Belgium. Who is Koen Casteels, the Belgian goalkeeper who rose from the shadows to the limelight?

Belgium. Who is Koen Casteels, the Belgian goalkeeper who rose from the shadows to the limelight?
Belgium. Who is Koen Casteels, the Belgian goalkeeper who rose from the shadows to the limelight?

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The French football team will face Belgium this Monday, July 1 (6 p.m.) in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Les Bleus, who have been struggling offensively since the start of the competition, will come up against a man in form, Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels, who is playing his first major international tournament as a starter.

Koen Casteels has been the strong man for the Belgians since the start of Euro 2024. | PHOTO : DAMIEN MEYER / AFP


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  • Koen Casteels has been the strong man for the Belgians since the start of Euro 2024. | PHOTO : DAMIEN MEYER / AFP

He is probably the best Belgian player since the start of Euro 2024. And when we know the offensive difficulties of the French football team in the competition, this is not reassuring as the Blues face their neighbor this Monday 1is July (6 p.m.) in 8e of final. At 32, goalkeeper Koen Casteels is making his mark in Germany, in a country he knows perfectly since he has been Wolfsburg’s goalkeeper since 2015. “He is almost better known there than at…

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