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The European Football Championship has started and all groups have played their first matches. Without a doubt, a lot of attention is focused on Group F, where 3 teams are playing who are among the top five favorites to win the entire championship. France, Germany, and Portugal are the teams with excellent lineups - France is the current world champion, Portugal will try to defend the title of the European champions, and Germany is always one of the main favorites to win tournaments of this level. Before the first group matches, there were many questions, but now it is easier to assess the chances of these teams to win the group. Clearly, nobody sees Hungary in the first place and based on the attention received from online betting - Hungary should remain in last place and the different possibilities are shared among the main favorites of this group. Even according to the odds given by bookmakers, Hungary is not seen at all as a team that can achieve something in this very difficult group. After the first matches, it can be said that Germany almost has no chance of taking first place in the group, as everything no longer depends on them. France winning the head-to-head match is now in the driver's seat. Portugal, despite a difficult match against Hungary, won 3-0 and took a big step forward, as there is a high probability that goal difference will be very important in this group. Of course, Portugal's victory against Hungary does not guarantee anything, as two important matches against France and Germany are waiting for them. In the second round, France will play against Hungary, and in case of victory, they should have 6 points, which would guarantee them the second place in the group, while Germany will play their second match against Portugal. If Portugal achieves a victory - France and Portugal will decide in the last round who will take the first place in the group, as both would have 6 points, and in this case, goal difference will be very important, as in case of a tie, attention will be turned to that. If Germany wins against Portugal and Hungary, they will also have 6 points, but France would have enough points to draw against Portugal and win against Hungary, guaranteeing them first place. Of course, it should not be forgotten that at least one draw with the Hungarian team in this group could change everything again. Portugal already has three points, if France did not have a draw that badly, it could cost the German team a chance to advance to the next stage. Meanwhile, talking further about the first group, there is a high probability that everything will be decided in the last round when France and Portugal play. Even if Portugal loses to Germany but manages to win against France, there would be a very high level of suspense in the group, after which all three teams would have a chance to take first place. According to the schedule of "Euro 2020," we see that on June 23, we will see the decisive matches of this group - by that time, none of the teams have a chance to secure a place in the first place in the group. If we had to choose one team that will take the first place in Group F, it would be the French national team. Their chances are very good - they need to win against Hungary and even a draw against Portugal can guarantee them first place. And remembering the 2016 final, where France lost to Portugal, perhaps this time the French will want to seek revenge.
