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The French are in 2018 world champions and 2016 Vice-champions of Europe.
Portugal and Hungary, who defend the title, also compete in this group, and their match ended earlier in Budapest with a Portuguese victory 3: 0.
The end of the match was decided in the 20th minute, when the French organized a strong attack and after Lucas Hernández’s pass from the left, M. Hummels saved the ball into the goal defended by Manuel Neuerio.
The Germans controlled the ball 58 percent. time, but only one of the 7 shots was in the goal area.
The French showed their quick safety and the attackers were extremely dangerous: an attack ended with a shot to the axis and the ball hit the goalkeeper twice, but the referees marked a side line.
After missing the goal, the Germans took the initiative.
23 min German veteran Thomas Mulller hit his head near the goal and soon Toni Kross tried twice to take a free kick, but he hit the wall and went over the goal.
After a break of 51 min. On the French counterattack, Adrien Rabiot hit the crossbar after Kyliano Mbappé’s pass.
54 min German striker Serge Gnabry struck from 10 meters, the ball bouncing off the crossbar.
67 min Kylian Mbappé scored from the penalty spot.
77 min Kylian Mbappé jumped alone against the goalkeeper, but Mats Hummels hit the ball in the last minute.
85 minutes after Kyliano Mbappe’s Karimas Benzema hit him on a layup, he tried to hit it with his right and finished off with his left awkwardly.
The teams played up to 98 minutes, but the Germans didn’t break the French defense anyway.
World champion France has also triumphed in Europe. Revenge for the 2016 final for the Portuguese will already be possible in the group stage, but France cannot lift its nose too high. And yet Deschamps is the man who can get a team out of such a difficult situation.
The French have kept the core of the 2018 world champions, and Kylian Mbappé, who has already worked miracles since then, has reached an even higher level today. The latter is free to compete for main star status with A. Griezmann, whose name was learned by less consistent football fans during the Euro 2016 championships. A. Griezmann scored 3 goals for the Euro 2020 national team and made 7 assists, thus beating the legendary Zinedine Zidane. The French are one of the brightest favorites to wear the crown, and the biggest question mark about the team is the group stage.
Selection. 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
The best achievement in the European Championship. Champions (1984, 2000)
Euro 2016. Vice champions. Lost to Portugal in overtime 0: 1
Trainer. Didier Deschamps, 52 years old
The main star. Antoine Griezmann, 30 years old, Barcelona
The German team, which has been coached by J. Loew since 2006, has a very clear objective: to remove the shame of the 2018 World Cup. Then the Germans, who came as one of the favorites, were defeated in the group stage and they left home unbelievably early. The German team should have overcome the psychological barrier and is considered one of the main teams in the fight for the title, but once again all roads lead to the “Group of Death”.
Loew’s biggest problem is the transition period. The national team is whistling with the winds of change, with many of the 2014 world champions retiring and being replaced by players like Chelsea’s Timo Werner and Kai Havertz and Bayer ‘s Florian Wirtz. Among the new players, J. Loew also kept the proven men, one of the brightest goalkeepers Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich and T. Kroos, whose passing and game organization have great influence. Loew loved the 4-3-3 lineup during the national team and it worked very well, but the main rivals of the German team will be ready for such challenges.
Selection. 7 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss
The best achievement in the European Championship. Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Euro 2016. Semifinals. Lost to France 0: 2
Trainer. Joachimas Loewas, 61 years old
The main star. Toni Kroosas, 31 years old, Real Madrid
