Camavinga steals the show from Tchouaméni.

When France played Israel, all eyes were on their center. There would be a change in the captaincy because Mbappé was not available and Griezmann had retired. Aurélien Tchouaméni would take over as captain for the first time.

The midfielder who used to play for AS Monaco made his impact known by always looking for the ball during set pieces and having 123 touches on the night. He was clean when he had the ball and completed 90% of his throws. He also won two thirds of his duels.

Eduardo Camavinga, a player on his club team, was the star of the game against Israel. That was him before he was taken off in the 70th minute. He was in charge of Les Bleus. His goal was France’s first in a competitive game, and it was lucky because Omri Glazer threw the ball into his own net. Camavinga’s reaction showed that.

He was a forward-thinking player in the French middle, though he couldn’t be too aggressive when he didn’t have the ball because he got a yellow card early on. He turned and passed to Nkunku, who scored France’s second goal, but because the goalie deflected the ball, he won’t get credit for setting up the goal. Camavinga stole the show in Budapest on a night that should have been captain Tchouaméni’s.