Rampant France through with a flourish
Monday, July 18, 2016
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Netherlands 1-5 France
Jean-Kévin Augustin scored three times and Kylian Mbappé twice as France finished second in Group B at their opponents' expense.
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• France finish second in Group B after an emphatic win against the Netherlands
• Both sides went into the final round of group games on three points
• Kylian Mbappé goes close in the sixth minute before converting a Ludovic Blas cross
• Pablo Rosario heads Kenneth Paal's free-kick against a post as the Netherlands seek an equaliser
• France's Denis Will Poha hits the crossbar with an impudent lob before Jean-Kévin Augustin fires in seconds later
• Netherlands pull one back as Jérôme Onguene fouls Steven Bergwijn and captain Abdelhak Nouri converts the penalty
• France restore their two-goal cushion as Blas shows more great footwork to find Augustin, who scores at the second attempt
• Augustin sets up Mbappé to make it 4-1
• Augustin collects Enock Kwateng's pass and races past two defenders to complete his hat-trick
• France play Portugal in the semi-finals on Thursday
• Netherlands finish third in Group B and face Germany for a place in next year's FIFA U-20 World Cup
