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There is also one change for the Netherlands, made by the head coach Ronald Koeman: Jeremie Frimpong, so impressive all season for Bayer Leverkusen, comes into the starting lineup with Joey Veerman benched.
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Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Simons, Reijnders; Frimpong, Depay, Gakpo. Substitutes: Geertruida, de Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Bijlow, van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Malen, Brobbey, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Flekken, Bergwijn, Gravenberch.
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France (4-3-3): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Thuram. Substitutes: Samba, Pavard, Mendy, Camavinga, Giroud, Mbappe, Muani, Zaire Emery, Fofana, Coman, Clauss, Areola, Konate, Barcola.
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Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
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The Group D permutations will become clearer when Poland and Austria have finished in Berlin – more on that soon – but the incontrovertible fact at the time of writing is France and the Netherlands have an opportunity to make it two wins out of two tonight, potentially securing themselves a place in the knockouts.
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Permutations aside, this is a simply classic fixture rivalled only by Spain v Italy when it comes to high-stakes, high-quality, high-excitement pool stage encounters at Euro 2024. It’s already shaping up to be a classic tournament; tonight’s prestigious meeting in Leipzig may elevate matters still further.
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Kylian Mbappé’s nose has dominated tournament discourse since he broke it in France’s opening win against Austria on Monday but regardless of whether Real Madrid’s latest signing gets a run-out, this promises to be downright unmissable.
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Kick-off: 8pm BST. Allez!
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Important Events
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Cesc FabregasWayne Rooney and Big Alan Shearer join Gary Lineker in BBC Studios tonight and there’s sure to be plenty of insight.
Ben Fischer is in Berlin. And we witnessed the latest major tournament failure by Robert Lewandowski and Poland.
Or actually France 2-3 Netherlands It goes all the way back to 2000.
That was a long time ago, wasn’t it? Or is it really that long ago now?
Who remembers? France 1-4 Netherlands Since 2008?
The goals came from Dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. Classic.
French Supporters have also been deployed. natural.
Dutch fans: At some point, he began to add color to tournaments.
Masks/Fashion NewsIn the image below, Mbappe can be seen wearing a plain black protective mask, in contrast to the France international’s branded jersey number, which is also rumoured.
Always interesting Losing a player of Mbappe’s stature and prestige might free up a bit more space for the remaining players and give the likes of Thuram and Dembele a bit more of a chance to shine.
Big Ron Arrived:
🧳 Ronald Koeman #NotLikeOrange #Nedofla pic.twitter.com/RqZ8bjv7ky
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) June 21, 2024
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Mbappe wearing a mask He has been named in France’s reserves, with coach Didier Deschamps making one change, with Aurélien Chouameni coming into the starting XI but not as a direct replacement for Mbappe, and Marcus Thuram will play in a front three alongside Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele, who will act as captain in Mbappe’s absence.
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has made one change, with Jeremie Frimpong, who has been impressive all season for Bayer Leverkusen, coming into the starting XI to replace Joey Vehrman on the bench.
Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Simmons, Lijnders; Frimpong, Depay, Gakpo. Replacement: Geertruida, de Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Bijlow, van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Malen, Brobbey, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Flekken, Bergwijn, and Gravenberch.
France (4-3-3): Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez, Kante, Choumeni, Rabiot, Dembele, Griezmann, Thuram. Replacement: Samba, Pavard, Mendy, Camavinga, Giroud, Mbappe, Mouani, Zaire, Emery, Fofana, Coman, Klaus, Areola, Konate, Barcola.
Judge: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Austrian victory This means that Group D currently has three teams with three points each.
France has the Netherlands And with Poland remaining, they will face a Poland side desperate for a win to avoid another helpless tournament exit.
Austria defeated Poland 3-1.
Will Mbappe play? You’ll know the lineup in about 10 minutes.
All of this is reminiscent of Antoine Dupont at the Rugby World Cup.
MP for promo code translation:I don’t have any plans.
Good luck💪🇫🇷
— Dupont (@Dupont9A) June 18, 2024
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MP for promo code translation:I don’t have any plans.
Good luck💪🇫🇷— Dupont (@Dupont9A) June 18, 2024
Think of Britain in the time of Graham Taylor. Let’s get out of here early. Paul Gascoigne, who broke his cheekbone during a 1994 World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, is wearing a protective mask.
As expected, mask design and technology have come a long way since then.
Introduction
The standings in Group D will become clear once Poland and Austria finish their matches in Berlin (more on that later), but at the time of writing it seems clear that France and the Netherlands have the chance to pick up two wins tonight and potentially seal their place in the knockout stages.
All permutations aside, this is a classic match-up, right up there with Spain vs Italy, when it comes to high-stakes, high-quality, high-excitement matchups in the pool stages of Euro 2024. It’s already shaping up to be a tournament classic, but tonight’s prestigious match in Leipzig could just make things even more exciting.
Kylian Mbappe’s nose injury has been dominating the tournament talk since he suffered the injury in France’s opening match against Austria on Monday, but whether or not Real Madrid’s new signing plays, this will be a match you definitely won’t want to miss.
Kick-off: 8pm BST. Allright!
