The French national team won 4:1 over Israel in the third round of the elite group of the League of Nations in Budapest. Three goals were scored in the opening half hour, with Eduardo Camavinga being the main character of the match. The Real Madrid midfielder played a part in Les Bleus’ three-point win, first with an assist and then with the winning goal, which was his first accurate strike this calendar year.
As expected, the start of the match offered an attractive spectacle. France deservedly took the lead in the seventh minute, although there was a bit of luck involved. Camavinga’s shot from the edge of the penalty area looked routine for Omri Glazer. However, the goalkeeper of the CZ Belgrade team was unable to tame the bouncing ball, and to the great surprise of Camavinga himself, it ended up in the net with the help of the post.
Most people would have written Israel off at that point, but on neutral ground in Hungary, the Middle Eastern footballers were able to find an answer to the Real Madrid midfielder’s opener when Omri Gandelman headed home Oscar Glouch’s pass. He could thus celebrate his first ever national team goal. Israel may have become overconfident at that point, which negatively reflected the windows in its defensive ranks. The in-form Christopher Nkunku received the ball from Camavinga, then slipped through the Israeli defense before slotting past Glazer.
Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon had had enough after an hour of play and therefore turned to his bench. After making several changes, the moment the Middle Eastern country had been waiting for arrived. However, a promising shot on goal in the 80th minute did not bring the desired equalization. On the contrary, it was Les Bleus who added two more precise strikes. First, Theo Hernández on the edge of the penalty area encouraged Matté Guendouzi to score. In the 89th minute, Bradley Barcola completed the scoring of the duel with a great shot into the top corner. Israel thus suffered its third defeat in League A in a row, while France, on the other hand, added a second win after the initial home collapse against Italy.
