despite its series of victories against its neighbor, France arrives with little confidence against Belgium

The French football team is preparing for its round of 16. The Blues will face Belgium this Monday, July 1 at 6 p.m. A meeting marked by reunions, after the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup and that of the 2021 Nations League, won each time by the Blues. But this time, France is not arriving with much confidence against its Belgian neighbor.

Believing in Les Bleus means adopting the Coué method: telling yourself that everything will be fine from the round of 16 of this Euro 2024 onwards despite a worrying level in the group stage. Lack of realism, lack of freshness, lack of certainty. This team gives the impression of not knowing where it is going.

Just an impression, to hear defender Dayot Upamecano. “You are free to say what you want, but I tell you that the team is doing well and we want to win against Belgium and go as far as possible in this competition,” declared the Bayern Munich player in the conference of press.

“A new competition is about to begin”

Belgium, like France, has not been brilliant in the first three matches it has played in this Euro. But it is a new competition that is starting, recalls Arsenal player William Saliba: “It would be a trap to focus on these group matches because we know that, there, it is a new competition that is going to start. And Belgium-France, it is always a shock. We are not going to look down on them, because they are a very good team. So there you go, it is not going to be easy”, reported the French international.

The Blues will train one last time in Paderborn late this morning, before taking the plane to Düsseldorf, where everything began in this Euro for the Blues. A team in search of a new start.