Both of Portugal's goals were scored by Ronaldo on the penalty spot. Benzema also scored a double for France. In the remaining match, Germany drew 2-2 with Hungary. This result helped France, Germany and Portugal all enter the round of 16.
France will top the group with 5 points against Switzerland, Germany will meet England in 2nd place. Portugal will continue as one of the 4 3rd-place teams with the best results to meet Belgium.
France has made some changes to the starting lineup when Corentin Tolisso and Kounde replaced Rabiot and Pavard. On the Portuguese side, Bruno Fernades and William also gave way to Renato Sanches and Moutinho. The two teams played very cautiously in the first minutes of the match. Ronaldo created the first dangerous situation with a header in the 6th minute, but Lloris caught it.
In the 15th minute, Pogba passed Mbappe down, but the striker quickly shot, missing a good opportunity for the French team. Having a safe game, goalkeeper Lloris committed a foul on Danilo in the penalty area in the 27th minute. The referee awarded Portugal a penalty.
On the 11m mark, Ronaldo scored to put Portugal 1-0 up in the 31st minute This was his 3rd consecutive goal at EURO 2020. He also broke the "class" of not scoring against France. In addition, CR7 has also become the player with the most goals in EURO and World Cup history with 20 goals.
Portugal played reasonably, especially in midfield. However, the defense continued to show mistakes. In the 45th minute, Nelson Semedo blocked the ballless Mbappe in the penalty area. The referee awarded France a penalty. Benzema did not miss the opportunity to equalize 1-1 in the 45+2 minute.
Right at the beginning of the second half, France took a 2-1 lead. Paul Pogba made a harmful pass, allowing Benzema to run down and finish neatly into the empty net in the 47th minute. The referee, after consulting VAR, recognized the goal for the French team.
Faced with the risk of being eliminated, Portugal rushed to attack. In the 59th minute, defender Kounde let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area, after Ronaldo's cross. Portugal continues to be awarded a penalty. Ronaldo once again successfully converted the goal to help the home team equalize 2-2. This was also CR7's 109th goal for the national team, helping him equal Ali Daei's (Iran) record.
France wanted to win the match, thereby securing the top spot and avoiding England in the round of 16. Therefore, they actively attacked to continue to find more goals. In the 67th minute, Paul Pogba almost scored a super goal with a long shot from outside the penalty area. However, goalkeeper Rui patricio flew to push the ball against the crossbar. Antoine Griezmann's rebound shot was also unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, Portugal took the initiative to play defensive counter-attacking. Coach Fernando Santos also brought on Bruno Fernandes, hoping to make a breakthrough. Ronaldo and his teammates created a safe game, thereby successfully defending the 2-2 draw.
In the match at the same time, Germany had a 2-2 "death" draw with Hungary. With this result, France will top the group with 5 points to meet Switzerland, Germany will be in 2nd place to meet England. Portugal will continue as one of the 4 3rd-place teams with the best results to meet Belgium.
