Internationals: Van Dijk and Gakpo feature in Netherlands’ draw with France

The Liverpool duo completed 90 minutes in Leipzig – with Van Dijk captaining his nation – as the points were shared in the Group D contest.

Ibrahima Konate was also involved as an unused substitute for France, while Ryan Gravenberch was named on the bench for the Netherlands.

In a competitive contest that saw a number of chances for both teams, it was the Netherlands who came closest to securing all three points.

Ronald Koeman’s side struck in the 69th minute through Xavi Simons, although the forward saw his low pass past goalkeeper Mike Maignan ruled out after VAR consultation for offside.

The Netherlands and France will both return to action on Tuesday night for a final group match in their bid to reach the knockout stages, facing Austria and Poland respectively.