5-6, France U20 fell down, losing to the African powerhouse, and suffered its first loss in the Toulon Cup group stage

The second round of the Toulon Cup group stage started, with France U20 facing Mali U20.

The French reversed Saudi Arabia in the last round, while Mali lost to Panama. The two teams of the same level have met in the last two times, and the French team has defeated Mali twice, so the French team has a clear advantage in strength. Before the game, more than 70% of the fans were full of confidence in the French team defeating Mali.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Samak made a wonderful pass and Diakit helped Mali take the lead.

21 minutes later, Sanji made a wonderful pass and Gomi helped the French team equalize the score.

In the penalty shootout, the French team lost 2 free throws and Mali lost 1 free throw. In the end, the Mari team won 5-4 in the penalty shootout, defeating France 6-5 in the total score, ushering in the first victory in the Toulon Cup group stage, and at the same time rejected a two-game losing streak. The French team missed the two consecutive wins in the group stage and suffered its first defeat in the group stage.

The next round of the game France will PK Panama, while Mali will PK Saudi Arabia.

Congratulations to Mali!

Mali had only 46% possession rate in the whole game, but the number of shots was 17, 6 more than France, and the number of shots was 5 times, and 1 more than France.