The second match in Group E at the World Cup in Brazil took place in the city of Porto Alegre on June 15. The national teams of France and Honduras competed at the Beira Rio stadium. Football experts stated that the Europeans in this pair in the game should have shown a significant difference in class. And so it happened on the green lawn of the stadium.
Few believed that the Honduran national team was capable of offering equal football to the French. However, after the recent events in the Uruguay - Costa Rica match, neutral fans could still hope for a miracle. But that did not happen.
The entire first half on the field was one team - France. Honduras was just doing that. that kept the defense. I must say, it worked out until some time. In the first 25 minutes, the French hit the crossbar twice, attacked sharply, but could not score. Only by the end of the first half of the meeting, with the total advantage of the French, the goal did take place. It was scored by Karim Benzema in the 45th minute from the penalty spot. For a violation in the penalty area at Pogba Field, a Honduran player was sent off. After the goal was scored, it became clear that there would be no miracle.
The second half proceeded in even sharper attacks from France, and the latter's rivals did not even think about attacking. You can remember only one shot on target of the French goalkeeper.
At 48 minutes, Karim Benzema beautifully closes the perfect one-touch pass. The ball hits the far post, then bounces into the goalkeeper's hand and only then crosses the cherished ribbon. Statistics took the second ball from Benzema and scored an own goal. However, the main event was the increase in the bill. 2 - 0 France is ahead.
The main star attacking France continued to threaten the opponent's goal. The result was Benzema's third goal in 72 minutes. It was already a rout. The score becomes 3 - 0 and France is jubilant. At the end of the game, there were still moments for the 1998 world champions, but the audience did not see more goals.
The final crushing score was evidence of a fairly easy victory for the French. Their class affected, and this could not cause difficulties with the "reprisals" over Honduras.
