The France flies to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, thanks toown goal by Vertonghenfavored by the dirty right of Muani City. Deleted the Belgium by Domenico Tedesco, despite a good defensive performance. Lukaku in the shade, Mbappè not very incisive. Les Bleus will face the winner of Portugal-Slovenia in the next round of the European Championship. Relive the match.
21:15
Mbappé and Pogba’s teasing
Kylian Mbappé’s mask continues to be a topic of discussion, as does his proverbial resemblance to one of the Ninja Turtles: Mbappé’s mockery (READ HERE).
21:00
Euro 2024, Portugal-Slovenia begins
The second match of the day at Euro 2024 also begins: France awaits the winner of Portugal-Slovenia (FOLLOW LIVE).
20:52
Rabiot, between France and renewal with Juve
Adrien Rabiot, busy at Euro 2024 with Deschamps’ France, glossed over the renewal with Juventus. Yesterday, in the meantime, his contract with the Bianconeri expired.
20:42
“We’re ahead, they’re at home”, Deschamps’ phrase after the match
Didier Deschamps’ response after the France-Belgium match caused controversy (READ EVERYTHING).
20:37
Deschamps post match: “I understand that it’s tough to lose for the Belgians today…”
Didier Deschamps, after the race, analyzed today’s success like this: “We are happy to move forward and to have gone through. I understand that it is hard to lose this match for the Belgians today, but I think we created more in the 90 minutes. I think it is a deserved victory. Then again, it is always difficult, we are also seeing in the other European Championship matches”.
20:30
Euro 2024, Portugal-Slovenia at 9pm
At 9pm, France was an interested spectator of Portugal-Slovenia. On the pitch Cristiano Ronaldo (FOLLOW THE LIVE).
20:20
Euro 2024, the calendar until the final
The European Championship calendar up to the final on July 14 (ALL DATES).
20:12
Kolo Muani post match: “It went well”
Randal Kolo Muani commented immediately on the 1-0 achieved at the end of France-Belgium: “We’re very happy, today we really had a lot of difficulties. Then this cross shot came and it went in on goal, fortunately. I came in listening to Deschamps’ requests, trying to help the team with my speed. And it went well”.
20:10
All France-Belgium statistics
France-Belgium numbers, statistics and curiosities (LOOK HERE).
20:00
France, Rabiot disqualified for the Euro 2024 quarterfinals
A heavy yellow card for Adrien Rabiot, who was already on a yellow card and will be forced to miss the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. Deschamps’ France will face the winner of Portugal-Slovenia, scheduled for this evening.
19:52
Euro 2024, the complete scoreboard
France flies to quarter-finals, Belgium goes home: the complete Euro 2024 draw (CLICK HERE).
19:50
End of match: France-Belgium 1-0
France secured their place in the quarter-finals, narrowly beating Belgium. Vertonghen’s own goal was decisive, on a shot by Kolo Muani.
19:47
90′ – Three minutes of added time
Three minutes of injury time granted.
19:45
88′ – Double substitution for Tedesco
Tedesco throws De Ketelaere and Lukebakio into the mix. Castagne and Carrasco out.
19:42
85′ – Goal by Kolo Muani, France-Belgium 1-0
France in the lead! A well-organized move by Deschamps’ national team, which leads to a shot by Kolo Muani, deflected into the net by Vertonghen’s thigh. The blameless Casteels is wrong-footed. 1-0 France, quarter-finals within reach.
19:39
83′ – De Bruyne comes close to scoring, well done Maignan
De Bruyne’s right foot from the edge, Maignan gets his hands on it again. He risked France.
19:35
78′ – Chance for Mbappé
A dry right-footed shot from Mbappé, which goes close to the top corner to the left of Casteels.
19:33
76′ – Vertonghen booked, yellow card also for the German coach
Vertonghen’s reaction after Kolo Muani’s push, yellow for the Belgian central defender. Coach Domenico Tedesco was also warned, having previously wanted a foul on Castagne.
19:31
74′ – Saliba one step away from scoring
Following a corner kick, Saliba finds the ball inside Belgium’s 16 meters and shoots with reasonable ease. Left that shaves the post and goes to the back.
19:27
71′ – Maignan’s save
Mike Maignan wins the duel with Lukaku, who scares the Milan goalkeeper with his left foot.
19:21
65′ – Griezmann’s conclusion
Right-footed shot from the edge by Griezmann, who doesn’t go far from the target.
19:20
63′ – Substitution for Belgium
Entra Mangala, esce Openda.
19:18
62′ – First substitution for Deschamps
Out Thuram, in Kolo Muani.
19:17
60′ – Half an hour to go, the draw holds
Quarter of an hour of the restart in Dusseldorf. France dominates the pitch with half an hour left in regulation time, but Belgium continues to defend with order.
19:10
54′ – Great move by Mbappé
Isolated in the one-on-one, Mbappé misses two and then shoots with his right foot from inside the penalty area, but without finding the target. Ball slightly high.
19:05
49′ – Casteels ferma Tchouaméni
Chance France. Kanté passes to Tchouaméni, who tests Casteels with a good right-footer from the edge.
19:02
46′ – Off to the restart
The second half of France-Belgium has begun.
19:00
Teams on the field for the second half
All set for the second half of France-Belgium. We start again from 0-0.
18:50
France-Belgium, the backpack that dispenses beer is very popular
In Dusseldorf, the beer-dispensing backpack is all the rage: so many smiles before France-Belgium!
18:46
End of first half: France-Belgium 0-0
At the end of the first 45 minutes, it is 0-0 between France and Belgium.
18:45
45′ – One minute of added time
One minute of injury time granted.
18:40
41′ – France tries again
France still dangerous with Thuram, who fails to turn the ball towards the goal. Then Kounde fails to close on the second post.
18:39
40′ – Destroy the Tchouaméni
Right-footed shot from Tchouaméni from 25 metres, wide ball. France is growing.
18:33
34′ – Thuram close to scoring
Marcus Thuram one step away from scoring! The Inter striker’s header goes close to the top corner to Casteels’ left. Kounde’s cross from the right is perfect.
18:26
27′ – Belgium dangerous with Carrasco
Insistent action by Belgium, who shoots with Carrasco, blocked at the most beautiful moment by Theo Hernandez.
18:23
24′ – Maignan saves on De Bruyne. Then, Rabiot is cautioned
Maignan parries a poisonous free kick from De Bruyne with his feet. Then, on the restart, Rabiot intervenes late on Doku according to the referee. Heavy yellow card for the Juve midfielder, who was on a yellow card.
18:23
23′ – Yellow for Griezmann
Griezmann’s foul on Doku: Le Petit Diable booked, he wasn’t warned.
18:20
France-Belgium, all the statistics in real time
All France-Belgium numbers in real time (CLICK HERE).
18:17
18′ – Thuram also tries
Chance from the flag for France: Griezmann’s cross for Thuram, who turns towards the goal, but without framing the mirror.
18:13
14′ – Giallo per Tchouaméni
Tchouaméni was booked for protesting, as he wanted a corner not awarded by the referee. No clear deflection by the Belgian defense on Mbappé’s shot was detected.
18:09
10′ – First shot by Griezmann
Griezmann’s left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the shot ends up docilely in the arms of Casteels. First shot on target of the match.
18:07
8′ – Slow pace at the start
It goes in flurries in these first minutes, with Belgium setting it to three, allowing Castagne to get up on the midfielders’ line and Carrasco to centralize with good continuity.
18:01
2′ – France’s first initiative
France recover the ball quickly, then open it up for Mbappé and cross for Rabiot, who fails to hit Casteels’ goal.
18:00
1′ – France-Belgium has begun
The match is underway, with first possession entrusted to Deschamps’ France.
17:56
Anthem of France booed by Belgium fans
Marseillaise booed by the Red Devils fans. It’s like a derby for the Belgian supporters. The cameras didn’t miss the smile of Marcus Thuram, Inter striker who will play alongside Mbappé today.
17:55
France-Belgium, teams on the pitch for the national anthems
National anthems playing at the Dusseldorf Arena: everything is ready for the kick-off of France-Belgium.
17:50
France-Belgium, refereed by Swede Nyberg
Swede Glenn Nyberg will referee the match, assisted by compatriots Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist. In the VAR room the Dutch Pol van Boekel and Rob Dieperink, while the Fourth Official will be the Lithuanian Donatas Rumšas.
17:40
France-Belgium, a classic of European football: the precedents
This will be the 76th meeting between France and Belgium. They are the opponent France have faced the most, having faced them almost twice as often as any other team: discover all the previous ones (CLICK HERE).
17:30
Mbappé and the mask: “What did I think when I looked in the mirror…”
Nice little scene at the press conference before France-Belgium: the protagonist was Kylian Mbappé, who suffered a compound fracture of the nasal septum on his debut in this European Championship (LOOK HERE).
17:15
Euro 2024, the complete calendar
The European Championship calendar up to the final on July 14 (LOOK HERE).
17:01
The official team of Belgium
BELGIUM (4-3-3): Casteels; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate; Openda, Onana, Doku; De Bruyne, Lukaku, Carrasco. CT: D. Tedesco.
17:00
The official formation of France
FRANCE (4-3-1-2): Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Tchouaméni, Kante, Rabiot; Griezmann; Thuram, Mbappé. CT: D. Deschamps.
16:50
France-Belgium, all statistics in real time
Follow France-Belgium in real time through numbers, curiosities and statistics (CLICK HERE).
16:40
Euro 2024, how France and Belgium reach the round of 16
Once the group stage is over, France and Belgium face each other in Dusseldorf during the round of 16 of Euro 2024: the final rankings of the respective groups hide more than one unknown, considering the extraordinary potential available to Deschamps and Tedesco.
16:30
France-Belgium, Mbappé challenges Lukaku to fly to the quarter-finals
France-Belgium is also Mbappé against Lukaku. After having broken the deadlock against Poland, Real Madrid’s new star wants to drag Deschamps’ national team to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. The Red Devils, for their part, have no intention of playing the sacrificial victim, despite coming off a less than convincing group stage. The spotlight is also on Rabiot and De Bruyne.
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