MUNICH: A personal target by Mats Hummels was sufficient to give France a 1-0 victory over Germany in their opening Euro 2020 Group F game on Tuesday since the sluggish-looking hosts dropped their opening fixture in the European Championship for its first time.
The entire world champions took the lead from the 20th minute when midfielder Paul Pogba’s superb twitch pass has been hauled straight back through the goal by Lucas Hernandez and shield Hummels shanked the ball in his own net as he attempted to clean.
AS IT HAPPENED | POINTS TABLEFrance’s Adrien Rabiot struck the exterior of the article first in the second half and also Kylian Mbappe needed a great finish ruled out for offside, while Germany’s misfiring attack fought to get shots on goal since they vainly chased an equaliser.
Mbappe was refused what seemed for a particular punishment following out-sprinting Hummels to chase down a long ball from the 78th minute and also the French had been refused once more if Karim Benzema’s late effort was ruled out for offside.
The win places France moment in Group F supporting holders Portugal, that defeat Hungary 3-0 before on Tuesday.