The sports very biggest stars may be missing from the Olympic mens football tournament, but others have stepped up to make an impact over the last two weeks.
AFP Sport picks out four key players to follow in Fridays final between hosts France and Spain:
Jean-Philippe MatetaThe bruising 27-year-old Crystal Palace striker scored 16 goals in the Premier League last season, including 14 in his last 16 appearances. Despite those impressive statistics, he was never likely to be called up to the full France squad for Euro 2024. But coach Thierry Henry chose him to lead the line at the Olympics and Mateta has had a big impact.
His tally of four goals has been bettered only by the six of Moroccos Soufiane Rahimi. All of Matetas strikes have come in the last three matches, with one in the 3-0 win over New Zealand in the final group game. That was followed by the winner in the quarter-final against Argentina with a terrific near-post header at a corner, and then a crucial brace in the semi-final against Egypt as France came from behind to win 3-1 after extra time.
Fermin LopezThe last year has seen Barcelona attacking midfielder Lopez, 21, enjoy a remarkable rise to prominence. He established himself as a regular for his club, scoring 11 goals in 42 appearances including one in a Clasico against Real Madrid.
