France won an important 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in Group B of EURO 2024 qualifying.

This morning, the Netherlands welcomed France at home in the framework of the EURO 2024 qualifiers. Coach Ronald Koeman was missing a series of faces such as Cody Gakpo, Jurrien Timber, Sven Botman, Matthijs de Ligt, and Frenkie de Jong. … Put on the comparison scale, France is rated higher than the home team. The away team soon reaped the rewards. In the 7th minute, starting from Jonathan Clauss’s cross on the right wing, Kylian Mbappe fired a classy one-touch shot that tore through the Dutch net. France took a 1-0 lead. Les Bleus’s quick attack arrangement. Mbappe pressed and won when competing with defender Lutsharel Geertruida. In this match, Mbappe combined with Kingsley Coman and Randal Kolo Muani to form France’s attacking trio. 

In the 26th minute, midfielder Joey Veerman fired a left shot in the French penalty area. The ball went over the bar of Mike Maignan’s goal. The situation made many French fans’ hearts skip a beat. Lucas Hernandez and Ibrahima Konate are France’s central defender duo in this match. At the end of the first 45 minutes, France led the Netherlands 1-0. The home team did not have many situations to put pressure on Les Bleus’ goal. 

Entering the second half, France was still better in the number of dangerous opportunities and game position than the Netherlands. In the 53rd minute, Mbappe entered his name on the electronic scoreboard for the second time. Adrien Rabiot had a favorable pass, and Mbappe dribbled confidently before shooting close to the edge of the penalty area, sending the ball straight into the top corner of the Dutch goal. Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and the Dutch defense were completely helpless in this situation. Mbappe has an amazing situation. Number 10 plays a pivotal role in Les Bleus’ attack. 

After the second goal, the Netherlands rose up and increased pressure on the French goal. In the 83rd minute, defender Quilindschy Hartman broke through on the left wing and fired a dangerous shot, beating goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The score was shortened to 1-2 for the Netherlands. Dutch players celebrate a goal. In the remaining time, the two teams did not have any more goals. The final result, France won 2-1 against the Netherlands. Thus, Didier Deschamps and his team officially won tickets to attend the EURO 2024 finals. The gap between them and the 2nd ranked team, Greece, is 6 points; At the same time, it is 9 points better than the third team, the Netherlands.