Olympics-Soccer-Spain reach second straight Olympic final with 2-1 win over Morocco


Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Semi-final - Morocco vs Spain - Marseille Stadium, Marseille, France - August 05, 2024. Juanlu Sanchez of Spain celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

PARIS (Reuters) -Spain reached their second successive Olympic men's football final when they beat Morocco 2-1 thanks to second-half goals from Fermin Lopez and Juanlu Sanchez at Marseille Stadium on Monday.

Spain fought back after Morocco went ahead to earn the chance to improve on their silver medal at the Tokyo Games when they meet either France or Egypt in Friday's final at the Parc des Princes.

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