France Vs Netherlands: It will be interesting to see how France will respond after world cup final loss. France will be hosting the Netherlands in their opening game of Group B of the Euro 2024 Championship qualifiers.The Dutch and French should both qualify from a relatively easy section that also contains the Republic of Ireland, Greece and Gibraltar.
France Vs Netherlands Prediction and Tips
Netherlands faced a difficult opener on paper, despite the Dutch losing Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong to injury. But a virus has now struck in the their camp, which will see five players miss out, including Liverpool’s forward Cody Gakpo. Even though French has a very strong side dutch have star players such as Virgil van Dijk and Memphis Depay capable of causing problems to any squad.After Louis Van Gaal’s departure following their World Cup exit, the Netherlands turned to another man who had managed the team before, Ronald Koeman, to take over.
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick against Argentina at the World Cup final but they still lost the game, on post match penalties. A remarkable comeback from 2-0 down should have ideally ended in a win but it was not to be and these memories will flash when France goes into their first game since.Three of France’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have just one clean sheet in the five. In Euro qualification, France have lost once in 19 matches. Three of France’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have just one clean sheet in the five. In Euro qualification, France have lost once in 19 matches.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has retired and the skipper’s armband has now gone to Kylian Mbappe. Manchester United defender Raphael Varane is also retired and Karim Benzema too. Wesley Fofana and William Saliba are unavailable with injury. Lucas Hernandez is out too, as he hasn’t recovered from the injury sustained at the World Cup.
Tips:
- France to win
- France to score over 1.5 goals
- Both teams to score