On Friday, March 24, the qualifying round of the European Football Championship 2024 started in four groups, in which the Italians lost to the British at home (1:2) the day before in the confrontation with the rivals of the Ukrainian national team.
Euro 2024 selection. 1st round
Group B
France - Netherlands - 4:0 (Griesmann, 2, Upamecano, 8, Mbappe, 21, 88). On 90+5 minutes, Depay (Netherlands) missed a penalty.
In the central game of the day, the French vice-champions of the world went against the vice-champions of the Dutch League of Nations with the new team captain Mbappe, and already in the 2nd minute, the PSG forward passed the candy to Griezmann. As it happened, the Atlético Madrid striker, who dyed his hair pink, stunned the Dutch with a quick goal. Another five minutes passed, and Upamecano’s defender, after Griezmann’s free-kick, doubled the advantage of the home team. And after Mbappe’s goal in the 21st minute, everyone was interested in only one question: “How do the formidable Dutch lose at the Stade de France?” The hosts did not destroy the “orange” ones. Unless Mbappe brought the score to indecent in the 88th minute, and Depay screwed up a penalty in stoppage time.
To put it bluntly, the terrible return of Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Oranges. This football legend has not been humiliated since Barcelona.
By the way, the ardent goalscorers Griezmann and Mbappe, who scored 81 goals for the “tricolors” on two, strengthened their positions in the list of top scorers in the history of the French national team. Antoine, with 43 accurate shots, is in third place (only Olivier Giroud scored more - 53 goals and Thierry Henry - 51), while Kilian, with 38 goals, was ahead of Karim Benzema and climbed to fifth position. For those who don’t remember, Mbappe is only 24 years old.
Gibraltar - Greece - 0:3 (Masouras, 12, Siopis, 45, Bakasetas, 58).
Group E
Czech Republic - Poland - 3:1 (Krejci, 1, Tsvankara, 3, Kukhta, 64 - Szymanski, 87).
“130 seconds of horror” - this is how the Polish media hotly called the catastrophic start of the match between Lewandowski and company in Prague (the Czechs scored the first goal already at the 27th second of the meeting). 68-year-old Fernando Santos, who won Euro 2016 with Portugal, frankly failed his debut at the head of Kadra.
Moldova - Faroe Islands - 1:1 (Nikulaescu, 86, from the penalty spot - Mikkelsen, 27).
Group F
Sweden - Belgium - 0:3 (Lukaku, 35, 49, 83).
Austria - Azerbaijan - 4:1 (Zabitzer, 28, 50, Gregorich, 30, Baumgartner, 69 - Makhmudov, 64).
Group G
Bulgaria - Montenegro - 0:1 (Krestovich, 70).
Serbia - Lithuania - 2:0 (Tadic, 16, Vlahovich, 53).
On Saturday, March 25, in the Euro 2024 qualification will play: group A - Scotland - Norway, Spain - Cyprus; group D - Armenia - Turkey, Croatia - Wales; group I - Belarus - Switzerland, Andorra - Romania, Israel - Kosovo.
Earlier, FACTS reported where and when to watch the Euro 2024 qualifying match England - Ukraine live.
Twitter photo of the French national team
Source: Fakty
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