FT: HUNGARY 1 - 1 FRANCE.

[Michael Morris]

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• France have won both of their games against Hungary at a major tournament. They triumphed in the group stages of the World Cup in 1978 (3-1) and 1986 (3-0).
• They have triumphed in the last five meetings, scoring 12 goals and conceding three. France had only won three of their previous 17 games against Hungary (D2, L12).
• France have won just once in eight meetings on Hungarian soil (D1, L6) - a 3-1 victory in Budapest in 1990, which included a brace from Eric Cantona.

Hungary

• Hungary's defeat by Portugal ended their 11-game unbeaten run.
• They last lost their opening two matches at a major tournament at the 1978 World Cup.
• The only previous time they have done so at the Euros was in 1972, when they lost the semi-final and third-place play-off.
• Hungary are winless in their last four games at the Euros (D2, L2), conceding at least three goals in their last three matches.
• Hungary midfielder Loic Nego was born in France and won the 2010 Under-19 European Championship on home soil alongside Antoine Griezmann.

France

• France have won their last five matches in all competitions, without conceding a single goal.
• They haven't won six games in a row since June 2016, when the final two games in the run were their opening two matches of Euro 2016.
• They last kept six successive clean sheets between March and September 2007 under Raymond Domenech.

[Michael Morris]

Lovely stadium in Budapest, crowd of around 56,000

[MacAdder]

Hungary 1 nil up at half time!

[surge]

Feels like this game is highlighting how long Benzema has been away from the national side - everything going wrong for him so far and it's blunted France going forward.

Pavard picking up an early yellow allowed the Hungarian player to dash pass him freely and score.

Hungary have defended fairly well and might have enough to get points out this.

[WJ99mobile]

Feels like this game is highlighting how long Benzema has been away from the national side - everything going wrong for him so far and it's blunted France going forward.

Pavard picking up an early yellow allowed the Hungarian player to dash pass him freely and score.

Hungary have defended fairly well and might have enough to get points out this.

He was crap last game too.

I don’t understand what’s changed to allow his selection in the squad in the first place?

[Michael Morris]

1 - 1

France making so many mistakes and then just hoof in down the pitch and Griezmann capitalises after good work from Mbappe

[MacAdder]

Never forget 2002 when France were defending world champions. They were dreadful.

When things start going wrong the wheels come off.
I wouldn't want to see them go out at this stage mind, not that I think they will.

Portugal and France to win their group games and a draw against each other will suit us nicely.

As an aside, I thought Benzema played well against Germany.

[surge]

VAR has been praised so far but what were they checking right at the end there? Hungarian player goes down but replays show he's been holding onto the French attacker and therefore should be a penalty to France? Or can it only check whether it's a foul against Hungary?

[Cleve van Leef]

Noticed there wasn’t any real comment about in match commentary or by the “pundits” later. Wonder what would have been made of it if England were playing?