The Spanish under-21 national team, with Gabriel Veiga, qualified for the Games in Paris

Spain’s under-21 national team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after qualifying for the European semi-finals on Saturday, where they will face Ukraine on Wednesday and England this Sunday, who do not count towards the three free places in the competition. in the Olympics as Great Britain, did the same after eliminating Portugal (1-0).

Santi Denia’s team, which also includes Galician Gabri Veiga, secured the first goal it set in the European Under-21 Championship, where it is chasing its sixth title.

Paris 2024 will be the twelfth Olympic Games in football competition for Spain, the sixth since the under-23 format was established in 1992, with the exception of calling up footballers over that age.

The regulation which for Paris 2024 stipulates that the majority of the squad is made up of players born from 2001 onwards, which leaves nine footballers from the current squad for the European Under-21 Championship outside this selection; and seven of them key pieces for Santi Denia.

Those who do not meet the cut

Abel Ruiz (captain), Sergio Gómez, Juan Miranda, Rodrigo Riquelme, Víctor Gómez, Oihan Sancet, Hugo Guillamón, Rodri Sánchez and Aitor Paredes are those who do not meet the cut and in which, in principle, the coach will spend three places available for seniors.

In total, Spain adds a gold medal (Barcelona’92) and three silvers (Antwerp 1920, Sydney 2000 and Tokyo 2020) to its Olympic record.

In addition to Spain, the others classified for Paris 2024 so far are: France —the host—, Israel, the United States and the Dominican Republic; eleven selections are still missing to complete the 16 participants.