France Euro 2024 Fixtures: Dates, Venues and Game Analysis | OneFootball

France came into Euro 2024 as one of the red-hot favourites to be crowned champions put they finished second in Group D with just five points. What are their fixtures and potential route to the final?

Group D always looked pretty intriguing with four sides all capable of having an impact on the tournament and although both results went as the odds suggested in Matchweek One, there was perhaps more to those results than meets the eye. The Netherlands needed to come from behind to beat Poland whereas France required an own goal from Max Wober to overcome Austria in Düsseldorf.

Les Bleus and de Oranje then played out a goalless draw in Leipzig with Kylian Mbappe missing through a facial injury for Didier Deschamps’ side, while Austria gave their chances of qualifying a real boost with a 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin.

Eventually on Matchday Three, Mbappe returned to the French team and scored from the spot but les Bleus were not at their best in a 1-1 draw with Poland and that result allowed Austria to leapfrog them into top spot by beating the Netherlands in Berlin.

Group D – Matchweek One

France beat Austria for the 14th time in their history in Matchweek One, as Max Wober’s first-half own goal proved to be the difference between the two teams. Les Bleus had chances to wrap up the win, but worryingly for them star man and captain Kylian Mbappe was withdrawn with a facial injury in the second-half, not long after missing a guilt-edged chance.

Group D – Matchweek Two

With so much hype surrounding this game, it was a slight disappointment that neither side could break the deadlock in Leipzig. Les Bleus missed the cutting edge of their talisman and captain Kylian Mbappe and in the end it was De Oranje who came closest to grabbing the win having had a Xavi Simons’ strike chalked off due to a contentious offside decision.

Group D – Matchweek Three

While Austria and the Netherlands played out a thriller in Berlin, France toiled to another disappointing draw in Dortmund. Kylian Mbappe was able to convert a penalty to give les Bleus the lead only to be pegged back by a Robert Lewandowski penalty – after the Polish skipper had missed one earlier in the game. That point meant France finished second in the group behind Burschen, who beat de Oranje 3-2.

Round of 16

France will have been very disappointed by their draws against the Netherlands and Poland which saw them slip into second place. That means they’ll now face a Belgium team who also performed below expectations in the knock-out stages, winning just one of their three games to finish second on goal difference behind Romania. Les Bleus will be favourites, but this is by no means an easy Round of 16 match.