“They are and remain a very good team, with a lot of talent still. France can always rely on their sporting wealth. But they only finished second in their group, like us, which means that everything was not perfect. So I rate our chances at fifty-fifty on Monday,” said the 32-year-old Trabzonspor right-back at Thursday’s press conference ahead of the clash between the neighbouring countries.
Meunier therefore believes that Belgium’s chances are high, despite a group stage which above all raised questions, with a second place on four points in a group including Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The Belgians therefore found themselves in the difficult half of the table.
Thomas Meunier dreams of finally playing against the Blues: “We will no longer be afraid against France”
“Every match in this European Championship is different. In the first match against Slovakia, we could have scored quickly. Then, against Ukraine, the match was very tight. Against France, it will be “sudden death”, it’s make or break. The stress of the last group match will be gone. It will be an interesting match, in which we will have to play controlled football with a good block, both offensive and defensive. I don’t expect a tight match immediately.
