3) France’s home record in the Euros
France have an excellent record at home in the Euros. The first time they won the Euros was when it was held in France in 1984. To make things more interesting, France have now held three Euros. The Les Blues were considered to be favourites of the tournament as they had probably the best squad on paper, despite Karim Benzema missing out due to his alleged off-field issues.
What’s more surprising is that France have not lost a single game in the last 18 games played on their home turf, and they did not lose a single game in the 2016 Euros either. The only game in which they did not win was the finals, which was won by Portugal in extra time and according to FIFA, a game can only be won in normal time.
Games won in the extra time are considered as draws only.
Portugal emerged as surprise winners of a competition, where they were not even expected to reach the semi-finals. The last two tournaments that France held, were both won by them that included the World Cup in 1998 and the Euros in 1984.
