In the 5th 1/8 final matchup of the European Cup that ended on July 2, Beijing time, the French team defeated Belgium 1-0 after a hard fight and advanced to the top 8 with difficulty. This is also the first time in 8 years that the French team has reached the top 8 of the European Championship. Ironically, France have not scored any goals in any of their four games in this tournament.
In this game, the French team was stubbornly sniped by Belgium. In the first half, Belgium had only one shot on goal when they were in a big swing, but they also allowed France to have only one shot on target from nine shots.
Yibian fought again, and the situation still did not change much. In the case of ace Mbappe who couldn't find shooting boots for a long time, in the 62nd minute of the game, the French team made a key substitution, and Muani replaced Thuram Jr. It changed the game, and in the 85th minute, it was Muani's shot that created Vertonghen's own goal to help France win the game.
So far, this European Championship has produced 9 own goals, and the French team has scored 2. France have scored five own goals in their history at the European Championships, which makes them the team with the most own goals in the history of the European Championship, surpassing Spain. The European Championship has been played four times, and the French team has not yet scored any goals. 2 games were drawn with opponents, and 2 games were won by own goals. I have to say that the French team is indeed the luckiest team since the start of this European Cup.
According to the post-match statistics, France had only 2 shots on target from 19 shots in this campaign, Belgium had 2 shots on target from 5 shots, and the two sides had only 4 shots on goal in total. This pinnacle showdown is obviously not as exciting as expected. However, despite the difficult road to qualifying, the French team returned to the last eight of the European Championship for the first time in eight years, while Belgium, the third in the world, said goodbye to the European Championship. The "golden generation" led by De Bruyne and Vertonghen has also basically said goodbye completely.