Dortmund, Germany –
The welcome sight of masked Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch could not disguise another sub-par performance from France at the 2024 European Championship, raising questions about France’s chances of winning the competition.
The French are through to the last 16 after emerging from the first round unbeaten, but Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Poland in Dortmund meant they finished second in Group D, behind Austria.
Ironically, Austria are the only team to have defeated the 2022 World Cup runners-up in the competition so far, as France followed up their 1-0 win over Ralf Rangnick’s men with a 0-0 draw against the Netherlands and then an inadequate performance. because it is held by the bottom of the group.
