When the groups for Euro 2020 were announced back in November 2019, one group opener stood out. After a year-long delay, France and Germany will finally meet in a matchup of the last two World Cup winners.
After losing the final of Euro 2016 at home in Paris to Portugal, whom France will face in its final Group F match next Wednesday, Les Bleus went on to win the 2018 World Cup with a squad quite similar to its Euro 2020 outfit. One major change is the addition of prolific Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, who was previously kept out of the national team due to an ongoing blackmail scandal.