Hungary v France
Saturday 19th June 2021
Kicks off at 14:00 (BST) at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Full Capacity.
Coverage begins at 13:15 (BST) on BBC 1, presented by Gary Lineker, analysis from Alan Shearer and Alex Scott. Commentary from Jonathan Pearce and Jermaine Jenas.
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG), VAR: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
Hungary
They battled their hearts out in that first match versus Portugal and for a long time it looked like they were going to nick a point and put Portugal in a dicey position. They even had a goal ruled out for offside before a deflected shot from Guerreiro went in late on and after that they just fell apart, conceding twice more. More of the same in this one, sit back, defend and hope you can pinch one on the counter. They’ll have a full stadium right behind them.
No Euro 2020 goal scorer.
Starting XI v Portugal:
FRANCE
I’ll be honest I don’t get the hype over their performance in that first match versus Germany. They weren’t the better footballing side and they won via a poor own goal that could have been prevented. They obviously have great players and should see off Hungary to go through to the next round, but I expected more from them. Mbappe looked sharp though and I expect him to notch a couple in this tournament. Should win this one comfortably and may need a few goals if they want to top the group.
Euro 2020 goal scorers:
Own Goal – 1.
Starting XI v Germany:
See opening match thread for full squads of each team.
Saturday 19th June 2021
Kicks off at 14:00 (BST) at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Full Capacity.
Coverage begins at 13:15 (BST) on BBC 1, presented by Gary Lineker, analysis from Alan Shearer and Alex Scott. Commentary from Jonathan Pearce and Jermaine Jenas.
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG), VAR: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
Hungary
They battled their hearts out in that first match versus Portugal and for a long time it looked like they were going to nick a point and put Portugal in a dicey position. They even had a goal ruled out for offside before a deflected shot from Guerreiro went in late on and after that they just fell apart, conceding twice more. More of the same in this one, sit back, defend and hope you can pinch one on the counter. They’ll have a full stadium right behind them.
No Euro 2020 goal scorer.
Starting XI v Portugal:
FRANCE
I’ll be honest I don’t get the hype over their performance in that first match versus Germany. They weren’t the better footballing side and they won via a poor own goal that could have been prevented. They obviously have great players and should see off Hungary to go through to the next round, but I expected more from them. Mbappe looked sharp though and I expect him to notch a couple in this tournament. Should win this one comfortably and may need a few goals if they want to top the group.
Euro 2020 goal scorers:
Own Goal – 1.
Starting XI v Germany:
See opening match thread for full squads of each team.