After being led to the score, the France team finally got the point of the draw against Hungary on Saturday in Budapest (1-1) thanks to an opportunistic goal from Antoine Griezmann.

The Blues will have to look for a good result against Portugal on Wednesday to finish first in Group F and qualify for the round of 16 of Euro 2020.

Disappointment for the supporters of the French football team.

For his second match of Euro 2020, the teammates of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé failed to win on Saturday against the "little thumb" of group F, Hungary, in its boiling stadium in Budapest (1 -1).

In front of nearly 60,000 boiling Hungarian supporters, and in a suffocating temperature (37 degrees felt), the Blues were surprised a few seconds before half-time on an express Hungarian counter, before managing to find the fault.

France will play another decisive shock for first place in Group F on Wednesday against Portugal, which faces Germany this Saturday.

A French collective game that has stalled

France had the opportunity to inflict a sixth consecutive defeat in its direct confrontation with Hungary, in a nod to the past, but it is the Hungarians who come out very satisfied with this match. The start of the match of the Magyars made doubt the Blues, imposing their physique in the duels. But the players of the France team then set foot on the ball. Kylian Mbappé missed the frame twice with a head, before giving a ball to Karim Benzema full axis in the penalty area who narrowly missed his technical gesture (31st).

The Hungarians, cornered in defense since the start of the game, took advantage of an error by Benjamin Pavard just before half-time to score on an express counter led by their defender Attila Fiola (45th +2). It doesn't take more to make Budapest's Puskas Arena and its thousands of local supporters explode with joy. On resumption, the collective game of the France team seemed to stall, the Blues having difficulty in obtaining opportunities.

Returned to the place of Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembélé shot the post (59th).

It was finally on a center back from Kylian Mbappé, well served by a long relaunch from Hugo Lloris, that Antoine Griezmann managed to find the net (66th).

The Blues have managed to regain control of the game, without really worrying the Magyars.

The arrival of Olivier Giroud in place of Karim Benzema gave the Blues a boost, however insufficient to glean the three points of victory.

The player: Antoine Griezmann, the savior

Often in the right moves, Antoine Griezmann once again saved his people with a new goal in the selection, his 38th.

He celebrated in the best possible way his 50th consecutive start in the tricolor jersey, a record.

Precious in the game, he was in the good shots of the Blues, even if his partners narrowly missed in front of goal.

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GRIEZMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN !!!


The Blues equalize thanks to Grizi who takes a center badly cleared by the Hungarians!


What a release from Lloris who launches the action ... https: //t.co/ncGi49Pln8

- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) June 19, 2021

Defensive flaws among the Blues

If Lucas Hernandez gave way to Lucas Digne for this match, the latter is not to blame on the Hungarian counter which led to the opening of the scoring.

In a duel lost by Benjamin Pavard in midfield, Hungarian striker Adam Sallai had plenty of room to serve his defender Attila Fiolla.

The feverish return of Raphaël Varane and the approximation of the placement of Presnel Kimpembe did not stop the Magyar who deceived Hugo Lloris on his right side just before half-time.

The Blues suffered other opportunities, admittedly less dangerous, during the match.

Undoubtedly a line of work for the men of coach Didier Deschamps before facing Portugal on Wednesday.

A boiling Puskas Arena

The Blues were no longer used to it, and this may be one of the reasons for their failure: the French played in front of a stadium packed with 61,000 supporters, where the Hungarians, all dressed in red, made their voices heard. from start to finish by putting a warm atmosphere almost throughout the match. We must add the temperature, very hot too, with its 37 degrees felt on the edge of the field. Difficult conditions, but expected, that the French players struggled to manage for 90 minutes.