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The striker and the Blues had a difficult time winning this Monday, July 1st in Düsseldorf (1-0) against the Red Devils, but they still reached the quarter-finals of the European Nations Football Championship.
A tense end to the match and a late outcome, inevitably cruel for the defeated. This Monday, July 1, in Düsseldorf, the football players of the French team dominated those of Belgium, in the 8th finals of Euro 2024.
A sluggish, narrow victory, by the smallest of margins: 1-0. The goal was scored in the 86th minute, on an own goal. Following a missed shot by Randal Kolo Muani in the penalty area, it was the Red Devils defender, Jan Vertonghen, who scored the only goal of the match.
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The outpouring of joy from the French players, as well as that of coach Didier Deschamps, betrayed the high tension that reigned at the time, in a tight match whose scenario seemed to lead to extra time.
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Kylian Mbappé, like his teammates, celebrated this goal by Kolo Muani. However, with a little extra salt addressed, precisely, to Jan Vertonghen. The Bondynois in fact rushed towards the defender, all ashamed of the own goal, to tease him forcefully.
The reason? A few minutes before (71st), the players had had a verbal argument. A verbal spat, faces close together, after the French striker collapsed to the ground following a lost ball, while he was trying to attack. An attitude which, it seems, did not go down well with the Belgian defender.
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe getting into it with Belgium’s Jan Vertonghen. ?️?? pic.twitter.com/Iqg3tzA5LR
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The two players, however, respectfully shook hands after the final whistle.
In the quarter-finals, the French will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, who qualified with difficulty on Monday evening by overcoming the Slovenians on penalties.
