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Netherlands vs. France: Winners and Losers from International Friendly

On a night when the Netherlands paid tribute to the late Johan Cruyff, a Frenchman wearing the No. 14 shirt settled a topsy-turvy international friendly at the Amsterdam Arena in Holland.

Blaise Matuidi—sporting Cruyff's old number on his back—slotted in an 87th-minute winner as France clinched a 3-2 triumph over the Dutch.

Les Bleus looked to be cruising to victory when they went 2-0 up in a hurry, with Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud both scoring inside the opening 13 minutes.

However, the home team halved the deficit straight after the break, as Luuk de Jong turned home Memphis Depay's free-kick from the left.