France haven't had the best of times at Euro 2024 - and things have continued to go wrong for them
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France reportedly left one of their players behind at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund following their 1-1 draw with Poland on Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappe's second half penalty was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski's own spot kick towards the end of the game, meaning France failed to top their Euro 2024 group.
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And, according to L'Equipe, France left William Saliba at the stadium after their final Group D match, with the Arsenal defender having to await clearance from the anti-doping test he did directly after the game.
While the France squad left Borussia Dortmund's home stadium at 9pm, the report suggests Saliba remained for another 90 minutes before eventually leaving at 10:30pm, accompanied by members of the team's staff.
To compound Saliba's woe, Didier Deschamps has permitted his squad to spend some time with their families ahead of the knockout stages at their Bad Lippspringe camp, located just over 100km from Dortmund. Saliba, as a result, will get less time with his loved ones.
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Saliba was left at the stadium (Image credit: Getty Images)
"The family break will really do some good," Deschamps said. "Spending time with them during this competition is important. And then we will move on to the round of 16. It will be good for morale."
France will play the team that finishes in second place in Group E, which could be any side from Belgium, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine, who all play on Wednesday night.
Deschamps will let his squad spend time with their families (Image credit: Getty Images)
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