Netherlands vs France, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingMbappe double helps France beat Dutch to clinch Euro '24 spot
France led a trio of teams to qualify for the Euro 2024 tournament as Kylian Mbappe's double gave them a 2-1 away win against the Netherlands on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 4': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! Netherlands 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 9': Offside, France. Lucas Hernández tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Netherlands. Nathan Aké tries a through ball, but Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 11': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 13': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 18': Foul by Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands).
- 18': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
- 20': Joey Veerman (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 23': Offside, Netherlands. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 29': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
- 29': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Joey Veerman (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 32': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 32': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 34': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 34': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 38': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Wout Weghorst because of an injury.
- 38': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 45': Attempt saved. Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 45'+1': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 45'+2': Offside, Netherlands. Quilindschy Hartman tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Netherlands 0, France 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 0, France 1.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Mats Wieffer replaces Marten de Roon.
- 46': Foul by Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands).
- 46': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
- 47': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Kingsley Coman (France).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 51': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Netherlands 0, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 54': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Théo Hernández (France).
- 55': Offside, Netherlands. Joey Veerman tries a through ball, but Nathan Aké is caught offside.
- 59': Corner, France. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 60': Corner, France. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 69': Corner, France. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 70': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 71': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 71': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
- 73': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 73': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
- 74': Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 75': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (France).
- 75': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 78': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands).
- 79': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 80': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 80': Substitution, Netherlands. Micky van de Ven replaces Nathan Aké.
- 80': Substitution, Netherlands. Steven Bergwijn replaces Xavi Simons.
- 81': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 83': Goal! Netherlands 1, France 2. Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
- 84': Offside, France. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 85': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Kylian Mbappé (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 87': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 87': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+3': Offside, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders tries a through ball, but Donyell Malen is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+6': Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, France 2.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 1, France 2.
Statistics
 FRA |
NED |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 54.5 | Possession | 45.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 490 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 564 | Passes | 460 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 18 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 51,310
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 51,310
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
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Quilindschy Hartman |
| 2 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 16 | Joey Veerman  |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 10 | Xavi Simons |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 13 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 3 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 12 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 20 | Kingsley Coman |
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