It will be a tactical game.

CHANGES IN THE ATTACK LINE

Kylian Mbappe has a broken nose and is likely to miss out on France's attack. Mbappe theoretically started as a centre-forward in France's win over Austria, although he has a tendency to drift to the left. That's where Olivier Giroud used to be, so Didier Deschamps could replace him with Giroud and keep the rest of the positions the same. Another option would be to bring Marcus Thuram in as a centre-forward (since Mbappe isn't a centre-forward by any means) and find another player to play as a left winger. This would give youngster Bradley Barcola a chance to make his EURO debut for France.

Without Mbappe, Griezmann will have to shoulder the responsibility of being the leader of the French team.

On the Dutch side, coach Ronald Koeman made a series of changes to his entire forward line in the opening match against Poland. Wout Weghorst came on and immediately scored the decisive goal to help the Netherlands take all 3 points. Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, coming off the bench, also showed that he is still useful despite drifting to Saudi Arabia. Donyell Malen and Jeremie Frimpong were other substitutes who came on as the Netherlands came from behind to beat Poland. They are both hopeful of earning a place in the starting lineup this time.

Substitution means changing the whole style of play. The Netherlands flexibly switched between playing in a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 formation. Accordingly, coach Koeman has the opportunity to reflect again, to see which formation he leans towards. Meanwhile, Deschamps' problem is the situation without Mbappe. Perhaps the importance of Antoine Griezmann in France's attack will be raised higher. For many years, Mbappe has always been the first priority destination when French players deploy the ball. Now they are forced to use "plan B", with Griezmann being the most influential attacker in the team.

THE "LONG-RANGE" WEAPON IS STILL VERY FORBIDDEN

One of the Dutch football's signature attacking moves, over the years, has been the long cross-field pass to the winger. Marco Van Basten scored his legendary goal in the 1988 EURO final from a pass from Arnold Muhren. Dennis Bergkamp scored the best goal of the 1998 World Cup against Argentina in the same way. It was also the weapon that brought the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final. In the opening match of this EURO, that weapon reappeared when Cody Gakpo received the ball, in a position very far down the left flank of the attack.

Johan Cruyff famously said: "Football is a simple game, but playing it simply is the hardest thing." This is the perfect example of Cruyff's philosophy: a long, lofted pass to the most dangerous player, after having eliminated a forest of players in the middle of the pitch. The Netherlands will continue to hone their skills, while France's full-backs will need to be wary of this tactic.

Because the Netherlands-France match took place after the Poland-Austria match, the two "senior" teams in the group had more conditions to calculate their moves (and the accompanying playing style). If the Poland-Austria match had a winner, then a draw would be considered a guarantee for both the Netherlands and France to continue (at least the third-place team would have a wild card). Everything therefore had to wait until the ball rolled to be clearer.

Goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang: "France will win 1-0"

France won 1-0 against Austria in their opening match, on a day when they missed many opportunities. The Netherlands are a strong opponent, their morale is high after getting 3 points against Poland in their first match. However, I still think that France is stronger. Mbappe's ability to play after his nose injury is a question mark, but they still have an excellent striker like Giroud. I believe that the veteran striker who is very "lucky" Giroud will score and France will have a 1-0 victory to quickly book a ticket to the next round.

Prediction: France win 1-0.

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Coach Didier Deschamps won the 2018 World Cup but has been unlucky with EURO despite reaching the final in 2016. Therefore, he is determined to win the championship in Germany this year. Kante has returned very impressively, but the French team will need more than that when facing the steely Netherlands. Both won their opening matches, so this encounter will be meaningful in the fight for the top spot in Group D, to calculate for the knockout round. The French team is showing a lot of dependence on Mbappe, who just suffered a nose injury, and that will be an opportunity for the Dutch team to drag their opponents into a fierce battle all over the pitch.

Prediction: 1-1 draw.

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