France are among the favorites to become the kings of Europe this summer when Les Bleus head to Germany for Euro 2024.
After losing to Argentina in an epic 2022 FIFA World Cup final, Didier Deschamps’ side are looking to bounce back and secure another major title, with talisman Kylian Mbappé wearing the captain’s armband.
Mbappé has dominated the headlines since the beginning of 2024. His long-awaited free transfer to Real Madrid, after opting to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the domestic campaign, has been discussed and analyzed for weeks.
However, Mbappe’s only focus over the coming weeks will be on his national team as he aims to lead France to glory ahead of potential rivals Germany and England.
Did Kylian Mbappé win the Euro Cup?
A Euro title is not on Mbappé’s list of achievements, although the player won a series of national titles with PSG and the World Cup with France in 2018, before scoring a hat-trick in the final four. years later.
His move to Real Madrid is largely motivated by the desire to win the UEFA Champions League and he will be seeking continental supremacy with France in the coming weeks.
France has won the European Championship twice in its history, first as hosts in 1984 and again in 2000 as part of a ‘double’ with the 1998 World Cup.
Kylian Mbappé’s record of matches and goals in the Euro Cup
Mbappé made his senior debut for France in March 2017 and scored four goals as France lifted the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
However, his record at the Euros is less striking, as he failed to score at Euro 2020, despite starting all four of France’s matches in the tournament.
Deschamps’ team lost on penalties to Switzerland in the round of 16 and Mbappé missed the decisive penalty.
Kylian Mbappé statistics at the French Euro Cup
| Year | Host country | Games played | Goals scored | Stage reached | removed by |
| 2020 | Multiple | 4 | 0 | round of 16 | Swiss |
| 2024 | Germany | 1 | 0 | Determined | Determined |
Mbappé and France’s schedule at Euro 2024
Mbappé will look to make up for his problems at Euro 2020 this summer, as France have been placed in Group D along with the Netherlands, Poland and Austria.
France’s first match was a 1-0 victory against Austria in Dusseldorf on June 17, in which Mbappé suffered a worrying suspected broken nose. This is followed by a confrontation with the Netherlands on June 21 in Leipzig, before finishing the group stage against Poland on June 25 in Dortmund.
| Accessory | Date | Event | KO Time (Local, CET) |
| Austria 0-1 France | June 17, 2023 | Düsseldorf (Merkur Spiel-Arena) | 9 p.m. |
| Netherlands vs. France | June 21, 2023 | Leipzig (Red Bull Arena) | 9 p.m. |
| France against Poland | June 25, 2023 | Dortmund (Westfalen stadium) | 6 p.m. |
France Euro 2024 on the way to the final
Finishing first or second in this group is not likely to make much difference in terms of difficulty for France in the round of 16.
If France wins its group, it will face the runners-up of Group F, probably Türkiye or Czechia. If they finish second, they will face the runners-up in Group E, which will likely be Slovakia, Romania or Ukraine.
The first scenario would probably confront them Belgium in the quarterfinals; the latter could see their faces Portugal at that stage.