Qualified for the 8th finals of the European Football Cup, the French team faces that of Belgium. At stake, a ticket for the quarter-finals.
The French football team faces the Belgian selection for the round of 16 of Euro 2024. A match with areas of revenge for Belgium which is coming off two defeats in official competition with the Blues (1-0 victory in the semi-finals). final of the 2018 World Cup and 3-2 in the semi-final of the 2021 Nations League).
After a rather contentious group phase on the part of the Blues – 1 victory and 2 draws – everyone on the terrace is waiting for the national team to wake up. “What we are waiting for is a victory. We also want something better than what we’ve seen so far. Basically, we want to see the real French team again, that of 2018 and 2022“, indicate Jérémie and Kelyan. If the first is thinking of the same score as in 2018, for the second, it is clearer: minimum 3-0 victory.
On the Belgian side, the course is more or less similar with 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. But this time, they are determined to reverse the trend and eliminate the French. “This time, we’re not going to let this happen. We intend to eliminate France.“, indicates Belgian supporters who are confident in their team.
The compositions have been released:
- – France (4-1-2-1-2): Maignan in goal, Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba and Hernandez in defense, Kanté, Tchouaméni, Rabiot and Griezman in midfield and Thuram and Mbappé in attack.
- – Belgium (4-4-2): Casteels in goals, Theate, Vertonghen, Faes and Castagne in defense, Doku, De Bruyne, Onana and Ferreira Carrasco in the middle, Lukaku and Openda in attack.
