the Blues held in check by Hungary

The confirmation and why not the qualification. This is what the France team was aiming for this Saturday on the occasion of the second day of Group F of this Euro 2020. Four days after the victory in Germany, the Blues went to Budapest to face Hungary this time in a Puskas Arena packed. With one exception and despite the heat, it was the same victorious team from the Nationalmannschaft, which presented itself. Only Digne replaced Lucas Hernandez as a precaution at kickoff. Beaten in their first match by Portugal, the Hungarians started this meeting strongly to apply aggressive pressing, which embarrassed the Blues, like this warning for Pavard from the 10th. It took the players of the France team a good ten minutes before showing another face, more authoritative. Didier Deschamps’ men took control of the debates but were too clumsy in the area (Griezmann 14th, Mbappé 17th, 33rd, Benzema 31st).

The balloon circulated more slowly than in front of Germany, the heat suffocating the organisms. Captain Szalai even had to go out, victim of a heat stroke, like the defense of the Blues just before the break. Sallai and Fiola played with Pavard and Varane to allow the second city to open the scoring against the course of the game (1-0, 45th + 2). France came back in the second half still a little groggy. It was Dembélé’s entry and the Hungarian physical slack that changed the situation a bit. The Barcelona touched the post on his first ball (59th). Always on the right side, Mbappé straightened towards the center and Griezmann managed to deceive Gulacsi thanks to a missed intervention from Orban (1-1, 66th). Equal income, the French tried to build without rushing, under the impetus in particular of the entrants Giroud and Tolisso. The first offered a goal ball to Mbappé, defeated by Gulacsi (82nd) ​​when the second tried his hand at striking (84th). Despite these attempts, the score remained there. While waiting for the meeting between Portugal and Germany (to be followed live here), France takes the lead of Pool F with 4 points but misses the qualification for the 8th finals.

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The classification of group F.