Kylian Mbappe watched from the bench as France missed a succession of presentable possibilities on their solution to sharing the primary 0-0 draw of Uefa Euro 2024 with the Netherlands.
Antoine Griezmann, who performed in a extra superior place within the absence of captain Mbappe with a damaged nostril, went closest in both half, scuffing close-range pictures as France failed to attain for a 3rd time in six matches.
The Netherlands thought that they had scored a 69th-minute winner when Xavi Simons lashed the ball into the online from simply contained in the penalty space, just for an extended Video Assistant Referee (VAR) examine to rule the aim out for offside towards Denzel Dumfries.
France play their last group-stage match towards Poland, who’ve misplaced each of their video games, on Tuesday, whereas Oranje, who even have 4 factors, concurrently face Austria.
The Dutch assume they’ve taken the lead however after a prolonged VAR examine from the English officers, the aim is dominated out.❌
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France v Netherlands: Mbappe absence telling
For all of the admiration of their defenders earlier than the match started, the Netherlands may need felt extra reduction than most groups at Mbappe being a substitute in one of many heavyweight fixtures of the early stage of the finals.
Mbappe has scored six targets within the 5 editions of the fixture he has featured in, however his involvement had been in critical doubt since he was pressured off with full time approaching towards Austria on Monday.
The captain will put on a customized protecting masks when he returns and his restoration to the workforce can even be notable for the much-needed innovative it would afford France, on this proof.
Griezmann ought to have scored inside the first 20 minutes, though extra of the blame is more likely to be apportioned to midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who broke clear on aim however selected to move to the ahead moderately than shoot, seeming to catch his team-mate without warning as a lot as the remainder of the stadium.
Marcus Thuram duly tried to recapture Mbappe’s ruthlessness virtually as unconvincingly, reaching a ball excessive and hammering an effort away from the goal.
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Griezmann wasteful for France v Netherlands
Bart Verbruggen got here to the rescue after the break when he utilized the faintest of touches to Griezmann’s try in entrance of aim, though the spectacular 21-year-old goalkeeper would absolutely have had no likelihood had the Atletico Madrid hotshot taken intention with the conviction the prospect merited.
Simons was visibly crestfallen when his advantageous end towards the run of play was disallowed, Dumfries deemed to have blocked goalkeeper Mike Maignan because the ball arrowed in.
Each groups are more likely to undergo even when they don’t earn one other level, the Netherlands having crushed Poland 2-1 of their first recreation of the match.
