Two nations who endured contrasting nights in their most recent Euro 2024 qualifiers don their friendly caps on Tuesday, as France host Scotland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in an exhibition contest.
Les Bleus sealed their spot at next year's Finals by defeating the Netherlands 2-1 on Friday, while Steve Clarke's men were left seething at a perceived sense of injustice in a 2-0 loss to Spain.
The Paris Saint-Germain sensation connected with Jonathan Clauss's delivery to direct a stunning volley past Bart Verbruggen in the seventh minute, before killing the game off with an astonishing curling effort in the second half as Les Bleus fans began booking their tickets to Germany.
Mike Maignan may have been beaten at his near post by debutant Quilindschy Hartman late on, but the left-back's maiden strike proved inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, and the pressure has been lifted off of France's shoulders for the remainder of the calendar year.
A 100% record in Euro 2024 qualifying is a feat that only Portugal can also boast so far, as Didier Deschamps's side are almost guaranteed to sail through in first place, and Les Bleus enter Tuesday's friendly on an 11-game scoring streak since losing to Tunisia at last year's World Cup.
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