There’s always a “Group of Death” at major tournaments and Group F carries the label at the EURO 2020 with France, Germany and Portugal all drawn together. France and Germany meet in the first round of action.
There’s been a serious lack of first-half scoring so far at the tournament and bookmaker 10Bet has the odds at 2.50 for these elite squads to also cancel each other out in the opening 45 minutes.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: June 14th, 7:00 A.M. (EST)
Scoring against France will be tough in general with the world champions dominating possession in every outing and not giving away a lot of chances. They have recorded four straight clean sheets and Bulgaria didn’t have a single effort on target in Les Bleus’ final warm-up game.
Winning two major tournaments on the bounce is a very tough task to achieve, but Didier Deschamps’ team looks very well capable of doing it with the squad simply oozing class from top to bottom.
Meeting Germany in Munich gives France a great opportunity to prove their status as the No. 1 favorite for the competition. The Germans might be going through a rebuilding process, but they are still among the best teams in Europe and beating them at their own place would be a big sign of intent.
Joachim Löw’s team will have plenty to prove themselves here as well after failing to make it past the group stage at the last World Cup. The team has blown hot and cold since a miserable run in Russia, but Germany always seems to turn up a notch during major tournaments.
Die Mannschaft is looking to end a five-game winless run against France. Antoine Griezmann bagged a brace when these two met in the semifinals five years ago and the French have also managed to avoid defeat in a pair of UEFA Nations League and friendly outings.
Overall, France have won 14 of the 31 previous meetings between the two with Germany notching nine wins. The Germans have earned five of their victories on home turf with France settling for four wins and four draws in away outings.
Starting off with a victory would be huge for either side here as Portugal starts the tournament with an easy-looking clash against Hungary. With four best third-place finishers also going through into the next round, the “Group of Death” will lack some drama, but there could still be twists and turns that might send one of the European top dogs home early.
