Belgium stops there. As six years ago in Russia, the Red Devils were stopped by the French team, Monday July 1st in Düsseldorf, in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 (1-0).
A repetition which inspired the Belgian press. “The Blues, the Devils’ black beast”titre Free this Tuesday, while The evening registered ” As per usual “on its front page. “Like a feeling of déjà vu: the Blues, executioners of two generations of Devils”who come out of the competition “with a fair amount of bitterness”we can read on the site.
“France was conquerable”
“It’s good to want to innovate, but it didn’t work. There was a match within the match with Deschamps and it’s Deschamps who comes out the winner.notes Philippe Albert, former Belgian international (41 selections), in the columns of the newspaper. France fully deserves its qualification even though it was possible to beat it.
The RTBF regrets the “cruel scenario”without hiding that the meeting was “overall dominated by France”, “without shining”. The Newspaper For its part, it is less careful. “Already at home”is written on the front page of the Dutch-language newspaper. And on its website, the Red Devils are not spared.
” Cruelty “
“We didn’t live up to expectations in this tournament. The benchmark match that Belgium needed didn’t happen – offensively, it was too little – and a deflected shot sealed our fate. Belgium’s mission failed.”notes the media, which deplores the elimination scenario. “Kante found substitute Kolo Muani and his shot was deflected by Jan Vertonghen’s knee: 1-0. What a shitty goal. Jan Vertonghen will regret having to say goodbye to the Red Devils in this manner…”
“Belgium beaten by a much stronger France: no worries, just a little too much cruelty”assume Free on its website. And more than the elimination, some media insist on the quality of the match, a “parody of football against France” for day DH“a mediocre show for the The last newswhich titles “Time for reflection” this Tuesday.
“At a European Championship you should not try things out, but stick to what has worked well in the past.analyses Marc Degryse, former Red Devil (63 selections), on the website. The whole tournament was smooth and half-hearted. We didn’t score in three out of four games! In this case, we should not focus on defense, but on our attack, where our strength should lie.”
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The French team will challenge Portugal, who beat Slovenia on penalties a little later (0-0, 3-0 on penalties), for a place in the last four, Friday in Hamburg (9 p.m.), in a remake of the Euro 2016 final lost by Les Bleus (0-1 on penalties).
