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.