At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 25, the first round of Euro 2024 qualifiers ushered in a strong dialogue, with France hosting the Netherlands. In the first half, new captain Kylian Mbappe assisted Griezmann's lightning goal, then extended the score in Pamecano and Mbappe went down; Mbappe scored twice late in the second half and Depay missed a penalty in stoppage time. In the end, France beat the Netherlands 4-0.
France reached the final at the World Cup in Qatar, but lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout and finished runners-up. After the World Cup, Lowry, Varane and other main players withdrew, and Mbappe became the new captain of the French team, and this game was also Mbappe's debut as captain. Before the match, a memorial was held in the stadium for the previously deceased French legend Fontaine.
In the second minute, Kylian Mbappe crossed from the left side of the box and Griezmann in the middle followed with a left-footed shot to give France a 1-0 lead over the Netherlands.
In the 8th minute, France won a free kick on the left side of the front, Griezmann drove the ball into the box, Rabiot reached his leg in front of the front point, Dutch goalkeeper Silaisen saved the ball but saved it on Palmecano, the ball bounced into the goal, France led the Netherlands 2-0.
In the 10th minute, the Netherlands launched an attack on the right side of the front line, and came to reverse the triangle return pass in front of the bottom line, Wijnaldum swept the ball, and the French goalkeeper Meignan received the ball in front of the post. One minute later, the Netherlands picked out a pass from the left side of the front to form a single knife, and Te'o returned in time to break the ball before the opponent could shoot.
In the 17th minute, Muani crossed the ball from the left and Ake slid the ball out of the box before Koeman's shot. In the 20th minute, the Netherlands continued to pass on the right side of the front, hit the middle and volleyed by Depay, the ball was too wide and was saved by Meignan.
In the 21st minute, Chuameni advanced with the ball in front and sent a straight block, Mbappe inserted at high speed, entered the box to form a single knife, he pushed with his right foot to score, France 3-0 lead the Netherlands, Mbappe's first goal as captain of the national team.
In the 28th minute, Te'o ran long with the ball from the left and then shot like a pass in front of the goal, and the ball was saved by Silaison. In the 30th minute, Conde crossed from the right side of the pitch and Kylian Mbappe's right-footed shot from inside the box drove the ball high.
In the 32nd minute, the Netherlands counterattacked, Simmons crossed from outside the left side of the box, Depay fell to the ground and the ball was slightly deflected. In the 36th minute, France's free-kick from the right side of the pitch went to the left, Te'o took a cross, Konate in the box headed in and Silessen saved the ball sideways. At the end of the first half, France led by three goals.
In the 52nd minute, Muani passed the ball to the captain after successive crosses on the right side of the pitch, Kylian Mbappe stopped the ball outside the box and shot into the far corner, and Silesen held the ball. In the 57th minute, Chuameni thought there was something wrong with the ball while dribbling the ball, picked up the ball to check and threw it off-field, and the referee awarded him a handball. The Netherlands were awarded a free-kick in front of the penalty area, Depay headed through the wall and Meignan saved the ball.
In the 59th minute, France counter-attacked, Coman ran from the back with the ball, came to the penalty area and crossed to the right, and the unguarded Muani volleyed high with his right foot. In the 66th minute, Griezmann drove a corner kick from the right into the box and Rabiot's header in front of the post headed high at the top of the goal.
In the 78th minute, Klassen made a mistake in a return pass at the back and the ball came to the feet of Kylian Mbappe, who volleyed with his left foot, which was denied by Silaisen. In the 86th minute, Rabiot went straight into midfield, Diaby received the ball into the right side of the box and pushed it to the goalkeeper, but Diaby was offside and the goal was invalidated.
In the 88th minute, the Netherlands made a mistake in passing at the back, Kylian Mbappe pushed the ball in front of the box, used his personal technique to swing the defender and volleyed with his right foot, and the ball went into the bottom left corner of the goal, giving France a 4-0 lead over the Netherlands.
In the 95th minute, the Netherlands crossed from the left side of the pitch and Westhorst in the box leaned over to score with a header, the ball hit the arm of the defending Yupamecano and the referee awarded a penalty.
The penalty was taken by Depay, who volleyed with his right foot to the right side of the goal, Menion judged the right direction and flew to save the ball, Depay volleyed with little power, and Menion held the ball.
In the end, the match was over, and France beat the Netherlands 4-0.