France vs Austria

Mbappe opened the scoring with another stunning goal before Giroud, who again showed coach Didier Deschamps he is more than a third-choice forward, sealed the ...

Deschamps said: "Do not put words in my mouth. He had difficult periods with his club but always performed well with us. I did not say that he would be there. "Our intentions were good, everyone defended a lot, there are a lot of positives. [Aurelien Tchouameni](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/265919/Aurélien-Tchouaméni)'s attempt from just outside the box after a quick combination between [Antoine Griezmann](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/140416/Antoine-Griezmann) and Mbappe was tipped over by Austria keeper [Patrick Pentz](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/237966/Patrick-Pentz) as Les Bleus piled on the pressure. "Oliver deserves it, I am very happy for him. [Jules Kounde](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231692/Jules-Koundé) and goalkeeper [Mike Maignan](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/189026/Mike-Maignan) sustained injuries, and may join [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema), [Hugo Lloris](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/43372/Hugo-Lloris), [Paul Pogba](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/138860/Paul-Pogba) on the sidelines. [Jonathan Clauss](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/232089/Jonathan-Clauss) just missing out on a goal early in the second half. And he had many opportunities," Deschamps said after the match. [AC Milan](/football/team?id=103) striker was replaced by [Ousmane Dembele](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/229744/Ousmane-Dembélé) to the Stade de France crowd's standing ovation, leaving Deschamps, who has only called up Giroud in the absence of Benzema, with a tricky decision before November's World Cup. [France](/football/team?id=478) kept their hopes of staying in the top tier of the Nations League alive as goals by [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) and [Olivier Giroud](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/88965/Olivier-Giroud) secured a 2-0 home victory over [Austria](/football/team?id=474) on Thursday. [Alphonse Areola](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/148987/Alphonse-Areola) at halftime due to a calf pain.