Spain took a giant step by beating Switzerland to be in Paris 2024. They can achieve it this Sunday, because it depends on the results of the two quarterfinal matches that remain to be played. The accounts for Spain are very simple: It serves them that France and/or England also go to the semifinals.
This is because, if one of the two countries mentioned manages to be among the last four standing, the other three will get their place automatically. This European Under-21 distributes three places for the Olympic Games. France cannot take one of them because it is already classified as the host country of the Games. For his part, England also has no choice because it is not a country (they can only present themselves as the United Kingdom).
In the event that neither England nor France manage to pass the quarterfinals, the two finalists will go to Paris and there will be a match for the third vacant place in the Games between the two defeated semifinalists. On the other hand, if both classify, the third place will be decided in a meeting between the two quarterfinalists who did the best group stage.
France plays against Ukraine (the winner of this crossover will be Spain’s rival in the semifinals) at 9:00 p.m. and England against Portugal at 6:00 p.m.. Both French and English are favorites for their respective matches. Both teams were the best during the group stage.
“Being in the Olympic Games is one of the first objectives we had in this European Championship”said Sergio Gómez after the game. Now, they are very close to getting Spain to play the Olympic Games for the eleventh time. In its last participation, in Japan 2021, Spain won the silver medal.