Didier Deschamps’ side are now on the wrong side of the table after a 1-1 draw at Dortmund cost them top spot in Group D.
Everything was going so well for France. Their masked man had returned to the starting line-up to give them the lead in Tuesday’s crucial Euro 2024 Group D clash against Poland, Kylian Mbappe finally finding a way past an inspired Lukasz Skorupski with an impressive penalty.
However, Dayot Upamecano then did what Dayot Upamecano is always likely to do by making a mistake that allowed Robert Lewandowski to equalize from the spot – at the second attempt – with just 11 minutes of regulation time remaining.
France charged into the closing stages, desperately trying to score the goal that would have won them the group. But Didier Deschamps’ men failed to qualify. The Blues, tournament favorites, now find themselves on the wrong side of the round of 16 table, alongside Spain, Germany and Portugal.
Below, AIM assesses all the players present in Dortmund as France’s Euro hopes took a self-inflicted blow…