There is indeed the Franco-Hungarian Loïc Négo for whom “the three points were within reach” of his team, with a little more success.
But for the rest of the selection, we are already very satisfied with this point obtained on Saturday against the reigning world champions (1-1).
Struck by Portugal five days ago, after resisting 83 minutes (0-3), this time they held on.
Not enough to maintain the advantage, acquired on the one and only clear opportunity of the match, but enough to collect at home his first point of Euro 2021 in Group F.
“It was a very strong experience.
Hats off to the guys, to the fans without whom we couldn't have done it.
We knew that we would have to give everything, and that if we made mistakes, too bad, said midfielder Laszlo Kleinheisler, elected man of the match.
So we're glad we took a point.
We played very well, had some great counterattacks.
And we thank the fans who have been so strong behind us.
It gave us a lot of strength.
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Hungarian striker Attila Fiola celebrating his goal.
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Indeed, before, during and after the match, the 65,000 spectators regaled the Puskas Arena and recalled what a full stadium could look like.
If their political positioning can legitimately give rise to discussion, beyond their repeated rejection of the knees on the ground against racism, their fervor is unanimous.
And it is not Griezmann who will say the opposite.
The French striker confessed on TF1 to have been upset by this atmosphere and the din preventing him from talking with his partners on the lawn.
"It's an incredible day"
“It's one of the happiest days of my life, maybe the most beautiful.
I am very happy after this great team game and my goal is a great result, said the goalscorer Attila Fiola.
I'm proud of the team, the fans put on a great atmosphere today.
We have shown that we can produce more attacking play than what we have shown against Portugal.
It's an amazing day.
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Moving moments in Budapest:
The #Hungarian National Team sings the national anthem with their tens of thousands of fans at #Puskas Arena after playing 1: 1 with # France # HUN #FRA #HUNFRA #FRAHUN #FRAHON # EURO2020 pic.twitter.com / 23c5ote8iY
- Péter Heltai (@peterheltai) June 19, 2021
According to the coach, Marco Rossi, the public is not the only force to have pushed these players.
There is also something more intangible.
“Before this match, I was a little worried, I was sure that France would win, because they have fantastic players.
But maybe God was with us today, ”smiled the Italian coach after the match.
His tactical choices were in any case welcomed by the striker Fiola.
“The coach told us to try to go through the wings.
I tried to stay calm, I knew we wouldn't have many more scoring chances.
After a 30m sprint in this heat, it was not easy to keep my head.
But I managed to put it in, calmly.
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