Netherlands v France, 21 June 2024

Score0-0
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals Group D
VenueRed Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance38,531

View Netherlands v France head to head

Kick-off: 9.00pm local . This was match no. 21 at Euro 2024 and the first goalless draw of the tournament. . Head to Head Played: 31 Netherlands won: 11 Drawn: 4 France won: 16 . This was the fourth meeting at a UEFA European Championship tournament. France won in the quarter-finals at Euro 1996, while the Netherlands won the two previous group stage games (3-2 in 2000 and 4-1 in 2008).

0 Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

0 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Stefan de Vrij
Defender Virgil van Dijk (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denzel Dumfries
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder Jerdy Schouten
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
William Saliba Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Theo Hernandez Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Griezmann Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Marcus Thuram Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Xavi Simons 73
Lutsharel Geertruida for Jeremie Frimpong 73
Joey Veerman for Jerdy Schouten 73
Wout Weghorst for Memphis Depay 79

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Marcus Thuram 75
Kingsley Coman for Ousmane Dembélé 75

Cards:

Jerdy Schouten 31 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Justin Bijlow
Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Joey Veerman
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Steven Bergwijn
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Wout Weghorst
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Ferland Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Clauss
Defender/Midfielder Benjamin Pavard
Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga
Midfielder Youssouf Fofana
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Randal Kolo Muani
Forward Kylian Mbappé

Comments:

Netherlands failed to score for the first time in their last 15 games since the 4-0 loss to France In the Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris in March 2023. . With an average age of 27 years and 39 days, the Oranje named their youngest starting line-up at a UEFA European Championship tournament since 17 June 2008 against Romania (26 years and 20 days). . Cody Gakpo failed in his attempt to become the first European player to score in five consecutive group stage appearances at a major tournament since Italy's Christian Vieri (all FIFA World Cup from 1998 to 2002).

Comments:

This was France’s third goalless draw in their last 30 games at UEFA European Championship tournaments. . They had now failed to score in three of their last six games. . Having suffered a broken nose in their opening game against Austria, Les Bleus started a game in a major tournament without Kylian Mbappé for the first time since 30 November 2022 against Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup (lost 1-0). . France named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

0 Netherlands

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Stefan de Vrij
Defender Virgil van Dijk (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denzel Dumfries
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder Jerdy Schouten
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Xavi Simons 73
Lutsharel Geertruida for Jeremie Frimpong 73
Joey Veerman for Jerdy Schouten 73
Wout Weghorst for Memphis Depay 79

Cards:

Jerdy Schouten 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Justin Bijlow
Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Joey Veerman
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Forward Steven Bergwijn
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Wout Weghorst
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

Netherlands failed to score for the first time in their last 15 games since the 4-0 loss to France In the Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris in March 2023. . With an average age of 27 years and 39 days, the Oranje named their youngest starting line-up at a UEFA European Championship tournament since 17 June 2008 against Romania (26 years and 20 days). . Cody Gakpo failed in his attempt to become the first European player to score in five consecutive group stage appearances at a major tournament since Italy's Christian Vieri (all FIFA World Cup from 1998 to 2002).

0 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
William Saliba Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Theo Hernandez Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Griezmann Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Marcus Thuram Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Marcus Thuram 75
Kingsley Coman for Ousmane Dembélé 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Ferland Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Clauss
Defender/Midfielder Benjamin Pavard
Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga
Midfielder Youssouf Fofana
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Randal Kolo Muani
Forward Kylian Mbappé

Comments:

This was France’s third goalless draw in their last 30 games at UEFA European Championship tournaments. . They had now failed to score in three of their last six games. . Having suffered a broken nose in their opening game against Austria, Les Bleus started a game in a major tournament without Kylian Mbappé for the first time since 30 November 2022 against Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup (lost 1-0). . France named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.