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France won third place in the League of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Germany in Stuttgart, thanks to a first half strike by Kylian Mbappe and a late goal from Michael Olise.
Despite a promising principle from the hosts, the quality of France in front of the goal turned out to be the difference between the two parties.
The opening stages belonged to Germany, which cut off a golden opportunity only two more minutes. Niclas FulckRug took the ball to play Nick Woltemade, but his low effort was saved by Mike Maignan.
It was an early warning for France, and Maignan would soon put himself into practice, denying Karim Adeyemi and Pascal Gros when the hosts dominated early possession.
The controversy occurred just after the half -hour mark when Germany initially received a penalty for a foul at Adeyemi. However, after a long revision of VAR, the decision was annulled and Adeyemi reserved for simulation, much for the fury of the multitude of the home.
This feeling of injustice only worsened minutes later when Florian Wirtz hit the post from closely.
It’s done at Stuttgart 🔚
Our Blues are 2-0 and hang third place in the League of Nations 🔥🇩🇪0-2🇫🇷 l #Allfra L #Ifersdrebleus pic.twitter.com/vsbajbjzuo
– France Team ⭐⭐ (@equipediafrance) June 8, 2025
France, who had offered little in attack for much of half, did a devastating blow just before the break. Aurelien Tchouameni floated a pass above Mbapppe, which he controlled expertly on the left before cutting inside and drilling a shot in front of Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
The goalkeeper of Barcelona shook hands, but could not prevent the ball from putting on the corner.
In the second half, the side of Julian Nagelsmann collided and struggled, but struggled to replicate his performance in the first half.
A moment of drama was deployed for 54 minutes when Denis Undav found the network after dispossessing Adrien Rabiot, but VAR again intervened to rule out Igualada, this time for a lack of Fullkrug on the accumulation.
France became stronger as the game took place, increasingly threatening to the counter. MBAPPE remained a constant threat and approached to double his account with an impressive volley and another opportunity for a rush, both frustrated by Ter Stegen.
Finally, he said the pressure of France. In the 84th minute, MBAPPE came out clearly again at the counter, and this time he became selfless by the substitute Olise, who returned home on an empty network to seal the victory.
