By finishing second in group E, Belgium will meet the Blues on Monday in the round of 16.
“Tasteless”, “without panache”supporters “furious”The Belgian press did not spare the Red Devils the day after their sluggish qualification against Ukraine obtained after a poor draw (0-0). “Belgium threw itself into the arms of France”headline the newspapers of the Rossel group – -, Le Soir -.
“At the end of a bland performance, the Devils did not benefit from the Slovakian misstep against Romania (1-1). The choice of safety but also a solid admission of impotence before meeting our French neighbors in the most explosive part of the table. Qualification is acquired but the terrible booing of the Belgian public did not lie”note The evening .
A divide with the supporters
In these same columns, the consultant and ex-international Philippe Albert insists on the divide between the players and their supporters, who booed them copiously at the end of «non-match» against Ukraine.
“What, they don’t understand (that they are being whistled)? But we urgently need to go and explain to them. They don’t realize that with one goal left, they were returning (to Belgium). And they ask for applause for that?.
For Latest Hour/Sports, «artistes» have become “accountants” to qualify while forgetting to settle in the most comfortable part of the table. - concluded with a touch of irony: “a new neighbors’ day that all of Belgium would have liked to avoid”.
