(sabasports report)Spain takes on France in the Euro 2024 semi-final. Kylian Mbappe set up Randal Kolo Muani for a header in the first half. Lamine Yamal then scored a superb goal to level the score and become the youngest player to score in the tournament’s history. Dani Olmo’s goal put Spain back in front. In the second half, the two teams failed to change the score, and Spain won 2-1 against France to advance to the European Championship final for the fifth time in its history.
The two teams have met 36 times in all competitions, with Spain having the upper hand with 16 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses. The two teams last met at the European Championship in 2012, when Spain beat France 2-0 in the quarter-finals and went on to win the title. Spain had won all five of their previous matches at the tournament, while France had suffered two draws in the group stage and won the quarter-final against Portugal on penalties.
At the age of 16 years and 362 days, Yamal broke Pele’s record of being the youngest player to play in a major semifinal at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden at 17 years and 244 days.