Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as France advanced to the final of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 3-1 win over Egypt after extra time.
France's Jean-Philippe Mateta , left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's 2nd goal in extra time during the men's semifinal soccer match between France and Egypt, at Lyon Stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics , Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Decines, France. – Thierry Henry stood with his arms outstretched, facing the jubilant crowd and soaking up the atmosphere.was in sight after France had been pushed to the limit by Egypt in Monday's semifinal at Stade de Lyon.
While this ensures gold for a European team for the first time since Spain’s victory at Barcelona 1992, it also ends the dominance of Latin American nations after the last five editions of the tournament saw victories for Brazil and Argentina — two each — and Mexico. One of the pre-tournament favorites, Henry's team had gone into the semifinal with a perfect winning record, having taken maximum points in the group phase and beaten Argentina in the quarterfinals.
The equalizer finally came when Olise strode through the middle of the field and slipped a pass into the run of Mateta.France thought it had won a penalty deep into stoppage time when VAR reviewed a handball by Omar Fayed.
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