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UEFA Euro 2020 was an international football tournament held across eleven cities in Europe from 11 June to 11 July 2021. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players – of which three had to be goalkeepers – by 1 June 2021, 23:59 CEST (), [1] ten days prior to the opening match of the tournament. [2]
UEFA Euro 2020 was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [61] At Euro 2020, France finished top of a group containing Germany, Portugal and Hungary, [62] which was described by pundits as the "group of death". [63] However, they were eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16. [62]
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, ... Team Host Rank France: 7
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
On 18 May 2021, Lloris was selected to the France squad for UEFA Euro 2020, [116] which had been postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [117] During France's match against Switzerland in the Round of 16 on 28 June 2021, he saved a penalty taken by Ricardo Rodriguez in the 55th minute of the game. [118]
Digne was chosen for the French squad that came runners-up on home soil at UEFA Euro 2016, but did not play. [54] He was put on standby for the squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [55] At UEFA Euro 2020, Digne came on at half time in the 2–2 group draw with Portugal due to Lucas Hernandez's injury.
Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (137 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Lenglet made his debut for the France national team in 2019, and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020. ... Lenglet was called up for the Euro 2020 finals.