Euro Cup 2020: France beat Germany courtesy Hummels’ own goal

The match between France and Germany was the biggest so far in the tournament, and understandably so: few teams in the World (except Brazil) can boast of such storied football history as these two teams. Earlier in the day, Portugal had beaten Hungary and both France and Germany knew that failure to win would make the Group of Death just a little more tough.

The Germans, at home this time, started as a home team should: on the front. In the first ten minutes, the French barely got the ball. The German midfield seemed to be getting the better of their French counterparts, but the French absorbed the pressure well, and Paul Pogba had the first good chance of the match off a corner but headed wide and seconds later, Mbappe brought out a good save from Neuer to deny France.

The momentum was now firmly with France, and minutes later, they took the lead. It started with Pogba, whose cross-field pass found Hernandez. He belted it across the face of the goal towards Mbappe. Although Hummels got there first, he got his feet in a tangle and ended up spooning the ball in his own net. The man who had scored seven years ago against France in the World Cup now scored a goal for them.