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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23607645" data-attributes="member: 158020">France 2 Netherlands 1: Giroud ends  drought to sink Dutch  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/09/09/20/4FF301BF00000578-0-image-a-59_1536521012581.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Kylian Mbappe illuminated France's World Cup homecoming and Olivier Giroud  ended his international goal drought to seal a 2-1 Nations league win over  Netherlands   PSG teenager Mbappe was one of the stars of Les Bleus' march to glory in  Russia and he dazzled during the opening stages of a first game back at the  Stade de France for Didier Deschamps' side.There was a sense of inevitability to  his 14th-minute opener but Ronald Koeman's men were rewarded for their  persistence with Ryan Babel's equaliser after the hour mark.      Chelsea striker Giroud failed to score at Russia 2018 but was on hand to  volley home substitute Benjamin Mendy's cross for his first France goal in 11  matches.Mbappe drew two early saves from Jasper Cillessen before becoming the  beneficiary of some dreadful Netherlands defending.   A couple of botched clearances from Babel and Daley Blind were compounded  when Quincy Promes headed into Blaise Matuidi's path, leaving Mbappe to tap in  the Juventus midfielder's low cross.   By the time the hour passed, France had allowed a position of strength to  drift and did not heed the warning of Georginio Wijnaldum bustling into the box  to drag wastefully wide.    Kenny Tete charged into space down the right, beyond the recently introduced  Mendy, and the on-rushing Babel dispatched his fine delivery at the near  post.Memphis Depay then lashed into the side netting, with the Lyon star wasting  another promising position in the 71st minute.   France's response was decisive, although the previously impressive Cillessen  will be disappointed to have palmed Giroud's left-footed effort into the  net.</blockquote>

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