France Euro 2024 Fixtures: Dates, Venues and Game Analysis | OneFootball

France came into Euro 2024 as one of the red-hot favourites to be crowned champions but have flattered to deceive thus far despite reaching the Quarter Finals. What are their fixtures and potential route to the final?

Group D always looked pretty intriguing with four sides all capable of having an impact on the tournament and although both results went as the odds suggested in Matchweek One, there was perhaps more to those results than meets the eye. The Netherlands needed to come from behind to beat Poland whereas France required an own goal from Max Wober to overcome Austria in Düsseldorf.

Les Bleus and de Oranje then played out a goalless draw in Leipzig with Kylian Mbappe missing through a facial injury for Didier Deschamps’ side, while Austria gave their chances of qualifying a real boost with a 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin.

Eventually on Matchday Three, Mbappe returned to the French team and scored from the spot but les Bleus were not at their best in a 1-1 draw with Poland and that result allowed Austria to leapfrog them into top spot by beating the Netherlands in Berlin.

Their Round of 16 clash was hardly a classic either, as a late Jan Vertonghen own goal proved to be the difference against Belgium. Could Didier Deschamps be set to mastermind another far from pretty tournament win for his country?

Group D – Matchweek One

France beat Austria for the 14th time in their history in Matchweek One, as Max Wober’s first-half own goal proved to be the difference between the two teams. Les Bleus had chances to wrap up the win, but worryingly for them star man and captain Kylian Mbappe was withdrawn with a facial injury in the second-half, not long after missing a guilt-edged chance.

Group D – Matchweek Two

With so much hype surrounding this game, it was a slight disappointment that neither side could break the deadlock in Leipzig. Les Bleus missed the cutting edge of their talisman and captain Kylian Mbappe and in the end it was De Oranje who came closest to grabbing the win having had a Xavi Simons’ strike chalked off due to a contentious offside decision.

Group D – Matchweek Three

While Austria and the Netherlands played out a thriller in Berlin, France toiled to another disappointing draw in Dortmund. Kylian Mbappe was able to convert a penalty to give les Bleus the lead only to be pegged back by a Robert Lewandowski penalty – after the Polish skipper had missed one earlier in the game. That point meant France finished second in the group behind Burschen, who beat de Oranje 3-2.

Round of 16

The ends often justify the means for France and that was certainly the case in this dour Round of 16 clash against Belgium. The Red Devils failed to create many clear cut chances, but nor did les Bleus, with a late own goal from Jan Vertonghen eventually enough to send Didier Deschamps’ side through to the final eight.

Quarter Final

Two of the most fancied teams of the tournament will now take each other on this Saturday night as France take on Portugal. Portugal have actually won just one of their last 14 matches against France – but it happened to be the most significant game played between the two in the Euro 2016 final when Eder’s extra-time winner fired the Selecao to the trophy in Paris.