<p>France striker Wissam Ben Yedder said the reigning world champions are in the toughest group at the European Championship and that they must make a strong start to their campaign against Germany in Tuesday's opener.</p>.<p>France, who defeated Croatia to lift the 2018 World Cup, are in Group F alongside title holders Portugal, four-time world champions Germany and 37th ranked Hungary.</p>.<p>"It's the group of death. There are really good teams," said Ben Yedder.</p>.<p>"We are going to start the competition with a lot of energy. We are really impatient to start the competition and we are going to give it our maximum.</p>.<p>"We have a really big game as a starting point and we know that we have to be solid together for the first match."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/euro-2020-italy-get-off-to-impressive-start-with-3-0-win-against-turkey-996568.html" target="_blank">Euro 2020: Italy get off to impressive start with 3-0 win against Turkey</a></strong></p>.<p>Defender Benjamin Pavard said France face a tough challenge against the Germans, who will be playing in front of their home crowd in Munich.</p>.<p>"The first match is very exciting against Germany," Pavard said. "It is not going to be an easy game against a very good German team. We are not going to put any pressure on ourselves."</p>.<p>Les Bleus are favourites to win the European showpiece, but Pavard said Germany and Portugal are also in contention for the title.</p>.<p>"We are one of the favourites but not the favourite," the 25-year-old said. "We can't just believe it is going to be an automatic win. We have to play match by match and we will see." </p>
<p>France striker Wissam Ben Yedder said the reigning world champions are in the toughest group at the European Championship and that they must make a strong start to their campaign against Germany in Tuesday's opener.</p>.<p>France, who defeated Croatia to lift the 2018 World Cup, are in Group F alongside title holders Portugal, four-time world champions Germany and 37th ranked Hungary.</p>.<p>"It's the group of death. There are really good teams," said Ben Yedder.</p>.<p>"We are going to start the competition with a lot of energy. We are really impatient to start the competition and we are going to give it our maximum.</p>.<p>"We have a really big game as a starting point and we know that we have to be solid together for the first match."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/euro-2020-italy-get-off-to-impressive-start-with-3-0-win-against-turkey-996568.html" target="_blank">Euro 2020: Italy get off to impressive start with 3-0 win against Turkey</a></strong></p>.<p>Defender Benjamin Pavard said France face a tough challenge against the Germans, who will be playing in front of their home crowd in Munich.</p>.<p>"The first match is very exciting against Germany," Pavard said. "It is not going to be an easy game against a very good German team. We are not going to put any pressure on ourselves."</p>.<p>Les Bleus are favourites to win the European showpiece, but Pavard said Germany and Portugal are also in contention for the title.</p>.<p>"We are one of the favourites but not the favourite," the 25-year-old said. "We can't just believe it is going to be an automatic win. We have to play match by match and we will see." </p>