There France wins, albeit without exaltation, on his debut against Austria. The Transalpines win 1-0, thanks to Wober’s own goal, and catch up with the Netherlands in first place in group D. In the French house, in addition to the performance, there is a lot of concern about Mbappé who left the field bleeding and apparently suffered a broken nose.
At the end of the match, Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, spoke about his team’s performance and spoke about the condition of his number 10. These were the coach’s words to Rai. “We could have created more danger for our opponents but we fought. Austria has great quality and I am very satisfied with having won the first match of this European Championship even if Mbappé’s condition is a concern.”
On Mbappé’s condition
“He’s sick, his nose isn’t in good shape. We’ll see, but it will be difficult to recover it in the next few days”
What are the favourites?
“I don’t know, there are many teams. The important thing is to make our own progress, before thinking about the others. The objective for all of them is to get through the group, then there will be another competition. Winning the first match is very important because it offers the possibility of facing the next two more lightly. To be calm, we need to win the next one too.”
On non-football issues
“The players have the freedom to express themselves, with their sensitivity. I’m not here to stop the players from speaking, they are French citizens proud to wear this shirt. They have the right to say what they think but we are focused on the competition.”