Hungary vs France: Euros prediction, kick off time, latest team news, venue, h2h results, odds - preview today
France can take a huge step towards the Euro 2020 knockout stages as they face Hungary on this afternoon.
The 2018 World Cup winners kicked off their Euros journey with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Germany in Munich, leaving them top of Group F - the ‘group of death’.
With Portugal as their final fixture of the group stages, a tie against Hungary represents the ideal chance to get three more points on the board.
A 3-0 reverse against Portugal was hard on the Hungarians given the game was goalless until the final 10 minutes, and Didier Deschamps star-studded world champions will have to show tough, if limited, opponents enough respect in what could be trying conditions with a raucous partisan crowd.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Hungary vs France is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off Today, June 19, 2021.
The match will be held at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest.
Where to watch Hungary vs France
TV channel: The match will be televised on BBC One for free.
Live stream: UK viewers will be able to watch the match online via the BBC iPlayer.
Hungary vs France lineups
Hungary XI: Gulacsi, Botka, Orban, Attila Szalai, Nego, Kleinheisler, Nagy, Schafer, Fiola, Sallai, Adam Szalai.
France XI: Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, Digne, Kante, Pogba, Rabiot, Griezmann, Benzema, Mbappe
Hungary vs France team news
Kingsley Coman has been granted permission to leave the French squad to attend the birth of his child, the country’s football federation (FFF) said on Thursday.
The decision was authorised by Deschamps and the FFF gave the Bayern Munich winger permission after consultation with UEFA and its Covid-19 cell.
Hungary’s hopes took another hit this week when midfielder Daniel Gazdag withdrew from the squad through injury, robbing them of another creative option after Dominik Szoboszlai and Zsolt Kalmar also missed out on the tournament.
Hungary squad
Goalkeepers: Peter Gulaasi, Denes Dibusz, Adam Bogdan
Defenders: Gergo Lovrencsics, Endre Botka, Adam Lang, Akos Kecskes, Attila Fiola , Willi Orban, Attila Szalai, Bendeguz Bolla
Midfielders: Loic Nego, Adam Nagy, Laszlo Kleinheisler, David Siger, Andras Schafer, Tamas Cseri, Filip Holender
Forwards: Adam Szalai, Roland Sallai, Nemanja Nikolic, Kevin Varga, Roland Varga , Szabolcs Schon, Janos Hahn
France squad
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Mike Maignan
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Leo Dubois, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Kounde, Clement Lenglet, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Kurt Zouma
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Thomas Lemar, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, Moussa Sissoko, Corentin Tolisso
Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder, Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Thuram
Hungary vs France prediction
While Hungary put in a determined defensive display against Portugal, they were eventually undone - and France should also get the job done with a minimum of fuss.
Hungary 0-3 France
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Hungary wins: 8
Draws: 3
France wins: 12
Betting odds and tips
Hungary to win: 39/4
Draw: 17/4
France to win: 29/100
Kylian Mbappe to score first: 3/1
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