Ibrahima Konate came out on top in his head-to-head battle with Virgil van Dijk this evening, the former guiding France to a 4-0 victory versus the Netherlands in their Euro 2024 qualifier.
Konate played the full 90 minutes, while also picking up a yellow card, as Les Blues got off to a winning start in Group B. Van Dijk was on the losing side on this occasion and also completed the full match at the Stade de France. It was an evening which saw Kylian Mbappe prove his class once again, scoring two of his team's goals with Antoine Griezmann and Dayot Upamecano completing the rout.
Elsewhere, Mohamed Salah was on the scoresheet as Egypt secured a 2-0 win over Malawi in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. In the same group, Naby Keita helped Guinea to three points after defeating Ethiopia.
