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Sad to say, but after three rounds, the Ukrainian team de facto lost the chances for first place in their group.
Today’s meeting in Sarajevo was indicative in many ways. France did not play beautifully or even interestingly. Its acute attacks can be counted on the fingers of one hand; his midfielders did not offer precise solutions; Mbappé completely forgot to enter the field in the third consecutive game. And anyway, the world champions won.
The Bosnians are to be thanked for the game – they fought through the 90 minutes, kept up a high pace, didn’t sit deep on their goal, even had chances. Even better “Golden Lilies” in the current composition, probably just could not look.
In the first half, France only had two chances for Kingsley Coman: in one case he hit badly with his right hand and in the other he hit the goalkeeper with his head. Bosnia responded with a strong shot from Ahmedhodjic after a corner kick. Lloris miraculously managed to double up and throw the ball.
Do you think the French improved after the break? Nothing of that! The Bosnians confidently destroyed, forming three ranks of defenders. But Griezmann scored anyway: in the 60th minute, he suddenly made a cross from Rabiot’s wing, and Antoine shot the head clearly.
These are national teams like Ukraine or Bosnia, they need 10 chances to score once. And for France, a second of relaxation is enough for the rivals, and the victory is in the pocket. For them, defending the advantage is a matter of technique. The Bosnians made several sharp attacks, even landing a perfect free kick for Pjanic, but his blow was deflected off the wall. For the rest, Varane, Pavar and company were not wrong.
Now the superpragmatic France has 7 points, and this is a clear first place in the table. The closest competitor, if I may say so, – Ukraine – 3 points. Bosnia has only one point so far, but judging by the play the Balkans showed today, they will definitely have a chance in the race for second place.
Sarajevo. “Grbavica”
Bosnia and Herzegovina – France – 0: 1
Goal: Griezmann, 60 years old
Bosnia: Sehic – Ahmedhodzic, Hadzikadunic, Sanicanin – Todorovic (Stevanovic, 77), Pjanic, Hadziahmetovic, Cimirot (Prevljak, 86), Kolasinac – Dzeko, Krunic (Gojak, 86)
France: Lloris – Pavar, Varane, Kimpembe, Hernandez – Coman (Giroud, 59), Pogba, Rabio, Lemar (Sissoko, 90) – Griezmann, Mbappé
Warnings: Hadjikadunich, 15, Hadzhiahmetovich, 69 – Varan, 51, Lemar, 66, Pogba, 79
