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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 on Friday, a result that eliminated Poland who lost 3-1 against Austria despite a return of their hero Robert Lewandowski. The French and Dutch 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 only watch on as his team-mates including Antoine Griezmann ad Adrien Rabiot missed more than half a dozen first-rate opportun…

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