The lead would have meant France topped the group regardless of the result of a see-saw game between Netherlands and Austria. With Austria then grabbing a later winner against the Dutch, the draw means France finish second in Group D behind Austria and will face whoever comes second in Group E, where Romania, Belgium, Slovakia and Ukraine are all on three points. It is the first time France have failed to finish top of their group at a major tournament in 12 years under manager Didier Deschamps. It was another uninspired performance by France, who lacked imagination from top to bottom. They dominated possession but were denied by Poland's excellent goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski who made a string of decent saves to deny Mbappe, Theo Hernandez, Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola´s close-range efforts.

Source: Egypt Today June 26, 2024 13:40 UTC