Austria’s Woeber diverted Mbappe’s cutback into his own net seven minutes before half-time.
France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe kicks the ball and misses a goal next to Austria's defender #02 Maximilian Woeber during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group D football match between Austria and France at the Duesseldorf Arena in Duesseldorf on June 17, 2024. - AFPPIXown goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game but Kylian Mbappe came off late on with a broken nose.
He had earlier failed to convert a glorious chance that would have allowed France to win by a wider margin, and sources close to the player confirmed he had broken his nose in the accidental clash with Kevin Danso.“He is in a bad way. He is not well. His nose is a mess, that’s for sure. That is the black mark of the evening for us,“ France coach Didier Deschamps said, without confirming the extent of the injury.
Mbappe and other French players had spent much of their time before the media in recent days answering questions about upcoming elections in the country which could see the far-right National Rally become the biggest party.Any slip-up here would have led to suggestions their minds had not been fully focused on the competition.
“We are obviously disappointed with the result. No France player scored against us in 100 minutes, just a very unfortunate own goal,“ said Rangnick. He endured a miserable time at his only previous Euros in 2021, failing to score and missing the decisive penalty in a shoot-out defeat by Switzerland in the last 16.
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