Euro 2020’s “group of death” lived up to its billing with a dramatic final round of matches.
Both games finished 2-2 and it was France and Germany who qualified top and second respectively.
Holders Portugal progressed to the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams. Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties for Portugal against France and he has now equalled Ali Daei’s all-time international record of 109 goals.
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In the round of 16 Portugal face Belgium in Seville on 27 June, world champions France play Switzerland in Bucharest on 28 June and Germany travel to Wembley to face England on 29 June.
1. Group F results
Munich and Budapest
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Hungary 0 Portugal 3
France 1 Germany 0
Saturday 19 June 2021
Hungary 1 France 1
Portugal 2 Germany 4
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Germany 2 Hungary 2
Portugal 2 France 2
2. France
Head coach: Didier Deschamps
Key player: Kylian Mbappé
Squad
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mike Maignan (Milan), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders: Lucas Digne (Everton), Léo Dubois (Lyon), Lucas Hernández (Bayern), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris), Jules Koundé (Sevilla), Clément Lenglet (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)
Goalkeepers: Péter Gulácsi (Leipzig), Dénes Dibusz (Ferencváros), Ádám Bogdán (Ferencváros)
Defenders: Gergő Lovrencsics (Ferencváros), Endre Botka (Ferencváros), Ádám Lang (Omonia Nicosia), Ákos Kecskés (Lugano), Attila Fiola (Fehérvár), Willi Orbán (Leipzig), Attila Szalai (Fenerbahçe), Bendegúz Bolla (Fehérvár)
Midfielders: Loïc Négo (Fehérvár), Ádám Nagy (Bristol City), László Kleinheisler (Osijek), Dávid Sigér (Ferencváros), Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union), András Schäfer (Dunajská Streda) Tamás Cseri (Mezőkövesd), Filip Holender (Partizan)
Forwards: Ádám Szalai (Mainz), Roland Sallai (Freiburg), Nemanja Nikolić (Fehérvár), Kevin Varga (Kasımpaşa), Roland Varga (MTK Budapest), Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas), János Hahn (Paks)
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