C. Ronaldo was silent, Portugal fell to France

Before entering the fifth game, Portugal was at the top of Group 3, League A with 10 points, equal to France but with a better sub-index so it was placed at the top. That means, just to tie France at home, Portugal will start first when the group stage closes.

Playing at home, the performance is good, the rival is also in a bad streak, the confidence of the fans in the victory of Portugal is great. Unfortunately, they failed to score against France and suffered a 1-0 defeat by Kante’s only goal in the 53rd minute.

France’s victory was fully deserved, coach Didier Deschamps’ army played well on the opponent’s court. France created a balanced stance with Portugal, the visitors controlled the ball by 51% and threw 12 shots, 7 times the ball hit the rival goal. Portugal with 49% of possession, throwing 17 shots, but only 5 times the ball hit the rival goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes, but could not help the Portuguese team to score a goal. Ronaldo’s head-to-head streak against France is pretty bad, with six matches unmarked. The loss to France made Portugal definitely unable to top the table, as well as earn tickets to the semifinals.

In France’s last match to host Sweden at home, Portugal will be invited against Croatia in the last match. This last round is only significant for Croatia and Sweden because the last team will have to relegate. France is undoubtedly at the top three points ahead of Portugal, and head to head, so even if the opponent reaches the score, France is still at the top of Group 3.

Ronaldo is back in the Portuguese starting lineup for a home game against France, which means Jota is not a starter as manager Fernando Santos uses a 4-2-1-3 formation. On the French side, manager Deschamps used a 4-3-3 formation and was quite surprised when Anthony Martial took over as striker replacing Olivier Giroud.

In the 5th minute, Ronaldo challenged goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with a shot from outside the area. The ball hit the goal, but was not difficult enough to subdue the opponent, Lloris hit the ball and his teammates helped break the ball out of the area.

France responded quickly, in 10 minutes King Coman made a powerful ball and finished off the right side of the penalty area. The powerful shot from the French midfielder sent goalkeeper Rui Patricio into the box for a corner.

An eye for an eye, but France’s scoring opportunities are clearer than those of the local team. In the 30th minute, Martial headed from close range off an Antoine Griezmann hook, the ball bouncing off the crossbar. It’s a shame for the number 10 of the French team because he finished in a comfortable position, not accompanied by anyone and the distance to the goal is only 3 meters.

Marcial was very poor to score, in the 40th minute he hit the band after a cross from a teammate from the left side, the ball hit the goalkeeper Patricio.

The game’s turning point came in the 53rd minute. After a gentle attack from the visitors, Griezmann shot from the left side of the area, the ball was stretched so that Patricio could not hit and N’Golo Kante broke into the shot. compensation for the home team to open the scoring.

Portugal attacked hard after losing to find the tie. In the 59th minute, José Fonte participated in the locals’ free-kick, headed in and hit the left post of the French goal.

The Portuguese players put great pressure on their opponents for the remainder of the match, but the home team’s forwards fired often, their handful of shots on target being unsurpassed. past goalkeeper Lloris, so he couldn’t score.

Team

Portugal: Patrick; Cancelo, Fonte, Dias, Guerrero; Pereira (Oliveira, 84 ‘), Carvalho (Jota, 56’), Fernandes (Moutinho, 72 ‘); Félix (Paulinho, 84 ‘), Ronaldo, Silva (Trincao, 72’).

France: Lloris; Hernández, Kimpembe, Varane, Pavard; Kante, Rabiot, Pogba, Griezmann; Marcial (Giroud, 78 ‘), Coman (Thuram, 59’)

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