- World champion France was held to a shock 1-1 draw by Hungary its second match of
Euro 2020 . - Hungary's goal at the packed Puskas Arena, Budapest was greeted by raucous celebrations.
- Goalscorer Attila Fiola banged a pitchside reporter's table and swept items off it after his goal.
Reigning world champion France was held to a shock 1-1 draw by a resilient Hungary in its second match of Euro 2020.
Tournament favorite France went behind to Hungary, which is ranked 37th in the world, in added time at the end of the first half when full back Attila Fiola made a darting run into the penalty box and slotted home.
The goal was met by raucous celebrations at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, which had welcomed over 60,000 fans. The ground is only
Fiola banged a pitchside reporter's table and swept items off it after his goal, before embracing a section of Hungary fans in the front row.
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After the break, France substitute Ousmane Dembele hit the post, before his FC Barcelona teammate Antoine Griezmann levelled in the 66th minute.
Defender Raphael Varane almost scored a last minute winner for Didier Deschamp's side, however his header whistled past the post.
Despite the draw, France now sits top of Group F having already beaten Germany in its tournament opener and has all but guaranteed passage to the last-16.
It next plays Portugal on Wednesday June 23, when Hungary also faces Germany.
"I'm satisfied - I'm not overjoyed with the result, but I'm satisfied," France coach Deschamps said after the match.
"We didn't lose, we do have a point to add to the three we have in the bag already. I think this still leaves the door open for us to have a little bit of leeway for the third game."
Fiola's magic moment
Having not conceded in its last five games, Fiola's goal on the stroke of half time came as a huge shock to the French.
The 31-year-old headed the ball into the path of teammate Roland Sallai, who flicked it back to him with the outside of his foot.
Fiola then ran away from Benjamin Pavard and Varane before looking up and hitting the ball into the bottom left corner of Hugo Lloris' net.
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"We achieved a fantastic result with a great team game," Fiola, whose only other international goal came in a win away to Andorra in March, said.
"I am proud of the side, and also the fans. This is one of the most beautiful days of my life!"
He added: "It was great to see how well the team played. We were able to showcase braver football and were better in attack than against Portugal on Tuesday. Today was amazing."