The evening of international football matches in Europe was marked by a huge surprise: the defeat conceded by France, world champion, in front of modest Finland, victorious 2-0 at the Stade de France on Wednesday. France was surprised in the first period by two goals signed Forss (28), Valakari (31). Without a spring, Didier Deschamps’ players were unable to turn the tide.
“We were below what I expected, confesses Didier Deschamps. In all that is generosity, commitment, duel, they put what was necessary, we not enough. We take avoidable goals as often, and then that gave confidence to the opponent. We have a lot of the ball but without creating a lot of gap. I told the players it was a booster shot. It’s been a while, we took a good slap, I’m not going to dwell too much on it: we must switch to what awaits us. It’s factual, the result makes sense. “
Cardboard for Portugal
A worrying defeat three days before the match in Lisbon in the League of Nations against Portugal, which did not make it in the lace against Andorra, crushed 7-0 for the card of the evening. As for the match that was the main poster, Netherlands-Spain, it ended in the Johan-Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam in a draw (1-1) after an unspectacular match. Belgium, Italy and Germany remained masters at home, facing Switzerland (2-1), Estonia (4-0) and the Czechs (1-0) respectively.
This evening also saw Turkey and Croatia separate in a draw, but with a rain of goals (3-3), in Istanbul. Another highlight of the evening: the score-river (5-3) of Romania-Belarus in Ploiesti, where the Romanians led 5-0 after less than an hour of play before slacking off at the end of the match.
