The French national team defeated the national team of the Netherlands at home in the match of the 1st round of qualifying for Euro 2024 - 4: 0. Tricolor decided the fate of the confrontation in the first half. Already in the 2nd minute after the transfer of Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann scored.
In the 8th minute, the advantage of the French was doubled by Dayot Upamecano.
In the 21st minute, Mbappe added a goal to his assist, Aurelien Chouameny gave him an assist.
The point in the match in the 88th minute was put by the same unstoppable Mbappe, who scored a double. For the 24-year-old striker, it was his debut match as the captain of France..
In stoppage time, the Oranges had an opportunity to score a prestige goal, but Memphis Depay missed a penalty. In another match of the starting round of group B, Greece defeated Gibraltar (0:3) on the road.. Also in this quintet is the team of Ireland, which misses the first round.
In the second round on March 27, France will play away with Ireland, and the Netherlands will host Gibraltar.. The top two teams from each group will advance to the finals of the 2024 European Championship. The winners of three more trips to the continental championship will be determined in the playoffs, where 12 teams will go, depending on their performance in the 2022/23 Nations League. The draw for the final part of Euro 2024 will take place in December 2023, and the tournament itself will be hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.