Euro 2020: Antoine Griezmann saves the blushes for France in stunning 1-1 draw towards Hungary

Euro 2020: Hungary, enjoying in entrance of a raucous crowd but once more on the European Championship, held World Cup champions France to a 1-1 draw of their Group F conflict on Saturday. Antoine Griezmann scored his seventh aim within the European Championships (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSFrance and Hungary performed out a 1-1 attract BudapestAntoine Griezmann scored the equaliser for FRA after Fiola put HUN forwardFrance lead Group F with 4 factors whereas last-placed Hungary registered their first level in Euro 2020World champions France survived a significant scare in Budapest due to a late aim from Antoine Griezmann which allowed them to stroll away with a 1-1 draw towards Hungary of their Euro 2020 Group F encounter in Budapest on Saturday.Hungary shocked Hugo Lloris and his teammates once they took the lead via Attila Fiola’s strike within the second-minute of extra-time within the first half although France had dominated the sport till then.The 67,215-capacity Puskas Arena in Budapest is the one stadium at Euro 2020 to permit full crowds. They went wild when Attila Fiola gave the house workforce the lead.EURO 2020 UPDATESGriezmann then saved France the blushes as he supplied the equaliser within the 66th minute due to an outstanding counter-attack began by Lloris and assisted by Kylian Mbappe. It was Griezmann’s seventh aim within the European Championships and fourth within the final 5 video games for France.”That was a very average France display. Credit to the Hungarian team’s performance. France were lucky to come back but weren’t enough of a threat. Congratulations to Hungary,” former Euro winner and ex-France worldwide Bixente Lizarazu instructed uefa.com.It was additionally Griezmann’s thirty eighth aim for France and he did a little bit celebratory dance in entrance of France’s blue-shirted followers.“It’s the primary time with a full stadium, it’s totally different from what you’re used to. You can’t hear something. We couldn’t even hear one another on the sector. But it’s an excellent pleasure to play in entrance of followers once more,” Griezmann said.Given the quality of their opponents, Hungary’s draw was more like a victory and Gulacsi pumped his fists as the crowd gave the players a massive ovation.“We should have been in front. It’s not good enough given what we expected, but that’s soccer. They scored with their only chance. Considering the context, we’ll take the point,” France coach Didier Deschamps stated.Group FTeamsMatchesWin DrawLossGDPointsFrance211014Portugal110013Hungary2011-31Germany1001-10The draw offers Hungary one level within the group forward of Wednesday’s match towards Germany in Munich. Two-time champion France has 4 factors and can keep in Budapest to face defending champion Portugal.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.