France – Belgium, how we meet again. The Devils, who are not very reassuring, will challenge the Blues… who are just as not very reassuring in the round of 16 of the Euro. A match prefaced by Thomas Meunier, who knows our future opponent so well.
Second in their group, the Devils will face France in the round of 16. The Blues also missed out on first place, to the benefit of Austria. In a press conference this Thursday, Thomas Meunier prefaced this match and spoke about this opponent he knows so well.
“In the team, everyone is happy to play against France. It’s a gala match and we will be happy to give everything. It’s an honor to play such matches, like when we had them faced, as well as Brazil, in 2018. France is blessed with sublime sporting wealth, not only in football. But they finished second, we will have every chance. “
A not very reassuring Belgium against a France… just as not very reassuring
Since the start of the competition, Belgium has not been very convincing. Disappointing against Slovakia, and even more so against Ukraine, the Devils showed some good things against Romania, but that’s about it. The same thing as France, ultimately, who do not yet have a reference match in this Euro 2024.
“France also has things to improve. But when you see their qualities, even when they are at 70 or 80%, it is impressive. We will have no choice but to be at 100% to create something great.”
If we beat France, we won’t be able to brag too much.”
France – Belgium is also the story of a long rivalry, which took on an even more particular dimension in the summer of 2018, after a certain World Cup semi-final.
“I feel less of this rivalry since I left Paris, where my ears were constantly ringing. It’s always good-natured, that’s the main thing. Charaging is part of the game, as long as there is no If we beat France, we won’t be able to boast too much, because the past has already written part of the story. If France wins, they will say that it’s the same thing every time with the Belgians. His point of view.”
