Euro 2024: Own goal saves France’s blushes against Austria

Austria were inches from taking the lead in the first period through Christoph Baumgartner before Kylian Mbappe’s cross was headed into his own net by Leeds defender Max Wober to give the two-time champions a half-time lead.France had chances to extend their lead in the second period through Antoine Griezmann, while Mbappe was still searching for his first European Championship goal after he missed a glorious one-on-one effort but France hung on make a winning start in Group D.France posed the first threat of the tie when Mbappe sprinted down the left and unleashed a low effort which…