France Start Euro 2024 With A Win Amid Mbappe Injury Scare
Updated: June 18, 2024 12:30 IST
France weren't at their best, and Kylian Mbappe suffered a broken nose, but an Austria own goal ensured them victory.
France players celebrate after a Kylian Mbappe cut-back was headed in for an Austria own goal.
Head in hands for Austrian defender Maximilian Wober, who headed home Mbappe's cross into his own net.
Kylian Mbappe will be out of France's second Group D game after suffering a broken nose during their first Euro 2024 game.
Ngolo Kante may be playing in Saudi Arabia now, but he still oozed class, and bagged home the Player of the Match award.
World Cup winner as both France captain (1998) and France coach (2018), Didier Deschamps racked up his 100th victory as manager of the French national team, with the 1-0 win over Austria in Euro 2024.
