Carried by a double from Mbappé, the France team dominates the Netherlands without forcing (2-1). A victory which allows him to ensure his qualification for Euro 2024.
11:30 p.m. – Good night
Thank you everyone for following us for this live commentary of the match between France and the Netherlands in Amsterdam. See you next Tuesday for the French team’s next match. It will be a friendly match against Scotland.
23:25 – Mbappé sends the Blues to Germany
He was said to be less physically fit, less effective with four matches without succeeding in shaking the net. After a week where he experienced the loss of a loved one, Kylian Mbappé reminded all observers that they should not worry about him and that everything would return to normal. At the Johan-Cryuff ArenA, the captain of the Blues took care of everything to personally validate the Blues’ ticket for Euro 2024. It only took him 7 minutes to pierce the Dutch defense. Receiving a well-aimed cross from Clauss, who scored points in the Netherlands by delivering a full and convincing match, the native of Bondy placed himself in front of Geertruida and sent the ball into the net with a right volley. by Verbgruggen. The Dutch public was silent and for half an hour, the players in orange seemed petrified, suffering the French assaults without an ounce of rebellion and even less will to carry out the pressing. An instruction that is difficult to understand given the accounting situation of the Batavians in this qualification group. We had to wait for a dry strike from Simons to see Maignan make his first save shortly before the break. A sign of the French’s control over the match.
This was confirmed upon resumption. This time Mbappé waited eight minutes to strike. After a good pivot deflection from Rabiot, the Parisian opened up space and took his time to adjust his inside foot. With a powerful shot, he placed his ball under Verbruggen’s bar. In two actions, he had just reminded everyone that they should not doubt him. We thought France was safe then but a few moments later, Malen, who had replaced Weghorst in the first half, found the fault when receiving a cross from Aké. Fortunately for the Blues, the assistant referee’s flag rose and canceled the goal. A scare which pushed Deschamps’ men to try to put a definitive end to the suspense but Coman came up against Hartman and Mbappé forgot Giroud.
Not adding a third goal, the Tricolores were punished when Hartman, attractive on his left side, took advantage of Gusto’s too loose marking to slip into the area with the support of Bergwijn before deceiving Maignan who anticipated the goal too much. center and was trapped at his near post. This then opened a more intense final ten minutes where Mbappé, again, was very close to the hat-trick but saw his curled shot die on the crossbar. He had to be content with his two goals, which made him the fourth top scorer in the history of the Blues ahead of Platini (42 against 41) and ensured France’s qualification for Euro 2024. With six victories in as many matches, Deschamps and his gang can see winter coming with peace of mind and are already looking ahead to their trip across the Rhine, scheduled for next summer.
23:10 – Rabiot’s reaction
“We wanted not to concede a goal. This goal against us is a bit of a task but they are a very good team. They were behind and they pushed. All in all, it’s perfect and we have qualification in our pocket.”rejoiced Adrien Rabiot at the microphone of TF1, while emphasizing the downside of this goal conceded, the first in these qualifications.
23:05 – The Netherlands under pressure
By losing to France at home, the Netherlands complicated their task in qualifying for Euro 2024. Indeed, at the same time as their defeat, the Dutch saw Greece win in Ireland thanks to goals from Giakoumakis and Masouras (2-0). In the ranking, the Greeks are 3 points ahead of the Dutch. The two teams will face each other in three days in Greece. In the event of a defeat in Athens, Koeman’s men will be eliminated.
23:00 – Goal first hat
If the French team has validated its ticket for the next Euro, it must maintain its momentum in view of the draw. In fact, only the top five in the group will enter the first hat and will be seeded. A condition for allowing a “more affordable” group in the first round.
22:49 – Qualified for Euro 2024
The French team knew that it had to win in Amsterdam this evening to ensure its qualification for Euro 2024. It was done with this 2-1 success against the Netherlands. First in their group with 6 victories in 6 matches, the Blues can already think about the continental meeting which will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany.
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22:44 – Victory for France (1-2)
At the end of a match that it dominated, the France team defeated the Netherlands (1-2). Serious and diligent, she was able to count on a double from Mbappé to ensure victory against the Dutch, who after taking half an hour to enter the match, pushed in the last minutes without managing to get back on track.
22:42 – Van de Ven opposes
At the entrance to the Dutch area, Thuram plays alone, taking advantage of Mbappé’s call on the left and the presence of Giroud on the right, to try his luck. Van de Ven remained firmly on his feet and diverted the French shot.
22:41 – Tchouaméni takes a yellow
In the 93rd minute, Tchouaméni received a yellow card for gaining time by delaying taking a free kick.
22:40 – Giroud forgets Thuram
On a splendid opening from Mbappé, Giroud gets ahead of van de Ven who has come to fill the hole left by Van Dijk in the center. The AC Milan scorer sees Verbruggen advancing and tries a control-volley sequence. His attempt goes far beyond. A great missed opportunity especially as Thuram tumbled to his right with the path to goal open.
22:38 – Bergwijn very close to equalizing
Gusto gives Hartman too much space on the wing. The Dutch full-back took advantage and delivered a formidable cross between the goal and the penalty spot. Behind Konaté, Bergwijn throws himself but is too short to cut the trajectory.
22:37 – Additional time: 5 minutes
There will be five minutes of added time in this second half, giving the Dutch plenty of opportunities to come back to score.
22:34 – Griezmann gives up his place
In the 86th minute, Griezmann was called back to the bench by Deschamps who chose to give Fofana playing time to densify the French midfielder in these final minutes.
22:33 – Mbappé hits the bar
At the entrance to the area, Mbappé makes Reijnders spin and follows without momentum with a curling shot from the right which lobbies Verbruggen before hitting the crossbar.
22:31 – Hartman closes the gap (1-2)
On the left side, Hartman slides the ball between Thuram’s legs. He finds a relay with Bergwijn who recovers from a backheel in the race. Launched, he enters the area, sees Maignan who anticipates the cross and places his shot between the goalkeeper and the post. The Netherlands reduce the gap and start dreaming of a comeback 7 minutes from the end of regulation time.
22:28 – The executive flees Malen
Served at the right corner of the French area, Malen refocuses and continues with a left shot. His ball, taken slightly from outside, fled Maignan’s goal.
22:27 – Two changes for the Netherlands
In the wake of the double French change, Koeman makes two new substitutions with the entries of Bergwijn and van de Ven, in place of Simons and Aké.
22:26 – Double change for France
Ten minutes from the end of regulation time, Didier Deschamps made two new changes with the departures of Clauss and Kolo Muani. They are replaced by Gusto, who is the first in blue, and Thuram.
22:22 – Kolo Muani pushes back
Veerman took charge of the free kick obtained by Simons on the left, 25 meters away, but he failed to lift his ball which was headed back by Kolo Muani well before the near post.
22:21 – Mbappé misses Giroud
On the right side, Clauss launches into a crazy race and overtakes Hartman. At the end of his effort, he gives Mbappé the heart of the game. The latter plays with one touch in the axis for Giroud but his pass is poorly adjusted.
22:18 – Giroud comes into play
In the 70th minute of play, Didier Deschamps made his first change. He decides to release Coman and offers his 126th selection to Olivier Giroud.
22:17 – Coman comes up against Hartman
On a ball recovered near the halfway line, the Blues move quickly forward. In the middle, 30 meters away, Griezmann plays from his perspective and slips an opening into Coman’s race, behind Hartman’s back. The Munich player shoots with his right but stumbles upon the defender who closed the door in front of him.
22:13 – Tchouémani rakes
Tchouaméni reads Aké’s intentions perfectly and a nice sliding tackle deflects the defender’s pass just enough and allows the Blues to recover the ball.
22:10 – The French push
The French want to kill the suspense and try to force things to score a third goal. After an opening from the outside of Mbappé’s right which rebounds on Rabiot in the duel with Geertruida, Kolo Muani inherits the ball and sees his shot at the entrance to the area blocked by Aké.