France vs Netherlands, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
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France begin Mbappe era by thrashing Netherlands 4-0
New France captain Kylian Mbappe lived up to expectations with two goals in a 4-0 home win against the Netherlands to begin Euro 2024 qualifying.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! France 1, Netherlands 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 4': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 5': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 6': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 7': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Goal! France 2, Netherlands 0. Dayot Upamecano (France) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 9': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 10': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 15': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 17': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
- 17': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 21': Goal! France 3, Netherlands 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
- 28': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 28': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 33': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Kenneth Taylor.
- 34': Corner, France. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 35': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 36': Corner, France. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Hand ball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 43': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 43': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 44': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 45': Marten de Roon (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 45'+1': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 3, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 3, Netherlands 0.
- 46': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 51': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).
- 51': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 55': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 55': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Hand ball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 58': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 59': Offside, France. Kingsley Coman tries a through ball, but Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 60': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
- 65': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 65': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Corner, France. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 66': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Netherlands. Daley Blind replaces Marten de Roon.
- 67': Substitution, France. Moussa Diaby replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 68': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 68': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Xavi Simons.
- 71': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 71': Ibrahima Konaté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 75': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 77': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 77': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 78': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Daley Blind (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 79': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 83': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
- 83': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 86': Offside, France. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Netherlands. Tyrell Malacia replaces Lutsharel Geertruida because of an injury.
- 88': Goal! France 4, Netherlands 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Substitution, France. Khéphren Thuram replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 90': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 90': Theo Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Khéphren Thuram (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 90'+4': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
- 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Dayot Upamecano (France) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Dayot Upamecano (France) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+5': Penalty saved! Memphis Depay (Netherlands) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 4, Netherlands 0.
- 0': Match ends, France 4, Netherlands 0.
Statistics
 NED |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 615 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 25 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 77,328
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 77,328
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 4 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 13 | Ibrahima Konaté  |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 5 | Jules Koundé |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 20 | Kingsley Coman |
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Jurriën Timber |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 22 | Kenneth Taylor |
| 8 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 12 | Xavi Simons |
| 11 | Steven Berghuis |
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