CNN —Spain was crowned the men’s Olympic soccer champion for the first time since 1992 after beating host France 5-3 after extra time in an all-time great final.
Expectations were high for France going into the men’s gold medal match, but the reality of the first half was brutal for Thierry Henry’s side.
A lot was riding on French legend Henry, who is used to winning as a player but not as a coach.
But France finally came unstuck in extra time as Sergio Camello scored two brilliant chips to make it 5-3 and seal the gold medal for Spain.
You have a very strong team like France who can sit back and defend very well, but we were able to break them,” he said.
Persons:
Thierry Henry’s, Germain –, Henry, Enzo Millot, La Roja, Les Espoirs, Jean, Philippe Mateta’s, Sergio Camello, ” Henry, Santi Denia, ”, “, ” Álex Baena, Alex Pantling, ” Camello
Organizations:
CNN, France, Paris Saint, Spain, La Roja, Spanish, TVE, “, Olympic
Locations:
Spain, des, Paris, France