Antoine Griezmann was already accurate in the second minute, Dayot Upamecano made it 2-0 in the eighth minute and Kylian Mbappé made it 3-0 in the 21st minute. It meant the worst start for the Netherlands since 1919, when it was 3-0 behind against Sweden after just 20 minutes. In the final phase, Mbappé also scored the 4-0. Memphis Depay missed a penalty in injury time.
The Orange started with Lutsharel Geertruida, Kenneth Taylor and Xavi Simons in the base. It was his debut for Geertruida, Simons first appeared at the kick-off for the Orange squad. Taylor was substituted after the dramatic initial phase. Daley Blind came in and played his hundredth international match.
Koeman did not have a number of intended basic players at the Stade de France. Frenkie de Jong retired early this week with a hamstring injury and another five players dropped out on Thursday, including Cody Gakpo and Matthijs de Ligt.
