Host France beat Egypt 3-1 to reach Olympic football final. Despite falling behind, the team won thanks to a pair of goals from John Philippe Mateta and a goal from Michel Ollis. They will play against Spain in the final in the battle for gold.

Thierry Henry's France was in danger of losing after conceding the first goal. Egypt's Mahmoud Saber scored the first goal in the 62nd minute. However, with seven minutes left in the match, Crystal Palace striker Mateta equalized by scoring for France. He scored with Ollis' extended ball.
The match goes into extra time. Then Mateo scored the second goal for France in the 99th minute. Mateta now has four goals in the tournament. Ollis scored in the 108th minute of the match. The fate of the match is written there.
The France football team previously won the gold medal at the Olympics in 1984. That is, after 40 years, the opportunity to win gold medal is in front of France football team. Spain also last won an Olympic gold medal 32 years ago, in 1992. Their dreams were dashed at the last Tokyo Olympics when they lost to Brazil. The two teams will face each other in the final on Friday. Egypt and Morocco will play next Thursday.