In the strongest group of the League of Nations, the current world champion team of France hosted the Netherlands. Didier Deschamps decided not to make any changes in the starting lineup of the team at all compared to the match with Germany, releasing from the very first minutes of the same artists as for Ronald Koeman, the head coach of the guests put on the game, in principle, the more or less expected composition. Immediately after the starting whistle, the hosts took possession of the game and territorial advantage, leaving the opponent only hope for a game on counterattacks. The French immediately immediately went ahead, counting on a quick goal, which almost happened already in the 1st minute after Mbagpe shook F. de Jong and struck in the near corner, but Cillessen was on the alert and moved the ball to the corner.
"Lesl" still managed to score a relatively fast goal, it happened on the 14th minute, and even thanks to a serious mistake by the player of the guests - Promes in the simplest situation gave Matiudi's ball, Blaise shot at the goalkeeper, and Mbagpe only had to miss the empty gate - 1: 0. Already in the next attack, Kuman's wards had a good opportunity to equalize, but Veynaldum hesitated with the ball in the penalty area and missed the chance to excel. Almost the entire first half, the "tricolor" controlled the course of the game, earned several dangerous penalties, put pressure on the Sillessen gate, but before they left for the break they could not send it to the grid any more, and the guests who left Areola without serious work.
The second half of the meeting was more interesting than the first, because after the resumption of the game the guests began to act more boldly and spent a lot of time in the foreign part of the field. Sooner or later it was to bear fruit in the form of dangerous moments, at the end of one of the attacks Veynaldum had a killer opportunity to restore parity, but Jorginho managed not to get on goal from a profitable position. And already at the next, the 67th minute, the guests still leveled the score - Tete connected to the attack and shot into the penalty area at Babel, and Ryan in touch ferried the ball into the goal - 1: 1.
After the scoring goal, the "orange" still controlled the game for some time, but then France again seized the initiative and quickly came forward again - in the 75th minute, appeared on the field during the second half, Mendy filed in the penalty area for Giroux, and Olivier blow the ball sent the ball into the goal - 2: 1. Until the end of the match, the team alternately owned the ball, pursuing different goals, if the Netherlands national team did not manage to snatch at least a draw, then "lele" got their way, keeping the winning score.
Thus, the French scored three points and now head their group, and the "orange" is still in the last place.
France - Netherlands 2: 1.
Goals: Mabppe, 14, Girou, 75 - Babel, 67 France: Areola - Pavar, Varan, Umtiti, Hernandez (Mendy, 62) - Pogba, Kante - Mbappa, Grizmann (Nzonzi, 81), Matyudi-Giru (Dembele, 89 ) Netherlands: Sillessen-de Ligt, van Dyck, Blind-Tete (Janmaat, 82), Prepper, F. de Jong, Babel (L. de Jong, 88) - Promes (Wormer, 76), Depay, Weinaldum Warnings: Grizmann, Pawar.