 The squad, managed by head coach Iñaki Sáez, reached their second final but were not able to take gold, losing to Cameroon.Spain had a 2–0 lead at half time but things changed in the second half when an own goal from Iván Amaya (who also missed a penalty), and a goal from Samuel Eto'o five minutes later, levelled the scores at 2–2.The score was unchanged after extra time and the match was decided via penalty shootout, with Spain losing 5–3.