In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, a key match in the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, played by the French men's football team against the Belgian men's football team. In the first half, both sides lacked offensive skills and neither scored a goal; In the second half, Muani caused Vertonghen to set up an own goal. In the end, France eliminated Belgium 1-0 and advanced to the top 8, and the 1/4 final opponent will be the winner between Portugal vs Slovenia.
This is the only matchup between the giants in the round of 16 of the European Cup, the French team is worth as much as 1.23 billion euros, second only to England, and the second in the latest world rankings, and the Belgian team is worth about 585 million euros, ranking eighth, and the latest world ranking is ranked third, which can be called a strong dialogue.
In the group stage, the performance of both teams was mediocre, France won 1 and drew 2 with 5 points, and qualified second in the group, Belgium won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 with 4 points, and also advanced to the second place in the group.
Now entering the 1/8 finals, Belgium's opponent is France, which is worth more than 1.2 billion euros, and the two teams have met in the previous 4 international competitions, all of which Belgium lost.
As the dominant side in possession, France seemed to have little to do in the face of Belgium's defensive counterattack, Mbappe volleyed high in the penalty area, Thuram grabbed the header and slightly deflected, Tchouameni suddenly sent a cold arrow from the periphery, did not hit the range of the goal frame, and also missed many good opportunities to score, and was unable to break through Belgium's goal. In addition, Griezmann and Rabiot kicked Doku one after another, and they were both yellow carded.
According to the statistics of the half, when France had 59% possession, only 1 of 9 shots on goal was on target, and there were 3 corner kick attacks, and Belgium had 1 shot on goal without a single shot, and the attack of both sides was sluggish.
Back on the pitch in the second half, France were very aggressive. In the 49th minute, Tchouameni's long-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Castells. In the 51st minute, Kounde crossed into the box and Thuram headed high from close range. In the 54th minute, Mbappe fired high after connecting three people on the left side. In the 74th minute, Faisaliba shook off a defender and fired a powerful shot just wide of the post.
In the 85th minute, France played up front, Kounde gave it to Kante, who in front of him gave it to Muani, the substitute striker turned and hit the goal, the ball bounced off Vertonghen and into the far corner of the goal, France broke the deadlock 1-0.
At the end of the game, Belgium was eliminated 0-1, bidding farewell to this European Championship in advance, and at the same time losing to France in five consecutive international competitions, continuing the humiliating record.