Austria v France player ratings: Kante 9; Mbappe 7; Danso 8; Sabitzer 7

Didier Deschamps' tournament favourites clinch 1-0 win in their Euro 2024 Group D opener

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  Patrick Pentz 6/10

  AUSTRIA RATINGS: Decent early save from Mbappe. No chance with France's goal. Just about got away with it when Mbappe mis-controlled in the box late in the first half. Reuters

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  Stefan Posch 6/10

  Broke quickly to deliver a good cross-field ball into the box that Laimer wasted. Put in a few decent crosses. EPA

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  Kevin Danso 8/10

  Good clearing header from dangerous Griezmann free kick. Muscular physical presence in the centre of defence. Strong as an ox. Great saving tackle on Kolo Muani. Mbappe's nose came off worst when it picked a fight with his shoulder late in the game. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Maximilian Wober 4/10

  Booked for an industrial challenge on Dembele. Played some decent passes out from the back. Very poor positioning when he conceded the own goal. Reuters

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  Philipp Mwene 5/10

  A willing runner out wide. Booked for a foul on Dembele, who gave him plenty of grief. Careless pass to almost put Dembele in and he was subsequently skinned by Mbappe in the lead-up to France's goal. Kept grafting, though. APShow less

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  Florian Grillitsch 7/10

  The creative fulcrum for Austria. Always looking for the ball and used it intelligently for the most part. EPA

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  Nicolas Seiwald 7/10

  Popped up everywhere. Neat and tidy in possession, dogged in the press, closed players down and won the ball back. When he had the ball, he didn't waste it. PA

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  Christoph Baumgartner 7/10

  Orchestrated things in midfield. Always looking to make something happen. Should have scored when presented with an absolute sitter by Sabitzer in the area but miskicked. Carried a constant attacking menace. AFPShow less

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  Marcel Sabitzer 7/10

  Ran himself ragged up front. Made some clever runs and played some intelligent passes. A good game from the Borussia Dortmund man. EPA

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  Konrad Laimer 6/10

  Always busy. Forced a good save from Maignan. Gave the ball away carelessly more than once. AFP

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  Michael Gregoritsch 6/10

  Hit some decent crosses - including one superb centre to set up a chance 10 minutes before half time. EPA

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  Marko Arnautovic 5/10

  SUBS: (On for Gregoritsch, 59'): The former West Ham man didn't contribute a great deal to the Austrian cause. Wasted possession several times. Getty Images

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  Patrick Wimmer 7/10

  (On for Grillitsch, 60') A very lively introduction. Showed sharp footwork as he tried to dance into French box soon after coming on. Swung a dangerous free kick into box. Definitely increased Austria's threat levels. APShow less

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  Gernot Trauner 5/10

  (On for Wober, 59'): Didn't have a big effect on the game. PA

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  Alexander Prass N/A

  (On for Mwene, 88'): Little time to have much of an impact. Reuters

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  Romano Schmid N/A

  (On for Laimer, 91'). AP

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  Mike Maignan 7/10

  FRANCE RATINGS: Wasn't found wanting when called into action. Got out quickly to save well from Baumgartner. Hurt when making a fearless save at the same player's feet. AP

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  Jules Kounde 6/10

  Solid defensive shift. Not a great deal going forward in the first half - did hit a good ball to set Kolo Muani free late in the game. EPA

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  Dayot Upamecano 7/10

  A strong showing: winning challenges using his power to good effect and generally tidying things up for France with little fuss. Getty Images

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  William Saliba 7/10

  Classy and composed as you would expect from the Arsenal man. Combined well with Upamecano to snuff out a dangerous run into the box from Sabitzer. AFP

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  Theo Hernandez 7/10

  Always a threat with his pace and direct running. Whipped a tantalising ball across the face of goal early on. Hit another teasing centre that Griezmann couldn't quite reach to force into the net. Not too shabby in defence, either. PAShow less

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  N'Golo Kante 9/10

  What a comeback from the Al Ittihad midfielder as he showed no signs of ring rust in his first international for nearly two years. He snapped at people's heels, won back possession and then slipped telling passes left right and centre. Made some good bursts forward. too. Sprinted back to make a brilliant tackle to rob Wimmer when he was almost through on goal late in the game. Colossal. AFPShow less

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  Adrien Rabiot 6/10

  A great steal and break to tee up Griezmann, who wasted a good position. Beautiful long ball to free Mbappe on the left wing. Had less impact as the game wore on. AP

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  Marcus Thuram 5/10

  Contributed some good work in defence. Lovely sequence of step-overs to create space for himself late on but then ballooned his shot high and wide when others were better-placed. Summed up his match. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Antoine Griezmann 5/10

  Showed some silky touches but was uncharacteristically wasteful with several free-kicks. Picked up a cut to his head when he was bundled into the advertising hoardings. Not a vintage night. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Ousmane Dembele 6/10

  Pacy going forward as you'd expect, unsettling the Austrian defence with his running and close control. Overhit a pass into box for Mbappe. Played a part in the build-up to Mbappe's goal. Alert defensively. APShow less

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  Kylian Mbappe 7/10

  Scorching early break produced a shot that the keeper tipped into the side netting. Superb footwork to bamboozle Mwene and hit the cross that was headed into his own net by Wober. Might have done better when clear in the area just before the break. Missed an absolute sitter early in the second half. Wasteful by his high standards. Maybe due to nerves at the thought of scoring his first goal at the Euros. AFPShow less

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  Randal Kolo Muani 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Dembele, 71'): Carried on where Dembele left off, with his electric running producing much the same effect - very little. Sloppy pass when in space on the edge of the box. Set up Giroud perfectly in six-yard box late on, though. APShow less

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  Eduardo Camavinga 5/10

  (On for Rabiot, 7'): Didn't trouble the proceedings greatly. Getty Images

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  Olivier Giroud 5/10

  (On for Mbappe, 90'): Missed an absolute sitter with an air shot from six yards out. PA

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  Youssouf Fofana N/A

  (for Griezmann, 91') EPA

France edged a hard-fought battle with Austria thanks to a Max Wober own goal to get their Euro 2024 campaign off to a winning start on Monday.

On an eventful night in Dusseldorf, France's captain Kylian Mbappe broke his nose and picked up a bizarre yellow card as Al Ittihad's N'Golo Kante made a stunning return to international football after an absence of almost two years.

France secured victory when Mbappe made a brilliant run into the Austrian box before firing in a cross that Wober headed into his own net after 38 minutes.

The result puts France level on three points with the Netherlands, who defeated Poland 2-1 in Hamburg on Sunday, at the top of Group D.

Austria have been impressive under German manager Ralf Rangnick and came into the tournament on a seven-game unbeaten run.

They made life tough for the tournament favourites throughout.

Mbappe had a night of mixed fortunes as, aside from the injury, he also missed a clear-cut chance to put his side two goals up before an accidental clash with defender Kevin Danso left him with a suspected broken nose.

He went off with his shirt covered blood but was then shown a yellow card as he returned to the pitch and sat down in an effort to force the referee into allowing France to make their substitutions.

One player who had no difficulties on the night was man-of-the-match Kante. The 33-year-old, who plays for Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, was recalled by France coach Didier Deschamps after a 21-month absence.

The 2018 World Cup winner rolled back the years as he produced a magnificent display, winning tackles, hitting pinpoint passes and making surging runs forward. At the death he sprinted back to snuff out a dangerous break by Patrick Wimmer.

Fellow France defender Jules Kounde said after the match: "Nothing has changed, it's still the same N'Golo. His recovery of the ball was monstrous."

Kante said: "It's a good start. It's what we wanted: to start the tournament with a win."

France manager Deschamps said: "It's great to start with a win. It's a good habit and we need to keep it up. Relief but also happiness with what the players did, even if we had chances to go two goals ahead."

On Mbappe's injury, he said: "His nose isn't good at all ... it's obviously the bad point of this match. It's very worrying for us."

Austria manager Rangnick said: "We created chances. Of course, France also created chances. Patrick Penz, our goalkeeper, did a great job. I have no reproaches towards my team. They didn't always make the right decision, but let's not forget who the opponents were."

France's next game is against the Netherlands on Friday, while Austria take on Poland.