MADRID, 2 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish soccer team achieved its official qualification this Sunday to play the men’s tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, thanks to the victory (1-0) of the England team over Portugal in the quarterfinals of the European Under-21 Championship , which is taking place in Romania and Georgia.
That victory served the English to access the semifinals of the tournament and also to give Spain a ticket to the Olympic Games. of the next year. With the Portuguese eliminated, with England itself unable to participate in the Olympic Games. as a nation alone and with France being the host, the distribution of quotas favored the ‘Rojita’.
Santi Denia’s pupils had already fulfilled the first condition of said carambola, which was to get into the ‘semis’ of the European sub-21. And they did it this past Saturday, albeit with uncertainty, thanks to their 2-1 victory over Switzerland after extra time. A left-footed shot from full-back Juan Miranda, at 103′, was key to achieving it.