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A tale of two halves as France awaken and dispatch spent Dutch

A tale of two halves as France awaken and dispatch spent Dutch

Four goals after the break secure 5-2 win and top spot in Group D for Les Bleus

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Sandie Toletti celebrates scoring France’s opening goal. Credit: Uefa/Uefa via Getty Images

France overcame a valiant Dutch effort and confirmed their status as serious tournament contenders as a 5-2 win sealed top spot in Group D and a Euro 2025 quarter-final against Germany.

The margins separating the teams in the ‘group of death’ were rendered brutally…

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