What better way to raise the curtain on the Euro 2024 qualifying process than a pair of epic encounters on matchday one: England travelling to Naples for a potentially volcanic clash with Italy, and France hosting the Dutch in a heavyweight head-to-head at the Stade de France in Paris.
A perusal of the history books suggests that the Dutch will be up against it in the French capital. They have lost five of their last six matches against Les Bleus and have not won on Gallic soil for a whopping 87 years (a 6-1 win back in 1936).
For the French, fresh from achieving a commendable silver medal at the World Cup, the time has come for a changing of the guard in defence. Arguably the two most important individuals in their back line, goalkeeper and skipper Hugo Lloris and central defender Raphael
