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Austria vs France Highlights, Euro 2024: France Register Narrow Victory Over Austria In Group D Clash
AUT vs FRA Highlights: France win 1-0 against Austria in a crucial Group D clash in Euro 2024 on Tuesday.
Austria vs France, UEFA Euro 2024 Highlights© AFP
Austria vs France Highlights, Euro 2024: France ground out a 1-0 win over Austria on Monday as an own goal by defender Maximilian Woeber gave Didier Deschamps' charges an unconvincing victory in their Euro 2024 opener. France were unable to press their advantage in the second half in Duesseldorf but Austria struggled to threaten at the other end. Kylian Mbappe burst clear shortly after the break but the France captain fired wide and came off in the 90th minute after a clash of heads left him bleeding from the nose.
Here are the Highlights of Euro 2024 game between Austria and France -
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- 02:36 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: France emerge victoriousFrance have won it and this is a huge victory for the Les Blues. It was a tough game for France and Austria had a lot of chances. But the own goal proved to be the difference. However, concerns remain over Kylian Mbappe's injury.
- 02:14 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Kante supremacyWith Tchouameni and Camavinga vying for the CDM spot, the choice to play Ngolo Kante was a weird one from Deschamps. However, the veteran footballer has been exceptional tonight and his clearance once again proved crucial in maintaining the 1-0 lead for France.
- 01:55 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Multiple chances for FranceCagey start to the second half but it is opening up now for France. Couple of good chances for Les Blues but the finishes were just not good enough. Thuram with yet another shot but the goalkeeper was able to complete the save.
- 01:45 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Horrible missKylian Mbappe cannot believe it! The France star crashed down a deflected pass perfectly and he had just the goalkeeper between him and his opening goal of Euro 2024. However, he ended up hitting it wide of the target and no one in the stadium can believe it!
- 01:20 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: 1-0 at half-timeIt is half-time and France are 1-0 ahead thanks to the own goal. Austria looked quite good in possession but they did not have anything to show for it. A close chance was the only thing they had. On the other hand, France showed tremendous pace and the own goal have provided them with a perfect chance to score more goals.
- 00:59 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Mbappe under pressureAustria have kept Kylian Mbappe relatively quiet till now. The France skipper had a great chance saved towards the start of the game but since then, the attack has mostly been through the middle or through Dembele on the other flank.
- 00:51 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Pure paceGriezmann, Rabiot, Dembele, Mbappe - France boasts of four players who are capable of taking on any opposition purely based on their pace. That has been the case against Austria till now. Austria have tried to press them but their speed has been a major hinderance to Ralf Ragnick's plans.
- 00:41 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Interesting battleFrance are focusing more on building from the back in order to provide their attackers with proper passes that can be used by them to attack with express pace. However, with Austria employing a tight press, this has turned into an interesting mini-battle in the midfield.
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- 00:19 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Few surprisesA number of surprises in the France playing XI as Arsenal's Saliba was chosen as the centre-back despite Deschamps claiming that he is not a big fan of the youngster. Kante was included in the team and Thuram was chosen to lead the attacking line.
- 00:13 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Massive Euro 2024 newsUEFA said Monday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) over alleged inappropriate behaviour by its fans after the country's Euro 2024 match against England. Charges against the FSS include "throwing of objects" and "transmitting a provocative message unfit for a sports event", the European football body said in a statement. The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) will decide on the matter in due course, it added.
- 00:01 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Ralf RagnickRalf Rangnick, who hails from near Stuttgart in south-west Germany, is coming into his first major international tournament as a coach at the age of 65. Under his coaching, Austria finished second in their group during the qualification stage.
- 23:56 (IST)Austria vs France LIVE: Mbappe factorThe political tremors of France have reached the Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany, where France's star player Kylian Mbappe said he was "against extremes and divisive ideas" and urged young people to vote at a "crucial moment" in French history.
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