Netherlands v France LIVE: Euro 2024 latest score as Mbappe on bench

28 mins: For all the close chances and near misses, the match isn’t being played at a lightning quick tempo. Netherlands are sitting in and allowing France to have the ball.

The Dutch are preferring to attack on the counter and use their pace in the wide areas. Dumfries barges into Greizmann and gives away a free kick which France decide to play quickly.

25 mins: Memphis Depay swings a free kick into the back post for the Netherlands and finds Denzel Dumfries who nods a tricky effort wide of the target.

The Netherlands are just starting to get themselves back into the contest after of period of French ascendancy.

22 mins: Stefan De Vrij advances with the ball from the Netherlands back line and looks for a pass over the top. He sends it over to the left wing looking for Cody Gakpo but Jules Kounde is well placed to win the ball and nod it safely back to Mike Maignan.

19 mins: N’Golo Kante has started well. He’s gliding up the pitch with the ball at his feet and his causing reall trouble for the Netherlands defence who seems content to drop off him.

A misplaced pass from the midfielder gives the ball to Jerdy Schouten who kick starts a Netherlands attack from the edge of his own box.

At the other end of the pitch Cody Gakpo receives the ball on the left wing but decides to cut inside. He shifts the ball around two defenders then shoots and forces Mike Maignan to drop low and tip the ball wide of the back post.

Kounde swings another cross into the box from the right wing and almost picks out Griezmann. The ball is dropping straight onto his head but Tijjani Reijnders tracks back to nod the ball over the Frenchman and stop the attack developing further.

France twice burst through the Netherlands defence. Adrien Rabiot nips around the corner and looks to set up Griezmann only for the pass to go behind his teammate.

Griezmann gets a second attempt as N’Golo Kante weaves his way back into the penalty area. His pass does find its mark and Griezmann’s first-time shot goes wide!

12 mins: Denzel Dumfries plays a give-and-go before continuing his run down the inside right channel. He waits for the chipped return pass but nudges into William Saliba trying to bring the ball under control.

The referee judges it to be a foul. Free kick to France.

9 mins: Jerdy Schouten gives the ball away just outside his own penalty area and France quickly work it over to Griezmann. Frimpong scurries across and recovers possession with a well-timed sliding tackle which the crowd shows their appreciation for.

This game already has a bit of bite.

6 mins: Ousmane Dembele brings the ball down the right then gives it to N’Golo Kante making an overlapping run. Kante sends it back to a forward thinking Jules Kounde who swings a cross into the box only for Virgil van Dijk to nod it clear.

Van Dijk’s made a few headed clearances already in this game and there’s barely been five minutes played.

Marcus Thuram is slipped into the left side of the box then gets forced wide. He passes it back to Antoine Griezmann who has a dart from range and forces Bart Verbruggen to flap the ball out for a corner/

France are punching back immediately.