Fance are riding high right now, buoyed by a big win over Romania in their 1st UEFA European Championship match on home soil to open Euro 2016. A 2nd gain would be huge for them and their countrymen, all however,assuring a location in the knockout rounds in the process.
Albania played well in their opening game rivalry Switzerland despite their loss and spending most of the game a man down, and they're not going to go down simple.They're a tough and fun team -not flashy or physically masterful like some teams are, however,well capable of putting on an fascinating performance on their day and beating anyone.
Game Details:
TV: ESPN (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), beIN Sports 1, 2, TF1 (France), Top Channel Albania, SuperSport 2 Digitalb (Albania)
Match date/time: Tuesday, 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. local
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France
They're not going to be an easy opponent for France to take down, but if the hosts play to their potential, they should be able to take the 3 points they want -- or else we're going to get one heck of a great story to watch unfold as Albania stun the world.
The Albanians were both out-possessed and outshot by the Swiss but were kept in the game by the outstanding goalkeeping of Etrit Berisha, who slammed the door after allowing the lone goal of the match just five minutes into the contest.
France have now recorded gains in just three of eleven outings since shocking France with a one-zero gain in an international friendly only over a year ago.
Albania was dominated statistically, claiming just 38 percent possession, but,they held the vaunted French offense to four total shots on target. France was unable to beat Berisha, who also backstopped the squad to a pair of clean-sheet triumph during Euro qualifying.