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It wasn\u2019t the prettiest of performances, but France managed to kick start their Euro 2024 campaign with a 1-0 win over a spirited Austria side on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The solitary goal came courtesy of Austria\u2019s Maximilian Wober, who headed a Kylian Mbappe cross into his own net on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n

So what did we learn from Les Bleus\u2019 nervy win? And what did the game tell us about their chances of going all the way and winning\u00a0Euro 2024?<\/p>\n

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Kylian Mbappe\u2019s injury worries<\/h2>\n
\"Kylian<\/figure>\n

A sore one \/ Soccrates Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

The slow motion replays of Mbappe\u2019s face connecting with Kevin Danso\u2019s shoulder made the whole of Europe collectively wince. And judging by the fact that his nose was contorted in 20 different directions afterwards, it\u2019s no surprise that the France captain suffered a broken nose during the incident.<\/p>\n

Despite the gruesome nature of the injury, and copious amount of blood which burst out of the forward\u2019s nose, the French FA have confirmed that\u00a0Mbappe\u00a0won\u2019t require surgery, meaning he will not be ruled out the remainder of Euro 2024, though is still expected to miss their next game against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Mbappe will wear a mask when he does return to action, and is already\u00a0asking for suggestions\u00a0on designs.<\/p>\n

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Olivier Giroud needs to start<\/h2>\n
\"Olivier<\/figure>\n

Time to start the big man? \/ Marvin Ibo Guengoer \u2013 GES Sportfoto\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

In ideal world, France don\u2019t have to rely upon a now 37-year-old Olivier Giroud to knit together their attacking lineup.<\/p>\n

But judging on the performance against Austria, we don\u2019t live in an ideal world and France need to start Giroud up front.<\/p>\n

The towering forward has long been the man that\u2019s made everything come together in the final third for Les Bleus, allowing Mbappe to race infield to latch onto his knock downs, or hold up play to get Antoine Griezmann involved.<\/p>\n

Without Giroud against Austria, and with a mobile front three of Marcus Thuram, Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, France clearly missed having a player who can drop in from the forward line, receive the ball, and allow his team have enjoy sustained periods of pressure \u2013 something that they didn\u2019t really do last night.<\/p>\n

Giroud is the only player in this France squad that can perform that role, so Didier Deschamps simply has to start him moving forward, particularly if they don\u2019t have the individual brilliance of Mbappe to depend on next time.<\/p>\n

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N\u2019Golo Kante is back to his best<\/h2>\n
\"N'Golo<\/figure>\n

Top class performance \/ Marvin Ibo Guengoer \u2013 GES Sportfoto\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

To be perfectly honest, we were quite surprised by the fact that N\u2019Golo Kante was still a footballer, never mind one that\u2019s still this good.<\/p>\n

The holding midfielder has been out-of-sight and out-of-mind since moving to the\u00a0Saudi Pro League, so we weren\u2019t too sure what to expect from the now 33-year-old on Monday night when his named appeared on the France teamsheet.<\/p>\n

What we got was vintage Kante.<\/p>\n

The World Cup winner rolled back the years to provide an impenetrable wall in front of the France defence against Austria, recovering possession for his side an impressive seven times in the win.<\/p>\n

Someone queue up the \u2018Kante covers 80% of the world\u2019 memes again. He\u2019s back in business.<\/p>\n

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Is Dayot Upamecano \u2013 William Saliba France\u2019s best centre-back partnership?<\/h2>\n
\"William<\/figure>\n

A few nervy moments \/ Eurasia Sport Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

Les Bleus kept a clean sheet in the win over Austria, but that was perhaps more down to Kante than it was to their new-look defensive partnership.<\/p>\n

In truth, William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano looked a nervy at times in Dusseldorf, with a few mis-hit clearances putting France under undue pressure on a few occasions.<\/p>\n

A much more assured performance will be needed against the Netherlands in their second game, especially with Ibrahima Konate and Benjamin Pavard waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n

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