Aussie Stingers vs Spain water polo, Paris 2024 Olympics final - how to watch AUS vs ESP gold medal match live in Australia

The Australian women’s water polo team will take on Spain in the gold medal match of the Paris 2024 Olympics water polo tournament on Saturday.

The Australia vs Spain water polo final will be played at París La Défense Arena and will be broadcast live in Australia. The AUS vs ESP gold medal match is scheduled to start at 11:35 PM AEST on Saturday.

The Stingers were drawn into a difficult group alongside Beijing 2008 champions Netherlands, Tokyo 2020 bronze medal winners Hungary, the People’s Republic of China and Canada. However, they remained undefeated and finished on top of the standings.

After defeating Greece 9-6 In the quarter-finals, the Stingers trumped the defending champions USA in the semi-finals. The normal time finished 8-8, but Australia edged out the USA 6-5 in the penalty shootout to reach their first women’s water polo final since Sydney 2000.

Alice Williams and Gabriella Palm have been the two stand-out performers for Australia at Paris 2024. Alice Williams is the Stingers’ top goal-scorer with 16 goals, while Gabriella Palm leads the goal-keeping charts of the women’s tournament, with 35 saves from 63 shots.

Spain, silver medallists at Tokyo 2020, had a stellar group stage outing. They won all four matches in regular time, including a 13-11 win against the defending champions USA.

They stormed past Canada 18-8 in the quarter-finals and went on to defeat the Netherlands in the semi-finals in a shootout. Elena Ruiz is their top scorer in the tournament with 17 goals.

Australia vs Spain water polo head to head

At the Olympics, Australia and Spain clashed twice in the women’s water polo tournament with the Spaniards winning both the matches.

At Rio 2016, Spain beat Australia 12-10 in the fifth-place classification match 12-10 while at Tokyo 2020, the Spaniards clinched the Group A match 15-9.

The Stingers have won three Olympic medals in water polo, including a gold medal at Sydney 2000. They also won back-to-back bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.

Spain, meanwhile, are two-time silver medallists. They lost to the USA in both finals at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.

How to watch Australia vs Spain water polo final at Paris 2024 Olympics live

Live streaming of the Australia vs Spain water polo gold medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be available on 9Now and Stan. The Aussie Stingers vs Spain final will be broadcast live on the Network Nine TV channels in Australia.