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Wasteful France played to the first goalless draw at Euro 2024 in the absence of captain Kylian Mbappe against the Netherlands. The teams had also met in qualifying, with France winning 4-0 and 2-1 and four of the six goals coming from Mbappe. He was a unused substitute after breaking his nose in the first match against Austria, and could watch on as Adrien Rabiot inexplicably passed to Antoine Griezmann instead of shooting himself, Griezmann narrowly aimed wide, and Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembele missing the target. The French remain without a goal of their own after two matches as the win…

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