Then the French players took the initiative, with Zidane's players dominating possession against a disciplined Turkish defense that managed to limit the effectiveness of Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele, and Kylian Mbappe, with the fearsome trio's danger largely absent. The French players tried to find attacking solutions against the Turkish defenses but without any notable attacking effectiveness.
The Turkish players relied on counterattacks to disrupt the French players' advance and Ferdi Kadioglu had a dangerous header, but French goalkeeper Maignan made a great save to deny him a sure goal. The French players did not perform as expected offensively, and Zidane failed to find the right combination in the attacking third, with the Blues' danger largely absent. Then Paris Yilmaz fell in the penalty area, but the referee asked play to continue. The French players tried to exploit their ball control, but their attacking effectiveness was absent against the opponent's goal, and the half ended in a goalless draw between the two teams.
The second half began with heavy pressure from the Turkish players, with Maignan saving a dangerous attempt from Salih Ozkan's powerful header, but against the flow of play, Kylian Mbappe scored the lead for the Blues in the 54th minute after a decisive pass from Michael Olise. The Turkish players then pressed hard in an attempt to equalize, while the French players retreated to defend their lead.
The pace of the Montella players' pressure did not let up, and they tried to keep up the pressure. Zidane then made a forced substitution due to Mbappe's injury, bringing on Desire Doue, and the Blues put heavy pressure on the Turkish ball carrier in an attempt to disrupt Montella's players in midfield. Montella was late in making substitutions in his squad, and they pressed hard, but the French defense was up to the task, and the home side's danger was largely absent.
Then Olise had a powerful shot that went wide of the post, and after that, Montella made attacking substitutions in his squad and the post denied Joel Konde a beautiful goal after a powerful shot hit it. In the last 15 minutes, the Turkish players threw all their attacking weight forward in an attempt to equalize, and they had some dangerous attempts, but the final touch was missing for the hosts, who failed to capitalize on the chances they created, while the French players played a disciplined defensive game. In the 87th minute, Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir was sent off after handling Bradley Barcola's ball outside the penalty area, and German referee Felix Zwayer sent him off, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for the Blues.
In the same group, Belgium secured an important away win against the newly-reformed Italian team with coach Roberto Mancini with a score of 2-0, earning the Red Devils three very valuable points that put them at the top of the group.
In the first half, the Belgian players dominated the proceedings, successfully threatening the Azzurri's goal with several dangerous attempts, and the Red Devils' efforts paid off with a lead in the 20th minute through star player Micha Godts after a decisive pass from Kevin De Bruyne. The Italian players tried to make a quick reaction, and they had some attempts, but they lacked attacking effectiveness. In the second half, the Azzurri players dominated the proceedings, and Montella's players had several dangerous attempts, but the attacking effectiveness was absent for the hosts, who failed to capitalize on the chances that came their way, while the Belgian players were well-positioned defensively in their defensive areas. In the 69th minute, Dodi Lukebakio scored Belgium's second goal after a decisive pass from Charlo De Ketelaere, and the match ended with a 2-0 win for Belgium.
In the second level and within Group Two, the Ukrainian team secured an important win over their Hungarian opponents with a score of 1-0, with a goal scored by player Danilo Sican in the 42nd minute. In Group Four, the Swedish team secured an important win over their Romanian opponents with a score of 2-1, with goals scored by Skandar Isak and Viktor Gyökeres for the Swedish team. In the same group, the Polish team drew 0-0 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the third level and within Group Two, the Montenegrin team secured an important win over their Cypriot opponents with a score of 2-1.
