France, England Win in Pre-Euro 2020
France wins against Wales, and England wins against Austria in Euro 2020 preparations.
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Benzema played in his first international match in five and a half years.
The French national team won 3-0 against its guest, Wales, in a pre-Euro 2020 friendly game.
Karim Benzema played his first international match in five and a half years after manager Didier Deschamps brought him back into the France squad.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for France at 35', then Antoine Griezmann added the second goal at 48' before Ousmane Dembele scored the third goal at 78'.
France will play a final preparatory match Tuesday against Bulgaria.
France came in Group F in the 2020 UEFA European Championship, which includes Germany, Portugal, and Hungary.
Wales came in Group A, which includes Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey.
England defeated Austria in Middlesbrough with a goal scored by Buyako Saka at 57'.
England will play a final preparation match Sunday against Romania.
England came in Group D in the Euro 2020, which includes Croatia, Czech Republic and Scotland.
Austria came in the Group C, which includes the Netherlands, North Macedonia and Ukraine.
