A new competition begins at theEuro 2024 !
After the group stage, the round of 16 starts this Saturday, June 29. All the matches are decisive and undecided with the knockout matches, which promises new great emotions! France-Belgium scheduled for Monday 1is July proves it.
“Belgium against France is always a shock. We know they will be there, we will be too. It will be a big match where we will have to prove that the team deserves to be there,” warned William Saliba at a press conference.
Both teams are among the best in the world of footballbut there will only be one in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. With players like Kylian Mbappé, N’Golo Kanté – The Best Of N’Golo Kanté or Antoine Griezmann side Blues et Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne or Jérémy Doku at the Red Devilsthere is no shortage of talented elements to make a difference.
But the start of the tournament has proven it: lining up big names in the team line-up is not enough. If the French and Belgians find themselves in the round of 16 and not in the last four as in the 2018 World Cup (1-0) or in the 2021 Nations League (3-2), it is because they have not yet fully lived up to expectations. They finished in second place in their respective groups and are still looking to really get their competition off to a good start.
And what could be better than such a prestigious duel to achieve this?
The attackers will be forced to raise their level of play to score in a duel between two of the best defenses in the competition.
Kylian Mbappé, who is playing despite a broken nose, will have to show his qualities to deceive Koen Casteelspresent on the podium of goalkeepers who made the most saves in the group stage (12). On the other side of the field, the hinge William Saliba – Dayot Upamecano have impressed since the start of the tournament, so the genius of Kevin De Bruyne will not be too much to try to take them from behind.
Such an opposition promises 90 minutes – or more – of very high level! To not miss anything of this prestigious match, discover everything you need to know about France-Belgium in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 with the program, the players, the teams’ journey and how to watch this derby and direct.
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