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Ten days after the start of the tournament, it's already time to conclude the group stages.
Group A will be the first to deliver its verdict this Sunday afternoon.
With a clash between Italians and Welsh and another between Switzerland and Turkey.
To see if this day will be as lively as that of Saturday, marked by the opposite destinies of the Blues and Germany and the new Spanish underperformance.
Find daily all the information you need to know about this competition that the Blues dream of winning, three years after their world title.
What happened yesterday
France trembled and disappointed.
Opposed to Hungary and more than 50,000 Hungarian spectators, Didier Deschamps' men failed to confirm their convincing victory against Germany.
Apathetic offensively, and individually struggling for some, the Blues leave with a small point from the Puskas Arena (1-1).
And will have to play their last game thoroughly to avoid an improbable elimination.
The four teams of the famous "group of death" are still in the running since the Mannschaft has more than revived on its side against Portugal (4-2). The young German guard made miseries with the Lusitanian defense which, taken speed, scored two goals against its camp (35th and 39th), before Kai Havertz (51st) and the hyperactive Robin Gosens (60th) weigh down the bill.
Not all great nations have the same ability to bounce back. As proof, La Roja, entangled once again in an unfinished match on Saturday night against Poland, after the draw against Sweden (0-0). On their Sevilla lawn, the Spaniards this time managed to score by Alvaro Morata, who closely picked up a center-shot from Gerard Moreno (25th). But the inevitable Polish striker Robert Lewandowski equalized with the head (54th), not without having dismissed with authority the Franco-Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte, too tender. Luis Enrique's team, which missed the victory penalty by Gerard Moreno (58th), finds itself back to the wall before the last day, which promises to be hot, as in the group of France.
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🔥🔥🔥 Lebut de Lewandowski !!!!
🤩 The Polish striker equalizes with a perfect header and opens his counter in this Euro! Https: //t.co/aYFaxBfRVT
- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) June 19, 2021
The program of the day
6 p.m .: Italy-Wales (BeIN Sports)
Already qualified for the knockout stages of the Euro after their two great victories in Rome against Turkey and Switzerland (twice 3-0), Roberto Mancini and his reborn Italy will try to make the treble.
To keep its first place, the Squadra will be able to count on the return of Marco Verratti.
Wales (2nd), also off to a good start with 4 points to be at least in the best third, would ensure the eighth with a draw.
Gareth Bale and others, semi-finalists of Euro-2016, will even be first in case of success at the Olimpico.
But for that to happen, we need to bring down an undefeated Italian team since September 2018, against Portugal (0-1).
A draw and Gareth Bale's teammates are guaranteed to finish in the top two.
A defeat and Switzerland (3rd, 1pt) will have a small chance to overtake them and drag them to third place, which promises at best an eighth against a big fish.
6 p.m .: Switzerland-Turkey (BeIN Sports)
And Turkey in all of this?
"We are in a situation where we will need a miracle," admitted coach Senol Gunes.
It would be very sad to come home without a single victory.
Good last of group A, with two defeats, no goal scored and a very unfavorable goal difference (-5), the Turks are likely to fall by the wayside even in the event of victory.
Burak Yilmaz has been disappointing a lot since the start of this Euro.
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In case of victory, the “Nati” would have 4 points and a good chance of finishing among the best third.
A draw, on the other hand, will almost certainly doom both teams.
The blue point
Sunday will be based on recovery.
And obviously, the Blues really need it.
"I'm done," said Antoine Griezmann at the exit of the field under a stifling heat.
He will have time to rest tomorrow, but will still have to appear in front of the press at noon.
The Blues remain until Wednesday in Budapest, where they will face Portugal for their final group match.
The sentence to remember
“The fact that France draws against Hungary changes absolutely nothing, France probably remains the favorite for the Euro, because it is world champion, with a young team which continues to improve (... ) There have only been two games and the teams used to winning this type of tournament, like Portugal, France or Germany, are teams that find form and continuity during the tournament.
They have extraordinary players ”.
Extracts from a press conference by Italian coach Roberto Mancini organized in Rome a few moments after the Blues draw in Budapest.
He added the Azzurri coach who also cited Belgium as one of the favorites.
Must-read articles
We begin with the analysis of Robert Pirès.
For Le Parisien, the Euro consultant of M 6 deciphers the recurring difficulties of the France team facing teams refusing the game. “With our profile of lane players, we must be able to create more differences.
We have not or too little gone through the sides.
We tended to transplant in the axis similar to a real funnel.
It's a shame, ”explains the former international.
Hungary-France (1-1): for Robert Pirès, “the Blues lacked simplicity”
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- Le Parisien - Sports (@LeParisienSport) June 19, 2021
To try to grasp the flaws in offensive animation, we also recommend this article.
It is questioned why "Karim Benzema no longer plays as relaxed as at Real Madrid and that Griezmann does not achieve anything, except a goal, sufficient for an overall score, but disappointing for a general score".
The player who made us dream: Robin Gosens
Robin Gosens perfectly embodies the German renaissance.
Against Portugal, the 26-year-old piston was one of the most visible offensively from his left lane.
After the break he was rewarded for all his efforts.
First on a decisive cross taken over by Kai Haverts for the 3-1 (51st), then on a victorious header (60th).
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delivers the fatal blow to Portugal!
đź‘Ź Germany leads 4-1 thanks to a goal from the side of Atalanta which offers us a masterful performance!
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- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) June 19, 2021
“It all sounds unreal, it's an amazing night for me.
We couldn't ask for more.
We gave everything and we really put the pressure in the pan, ”said the Atalanta Bergamo player, named man of the match.