In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup ushered in a key showdown, with France, the world's second, and Belgium, the world's third, competing against each other.
Sparks flew from the start of the game, and in the seventh minute, Thuram Jr. challenged Tate with a sharp break down the right flank, and Thuram fell to the ground after a physical collision between the two, but the referee decided to continue the game. Just two minutes later, Antoine Griezmann's precise cross from the right found Jules Kounde, who went down the bottom triangle and returned the ball only to be denied by the cleverness of Belgian defender Castagne.
The tempo continued to pick up the tempo, and in the 14th minute, Te'o launched an attack on the left side and passed back to Mbappe, who cut inside and fired a powerful shot that was heroically saved by Belgium's Amadouonana, and the referee's goal kick caused Tchouameni to be upset, resulting in him receiving a yellow card. Then, in the 24th minute, Antoine Griezmann was shown a yellow card for a foul on Doku, followed by Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick that hit the goal, and French goalkeeper Maignan reacted quickly to block the threatening shot with his legs. Rabiot brought down Doku and also received a yellow card.
As the game deepened, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense, and between many offensive and defensive transitions, the French team's Tchouameni, Kounde and Mbappe all had good chances, but they failed to convert into goals. In particular, towards the end of the first half, Mbappe broke through a clever pass on the left, and Tchouameni missed the ball in the face of a great chance, and the two sides went into the break with a score of 0-0.
In the second half, the offensive of both sides continued unabated. In the 49th minute, Tchouameni tried a long-range shot, and the ball was touched by Belgian player Faith and almost went into the net, but goalkeeper Castels made a crucial save. The game continued until the 85th minute, when Muani seized the opportunity to receive the ball in the box and turn and volley, the ball was deflected by Vertonghen and rolled into the net, and France finally broke the deadlock and led 1-0. Muani's breakthrough before the break also earned France a yellow card.
As the referee blew the final whistle, France defeated Belgium 1-0 with this valuable goal and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship.
Thoughts on the game
Yesterday England, today France, what iniquity! The ugly game watcher wants to vomit! I thought it was a decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City, but I didn't expect it to be old ladies beating each other, this is the world's second fight and the world's third? This one is called Oolong, and the team's sports goals are all up to him! France entered the top 8 by relying on 2 own goals, 1 penalty and 0 sports goals, Belgium can't wait for 11 people to shrink in the penalty area, really wretched, no dignity, these two teams don't want to face! From the group stage to the knockout round, two own goals and one penalty, and then France entered the top 8, how can this be reasonable...... The feeling of being tough in France is comparable to that in England! I have to say that Didier Deschamps' French team has always been like this, the scene is ugly but it always wins! In this game, there were nearly 20 shots on goal, only 2 shots on target, and they were all because of refraction, and if there was no refraction, 0 shots on target! Thanks to the fact that there are few birds flying in the stadium, otherwise the French team will be beaten all over the field! Of course, in addition to France's unreliable shooting, the whole game pressed Belgium to death, Belgium lost a bit of a pity, but really let him advance, it's a little unworthy! The French team is a little unworthy of the promotion, but it is a pity that he really let him lose! The epee has no edge, the competition of internal force, France has the last laugh, Belgium loses a goal every time, and it is also a hero! I miss the 18 World Cup very much, these two games are the first in the sky and the first in the ground, and the Belgian golden generation is about to come to an end!
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