Mbappé sends France to the Euros
The France team featuring Paris Saint-Germain players Lucas Hernandez, Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani and Kylian Mbappé won 2-1 against the Netherlands in the European Qualifiers at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on Friday 13 October.
A sixth victory in as many games means that Didier Deschamps' men have confirmed their place at UEFA Euro 2024, which takes place from Friday 14 June to Sunday 14 July in Germany.
The No7 scored both of France's goals on the night, his 41st and 42nd for the French national team, and moved into 4th place in France's all-time top scorers' chart, now one place ahead of Michel Platini.
NETHERLANDS - FRANCE : 1-2 (0-1)
European Qualifiers - Group B - Matchday 7
Johan Cruijff ArenA (Amsterdam)
Goals : Hartman (83') for Netherlands, Mbappé (7', 53') for France.
NETHERLANDS : Verbruggen - Geertruida, Van Dijk (c), Aké (van de Ven, 80') - Dumfries (Frimpong, 62'), de Roon (Wieffer, 46'), Veerman, Hartman - Reijnders, Simons (Bergwijn, 80') - Weghorst (Malen, 38'). Coach : Ronald Koeman.
FRANCE : Maignan - Clauss (Gusto, 80'), Konaté, L.Hernandez, T.Hernandez - Tchouaméni, Rabiot - Coman (Giroud, 70'), Griezmann (Fofana, 87') , Mbappé (c) - Kolo Muani (Thuram, 80'). Coach: Didier Deschamps.
Table :
1. France / 18 points, +12 (6 matches played)
2. Greece / 12 points, +7 (6 matches played)
3. Netherlands / 9 points, +2 (5 matches played)
4. Republic of Ireland / 3 points, -4 (6 matches played)
5. Gibraltar / 0 point, -17 (5 matches played)