France 1-0 Belgium in the 1/8 final of Euro 2024 was also favored, because Muani, who came on as a substitute at the end of the game, created an own goal from Vertonghen, and the gift in the 85th minute also gave Belgium no chance to equalize. In fact, if this game concedes early, it will help Belgium to work harder. Although France dominated the field, Belgium were more of an attacking threat, and it was only an own goal at the end that put the team out of the tournament. The last time the two armies faced the European Red Devils and missed the final, this time it was even more unjust to stop in the round of 16.
In fact, the basic curtain call of the Belgian golden generation has a great impact on the team, and it is inevitable that De Bruyne in the team will be difficult to become a key man, after all, the increase in age, coupled with the impact of injuries, it is predictable that the core will not be able to influence the results. Romelu Lukaku's three goals were disallowed, and it is also a shame to go home with zero goals this season, while also revealing his slump.
In the first half of this game, France had three yellows in 24 minutes, which was the same as England's game against Slovakia, but this pressure did not prevent the team from advancing, England defeated the strong team 2-1, and France did not need extra time to beat Belgium at the end, compared to England who went into extra time.
After the game, there was a belief that France's luck might have allowed them to reach the top, but many more would not agree with this view because France have been weak in the four games that have ended, relying on their opponents to send points to advance. In the 38th minute of the first round of the group stage, Mbappe used a feint to get past the defender and then crossed the ball to create an own goal from Worbel. In the second round, France 0-0 Netherlands did not score, in the third round of the group stage, Dembele was brought down by Kiwior to win a penalty, Mbappe scored, and then Schvidelski made a penalty Lewandowski scored, and the two teams drew 1-1 also by their opponents.
Entering the knockout round, France still relied on Belgian players to make mistakes to send own goals, such a France really has no gold content, only Kante's performance is in place. France had 8 of 19 shots on goal in the whole game, relying on own goals. Belgium failed to score with 3 of 10 shots on target, and it was indeed time for the Red Devils to start a new era, and it was imperative to bring in young players, and it was a shame that the golden generation could not touch the trophy.
After France eliminated Belgium to advance to the quarter-finals, the quarter-finals will face the winner of Portugal and Slovenia, and the team will need to go through a tougher test. N'Golo Kante was a key player in the game, when he slammed into the box and Muani turned and shot, but the ball hit Vertonghen's leg and refracted into the net.
In addition, the French in this game are more like masters, a bit of a stroll, but this performance also makes the game less enjoyable. The only thing that will be certain is that France had been patiently putting their feet down before scoring to get this own goal.
At that time, Hupa picked up a pass to Kante, who dribbled the ball to the front, then crossed to Griezmann in the ribs, and then passed to Rabiot, and finally Mbappe took the ball again on the left side to Te'o, who got rid of the defense and chose to cross the ball to Griezmann at the top of the arc again. The Belgian defenders' awareness was also a little nervous during this period of direct and frequent passes, and eventually Te'o won the ball and passed the ball into the box, where Kounde gave Kante on the perimeter, who scored an own goal after Muani finished the shot in the box.
Because the Belgian goalkeeper sent an own goal at a desperate time, the European Red Devils then attacked frequently without scoring, and could only accept the result of being out, and only 3 minutes of stoppage time was indeed a bit less.