It was then the Portuguese's turn to have regrets. Sur une tête de José Fonte d'abord, qui trouvait le posteau, alors qu ' Hugo Lloris était battu sur un centre venu de la droite (60e). Then on a powerful strike from Joao Moutinho, well served in retreat by Cristiano Ronaldo, but on which Hugo Lloris perfectly relaxed to preserve the advantage of his (75e). Finally on a new center came from the right and on which Diogo Jota and Ruben Dias embarrassed themselves to propel the ball to the bottom of the Nets (82e).
With a controlled end to the match and this victory, the Blues are three points ahead of the Portuguese and are guaranteed to finish in first place in their group, even before facing Sweden on Tuesday for the last day. A first place that is also synonymous with qualification for the final phase of the league of nations in October 2021: a first for the Blues.
"We reached our goal," said a smiling Didier Deschamps at the end of the match. I'm very proud of the players. It is not always simple, the period is very complicated. Some have club situations that are not the best. But when they end up there, there's always that competitive spirit. And tonight they proved that the French team is still a great team. »