Netherlands beats France in UEFA Nations League

It was a frustrating evening for World champions France, as they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam. Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay late in either half were enough for Oranje – whose win here means Germany will be relegated to League B in the current Nations League format.

Didier Deschamps’ side was missing a few key players on this occasion: Samuel Umtiti (knee), Lucas Hernandez (muscle) and Paul Pogba (knock) were all evident absentees through their respective injuries. However, the overall team display was underwhelming, to say the least and they could have easily been beaten more heavily if not for Hugo Lloris’ goalkeeping heroics during a frustrating night for the visitors.