France beat Ireland and is the leader of group B

by date 2 of the B Group of the UEFA qualifiers heading to the Eurocup Germany 2024, France beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 with a great goal from Benjamin Pavard. The Boys in Green and les bleus se They measured at the Aviva Stadium with the refereeing of the Portuguese Artur Soares Dias.

During the first half, the team led by Didier Deschamps dominated the ball, but Gavin Bazunu was not in danger. The locals defended themselves well, and prevented Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann from entering the area comfortably.

After overcoming that moment, they were encouraged to get ahead on the field of play and, although they did not disturb Mike Maignan through the stopped balls they had, they did not play close to their goal during the last minutes of the first part.

In the plugin, the world runner-up team broke to open the scoring after five minutes after a good recovery from Benjamin Pavard and a subsequent powerful shot. From there, France was back in control of the ball, but could not stretch the score, which made them suffer towards the end.

This way, les Bleus fit with ideal score in Group B, since with six points, they are located in the first position. For its part, the Republic of Ireland, which debuted today in the competition, has no units, which is why it is in fourth place.