France suffers from Griezmann’s failure, Netherlands’ disappointment for offside – 2024-06-22 14:23:55

Kylian Mbappe broke his nose in the previous match. Uncertainty over France’s heavyweight clash against the Netherlands was lifted after the squad was announced. He was kept on the bench. But Didier Desham did not think it necessary to bring him down. Antoine Griezmann, who got the captaincy instead, was a complete flop. France suffered several failures in front of goal. On the other hand, after wasting countless chances, the Netherlands got a goal but the offside whistle disappointed them. The Group ‘D’ match in Leipzig ended in a goalless draw on Friday. And by doing that, Poland’s exit from the Euro was confirmed first.

With 55 seconds on the clock, the Netherlands created a chance to take the lead. Frimpong broke into the box after taking the ball from a Memphis deep pass. In the face of a challenge from an opposing player, his Konakuni shot missed the target with a gentle touch by French keeper Mike Mignon.

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Dutch keeper Ber Verbruggen saved Griezmann’s shot from outside the box in the fourth minute. The France captain wasted two more chances in the space of 60 seconds. In 13 minutes, Rabiot entered the box with the ball. He could easily score from six yards away from the goal post. But unexpectedly he passed to Griezmann. He could not finish properly even though he was able to put his feet to come forward suddenly. Shortly before that his side-footed shot from a raised cross by Spinner went over the crossbar.

Two minutes later, the Netherlands had a shot on target but could not score. Cody Gakpo dribbled down the left and found space to take a shot. The French keeper dived to stop him.

Griezmann headed straight into the gloves of the Dutch keeper from Rabiot’s cross late in the first half. Both teams go into the break empty-handed.

After the break, Rabiot, Thuram and Schuyomeni took shots on target, but the ball did not find its rightful place. In the 63rd minute, Shuomeni’s superb header from Dembele’s cross narrowly missed the crossbar.

France squandered another golden opportunity two minutes later. This time, the villain is Griezmann. Shuomeni’s extended ball passes to Thuram Dembele. The ball goes from him to Kant, who passes to Griezmann. He was a few inches away from the goal, but could not take a decent shot despite controlling the ball with his left foot. The Dutch keeper easily thwarted Griezmann.

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In the 69th minute, the Dutch fans erupted into cheers. A Netherlands shot was parried by Mignon but Javi Simmons rattled the net. The Dutch celebrate the goal. But the referee blows the whistle for offside. Dumfries was found to be offside on VAR. The Netherlands had to be disappointed by that. In the rest of the period, no other team could create chances like that. For the first time in the current Euro, a goalless match was seen.

Netherlands and France have equal four points in two matches. However, the Dutch are ahead on goal difference. Austria has raised the hope of playing in the knockout by beating Poland with 3 points in the previous match. They will play the last match against Netherlands. And France’s last match is against Poland.