At the end of a match that was once again very worrying, the French team still reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
23:00 – End of live!
Thank you all for following us for this live France – Belgium. The Blues have therefore qualified for the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. Good evening to all and see you soon on the Internaute website.
22:40 – One suspended in the quarter-finals
Didier Deschamps will have to make a change in the quarter-finals. Indeed, Adrien Rabiot received a yellow card in this France – Belgium and was subject to a suspension. The coach of the Blues will have to rack his brains to find a replacement in midfield.
22:20 – De Bruyne justifies the defensive attitude of the Red Devils
“There wasn’t much missing. We had a plan, we executed it well. With France’s quality, we knew we wouldn’t have possession. We had moments to be dangerous. It’s a shame to concede a goal like that, but that’s football,” explained the Belgian captain to Bein Sports.
22:00 – The scorer’s words
Randal Kolo Muani gave his first impressions after making a decisive entrance in this France – Belgium: “It’s really nice. We pushed a lot. I was lucky that my shot was deflected and ended up in the back of the net. We are happy and very proud.”
21:40 – Jules Koundé man of the match
The French defender was elected man of the match of this France – Belgium after his excellent performance. The defense of the Blues was rather solid like William Saliba who won a good number of duels against Romelu Lukaku.
21:20 – A 2018 remake
This France – Belgium match ended with the same score as in 2018 at the World Cup in Russia. During the semi-finals, the Blues won 1-0 on a goal from Samuel Umtiti after the break.
21:00 – The beautiful performance of Jules Koundé
The French defender, often criticized in the French team, had an excellent performance in this France – Belgium match. He touched the ball 85 times, won five of his eight duels and made five key passes including the almost decisive pass for Randal Kolo Muani who finally saw his goal attributed to Jan Verthongen against his own camp.
20:40 – Deschamps’ first words
“It’s great. We played a great game against a great team. We had more chances. Kolo is Kolo! Good for him and for the team. We had a lot of opportunities. We did some very good things. These are good habits,” noted Didier Deschamps.
20:20 – Match summary
France beat Belgium after a boring match (1-0). The start of the match was clearly dominated by France, who took control of the ball. The Belgians defended and didn’t try much. And yet, it was the Red Devils who had the first big chance. De Bruyne took a free kick from the side but Maignan made a good reflex save with his foot (24′). Les Bleus responded through Marcus Thuram but the Inter player’s header missed the target by a few centimetres (34′). Before the return to the locker room, Tchouameni tried one last shot but it went over and symbolised a disappointing first half. The second half was a carbon copy of the first and the pace was still very relaxed. The first chance of this second half went to Lukaku, who saw his shot pushed away in a very fine manner by Maignan (70′). And finally in this kind of match the decision comes from a stroke of fate and it smiles on the Blues and Kolo Muani. Coming on during the game, he strikes on his supporting foot and sees his attempt deflected into the back of the net by Verthongen (86′). The Belgians react too late and will end up being eliminated from this Euro 2024.
20:00 – Portugal or Slovenia
The Blues will therefore be at the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. They are waiting for the result of Portugal – Slovenia which will be played at 9 p.m. this Monday evening.
19:50 – IT’S OVER!
AT THE END OF BOREDOM! The Blues manage to qualify with difficulty. They will play in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
19:49 – One last corner! (90+3′)
De Bruyne will take the last corner of this France – Belgium.
19:46 – Additional time! (90′)
Three minutes are added in this France – Belgium. The Blues must hang on to this quarter-final of Euro 2024.
19:45 – Goal awarded to Verthongen (89′)
The goal was eventually awarded to Jan Verthongen. Les Bleus have still not scored a single goal from open play in this Euro 2024.
19:44 – Saliba wins his duel again! (88′)
This is one of the great satisfactions of this France – Belgium. William Saliba had a huge match and won a new duel in front of De Bruyne. He celebrated it like a goal.
19:43 – French success! (87′)
This goal is a real miracle. Randal Kolo Muani shot on his supporting foot and the attempt was deflected by a Belgian defender before beating Casteels.
19:42 – KOLO MUANNNNIIII !! (85′)
IT COMES OUT OF NOWHERE! On a constructed phase of the Blues, Kolo Muani manages to strike from a difficult angle and is lucky because his shot is deflected and deceives Casteels.
19:39 – MAIGNAN AGAIN! (83′)
DE BRUYNEEE! The Belgian midfielder is served in the interval and strikes first time but Maignan saves the Blues.
19:37 – The last ten minutes (80′)
We have just entered the last ten minutes of this France – Belgium match and the score is still nil-nil. The goalkeepers are still very calm.
19:35 – Only one shot on target! (78′)
This statistic is alarming! The Blues only hit the target with one of their 18 shots in this France-Belgium match.
19:34 – Tedesco also received a yellow card (78′)
Domenico Tedesco also received a warning for Verthongen’s card.
19:33 – A first yellow for the Belgians (77′)
Randal Kolo Muani and Jan Verthongen cling to the ground but Nyberg sanctions the Belgian defender. It is the first card for the Red Devils in this France – Belgium.
19:31 – Saliba misses the target! (74′)
The former Arsenal defender hooks into the Belgian penalty area and tries to deceive Casteels. His shot goes wide. What a lack of precision in this France – Belgium.
19:27 – THE SUPERB SAVE! (71′)
MAIGNAN MAKES A DECISIVE SAVE! Lukaku manages to strike in the penalty area but Maignan is perfect and saves the Blues in this France – Belgium.
19:25 – Tchouameni misses the target (69′)
Griezmann, with his back to goal, finds Tchouameni who arrives and strikes first time. His shot is still off target. It is the fifth strike from the Madrid player.