The referee for the France-Netherlands match has been announced, and it is the Englishman Anthony Taylor who was chosen by UEFA.
UEFA has revealed the list of referees for the second day of the group stage of Euro 2024. For France, which faces the Netherlands this Friday June 21 at 9 p.m. in Leipzig, it will be the Englishman Anthony Taylor . Aged 45, the Manchester native is an experienced referee in European football, with more than 250 appearances in the Premier League, and 26 Champions League matches. He has also been an international FIFA referee for 11 years, with Euro 2021 or the 2022 World Cup under his belt. He was notably on the whistle during Christian Eriksen’s heart attack during Euro 2021, and had shown remarkable responsiveness by calling the caregivers in a few seconds.
The Blues have already dealt with Anthony Taylor, notably during the final of the League of Nations won by the French team in 2021. At the time, they took advantage of the clemency of the English referee, who did not had not seen an offside potential from Kylian Mbappé. in total, the Blues’ record is balanced when Anthony Taylor is on the whistle, with 3 victories for two defeats, including one against… the Netherlands. It was in the Nations League in 2018.
Kylian Mbappé, if he plays this match after his broken nose during the match against Austria, will also return to England for the third time this season. The previous two had gone badly for the former PSG striker, since the Parisians had lost both matches: against FC Barcelona in the quarter-final first leg, and against Dortmund in the semi-final first leg.