1-0！ Mbappe is dumbfounded, the substitute god will make a stunner, France advances to the top 8, and waits for Portugal

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2024-07-02 01:52Creators in the field of sports

The 2024 European Championship in Germany is in full swing, and France, whose squad is worth more than 1.2 billion euros, has not performed as well as expected, scoring only 2 goals in three games in the group stage, and has no dominance as the favorite to win the title. On this match day, France faced Belgium in the 1/8 finals, who were also criticized by fans and public opinion for their poor performance, and urgently needed a victory to prove themselves. Mbappe missed many chances in this game, and the two sides were at a stalemate, with Muani scoring an own goal in the 86th minute, and France eliminated their opponents 1-0, waiting for the winner of Portugal and Slovenia.

According to the latest FIFA rankings, France is ranked second in the world, while Belgium is third in the world, and neither side dares to slack off. Deschamps decisively changed the 4-3-1-2 formation in this game, Maignan continued to guard the goal for France, the defensive four were Kounde, Yupamecano, Saliba and Te'o, and in the midfield, Kante, Tchouameni and Rabiot lined up, Griezmann served as the front midfielder, and Mbappe and Thuram Jr. combined with double arrows.

Belgium used a 4-4-2 formation, with Romelu Lukaku and Alex Oppenda up front, Kevin De Bruyne and Amadou Onana in the middle, Carrasco and Doku on either side, and the 37-year-old Vertonghen continued to start, forming a back four with Tite, Fess and Castagne, with Castels as the starting goalkeeper.

After the game started, both sides appeared to be quite cautious, focusing on defense, and the scene was relatively dull. In the 23rd minute, Antoine Griezmann chased back to get involved in the defence, and on the edge of the box he put Doku yellow, and then De Bruyne took a free kick straight at goal, and Maignan cleared it with his legs.

In the 34th minute, Tchouameni shifted widely, Kounde cut in a cross from the right, and Thuram Jr. headed the goal, just off the post, and also missed a good chance. In the 45th minute, Mbappe forced a breakthrough on the left side, calmly knocked back in the penalty area, Tchouameni was unmarked to meet the ball, and actually kicked the ball away, and the two sides exchanged blanks into the dressing room.

After the resumption of the game, France took the initiative to increase the tempo of the game, and Mbappe began to use his individual ability to create chances. In the 49th minute, Tchouameni shot from the top of the arc and went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, but could not escape the ten fingers of the Belgian goalkeeper.

In the 54th minute, Mbappe cut inside on the left, used his speed to shake off the entanglement of defenders, and fired a shot slightly over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Antoine Griezmann's cross from the right was met by Mbappe's goalkeeper who slid past the goal.

In the 70th minute, Mangala crossed from the left, Lukaku burst into a shot from a small angle, Maignan flew to save the ball, and France also escaped. In the 82nd minute, Oppenda crossed the left side, De Bruyne shot hard from the edge of the penalty area, and Maignan flew to save.

It wasn't until the 86th minute that Muani received a direct pass from his teammates, turned and volleyed in the penalty area, and hit Vertonghen and refracted into the net, France finally broke the deadlock, 1-0!

With this goal, France eliminated Belgium with great difficulty and reached the last eight of the European Championship, and the quarter-final opponent will be the winner between Portugal and Slovenia.

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