it.

Chris Wilson9 July 2024 20:20

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