Yes, it may be strange when, on Friday June 14 at around 8 p.m., RTBF viewers will not discover the silhouette and graying locks of Benjamin Deceuninck to open Euro 2024. After 5 World Cups (2006 , 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and four Euros (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021), the former trainee of Marc Delire will indeed be on the field (information that we had already revealed to you, exclusively, on December 8, 2022). To comment on matches. What he does, brilliantly, every weekend on the airwaves of Eleven Pro League/DAZN. Which has earned him many positive reviews on social networks, which is quite rare to point out (Internet users usually tend to stupidly demolish…). But in Germany, Benjamin Deceuninck will not comment on the Red Devils! For the national team meetings, it is indeed the duo Vincent Langendries / Philippe Albert, active since the sidelining of Rodrigo Beenkens, who remains at the microphone. Benjamin has, however, often expressed the wish to also be able to comment on the band at Lukaku, proposing an “alternation”, as in the 90s when several commentators (Roger Laboureur, Franck Baudoncq, Michel Lecomte and even… Gaëtan Vigneron, the F1 commentator having taken the microphone during Belgium – Tunisia at the 2002 World Cup) followed one another for the Devils. Deceuninck’s wish was therefore not heard…
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In the negotiation with his management, and to “compensate” for the fact that he did not get the Devils, Deceuninck obtained the commentary of the main posters of the Euro, such as Italy – Spain, the opening match, but also and especially the finale! Unless… if the Devils dispute it. In this case, Vincent Langendries will have priority. Philippe Albert has obtained the assurance of being the consultant on this final, with or without the Devils, with Vincent or with Benjamin!
So who will be in charge of the “studio”? As exclusively announced more than a year ago, RTBF has decided to trust Jérémie Baïse. Who will officiate in duo with Anne-Sophie Depauw, journalist who joined the public service last summer for the Women’s World Cup. Jérémie is obviously not unknown to sports fans: he hosts the “Box-to-Box” on Eleven Pro League/DAZN every Saturday, as well as the “100% Sports” show on Sunday evenings on Tipik. According to our information, Jérémie would not, however, be at the presentation of the RTBF “JO” studio.
The Devils not on TF1!
For the rest of the RTBF system for this Euro, the details will be known in the coming weeks, but we can reveal to you that Lancelot Meulewaeter will comment on numerous meetings. And there is no doubt that Franck Peterkenne and Hervé Gilbert will also be there. Cécile de Gernier will be one of the consultants. But also Xavier Chen and Swann Borsellino. Just like Marc Wilmots for three or four meetings. Alex Teklak will not comment on site and will be present in the studio.
If RTBF will broadcast the entire competition, French-speaking viewers will be able to follow 12 matches on TF1 (including no Red Devils first round match). Comments: the usual duo, composed since 2016 of Grégoire Margotton and Bixente Lizarazu. TF1 will entrust some matches to a second team formed by Julien Brun and Youri Djorkaeff. Denis Brogniart, despite the controversies concerning him (he has been accused of angry behavior by several women), keeps “Le mag”, in the company of Nadia Benmokthar, Adil Rami, Rio Mavuba, Marine Marck and Saber Desfarges.
