France hold on to beat Austriapublished at 07:17
Austria 0-1 France
Highlights: Austria 0-1 France
But first, more on France…
Like England, they struggled to see off determined opposition in their opening match but squeaked through with a tight 1-0 win.
Their victory over Austria was settled by an own goal, with Leeds United centre-back Max Wober heading a Kylian Mbappe cross into his own net seven minutes before half-time.
Austria missed their best chance just moments earlier when Christoph Baumgartner’s shot from close range was blocked by the feet of France keeper Mike Maignan.
Mbappe, who saw a first-half shot well saved by Austria keeper Patrick Pentz, produced an early contender for the miss of Euro 2024 after the break when he showed astonishing pace to race past Wober but, with the goal at his mercy, he held his head in disbelief after shooting wide.
France were not at their best but, with veteran N’Golo Kante producing a magnificent individual performance after two years away from the international stage, they did enough to get past a determined Austria and set the platform for the key Group D game against old rivals the Netherlands on Friday.