Where did France's goal go?

France reached the last 16 after remaining undefeated in the first round. However, due to a 1-1 draw with Poland, they finished second in Group D after Austria. Coincidentally, the runner-up of the World Cup has beaten the same team in the Euro, it is Austria.

After defeating Austria 1-0, France played a goalless draw with the Netherlands. Due to this performance, France will have to face the 'draw' to advance, which can be considered difficult. France will play Belgium in the knockout stage.

In the last two World Cup editions, France has defeated strong European opponents. Meanwhile, the team won the title in 2018 and finished runners-up 18 months ago. For now, France is not the strongest team in Europe. This is not good for a team like France, who are aiming to win the title for the first time since 2000 and the third time overall.

Mbappe did not play against the Netherlands due to a nose injury, but returned to the field against Poland. At the same time, he also scored a goal from the penalty. This was his first goal in the Euro. This is his 13th goal in a major competition for France. With this, he is level with 1958 World Cup hero Just Fontaine and is just one goal behind Michel Platini. Platini scored 14 goals in major tournaments.

But Mbappe's goal was not enough to win France. Robert Lewandowski equalized from the penalty spot for Poland. In the last World Cup, France scored 16 goals in 7 matches. He also scored 29 goals in 8 Euro qualifiers. Among them, 17 goals were against Zilbratter alone. However, France has not been able to score a single goal from the "open place" in the Euros. So the question is, where did France's goal go? A goal against Austria was also a suicide.

French coach Didier Deschamps analyzed the match against Poland and said that Lukasz Skorupsi, the team's goalkeeper, performed extremely well. He was the player of the match. I have complete faith in my forwards. When we need a goal in the decisive phase, they have done their job.' France will be confident of one fact as they enter the knockout stage, this team has not conceded a single goal in the league stage.

"There is no lack of team spirit, everyone is playing together and creating opportunities," says coach Deschamps, "Of course the number of goals has decreased. Again the group we were in was really tough, some of the other groups were not that tough. Now we will have a few days rest. It's good for us. Then we will prepare for the last 16. He wants, at least Mbappe can return to the rhythm.