Belgium-France (1-2): the summary of the victory of the Blues with a double from Kolo Muani

Thank you everyone for following this clash between Belgium and France. We’ll see you at the end of the week for the return of PSG. See you soon !

“I have the confidence of the coach. My teammates support me enormously during these difficult times. I have to keep my head on my shoulders and not give up. It’s up to me to continue working to change the situation.”

[Sur sa différence de rendement avec le PSG] “I would like to do the same on both camps. Afterwards it’s up to me to continue working, to stay in my bubble and to stay focused. And I hope to reproduce this kind of performance. The coach [il parle de Deschamps] uses me differently, he trusts me here and I hope they will also trust me at the club.”

“We got tossed around for a good 20 minutes. They showed a lot of intensity and when we got the ball back we made a lot of technical errors, we took 3 yellow cards. As soon as we were able to find solutions moving forward it was better, especially at the end of the first half. We were on tiptoe, but it wasn’t for lack of warning that it was going to be difficult. We did well in the first half even though we had opportunities.”

“We are happy to win this match a bit by force because we finished at 10. We did much better in the second half, it wasn’t difficult, but we managed to win. It is a selection which is young, which does not have much experience. There was a lot of seriousness and concentration at this gathering. We leave the Belgians on four points, we don’t see ourselves qualifying yet but we will have to do the job against Israel. »

“Kolo Muani has a specific profile with efficient heading, so it’s a lot of qualities for an attacker. With us he very often performs well. »

“It’s a beautiful evening. It was not an easy match. We knew that the Belgians were going to cause us problems and be vengeful. Tonight is a great victory”

[Sur ses 6 arrêts, un record en Bleu depuis Lloris à la Coupe du monde] : “It’s good, I’m continuing my momentum and what I’ve been doing lately. The most important thing is that we win. I am one of the oldest, it is my temperament to want to guide and help. It’s not a role that I give myself, I do it naturally.

“We have to savor this victory because we suffered a lot, especially at the end, but we knew how to stay as a team. Maignan made many saves, our defense… We gave the best of ourselves. We also have to think about the things that weren’t good, but that will allow us to work on it. There has been a lot of progress compared to the last selection. I’m proud of the team.”

“We tiptoed into the match, me first with turnovers that could have cost us dearly. But at half-time, we were able to talk to each other and we came with a different state of mind. It showed in the second period.

Ten against eleven after the exclusion of Tchouaméni, the Blues won against the Belgians thanks to a double from Kolo Muani and scored a third consecutive victory, which allowed them to remain second in the group.

The Red Devils had equalized thanks to Openda and missed a penalty.

On a new cross from the left, Maignan repels a Belgian shot at point blank range!

Kolo Muani, author of a double, is replaced by Thuram.

On a corner played on the ground, Trossard attempts a lofted shot but Maignan easily catches the ball.

In the other match, Italy won against Israel and remains at the top of Group B.

On a good cross from Lukebakio, Openda attempts a shot but gets a corner, which achieves nothing.

The Arsenal striker showed himself a lot at the end of the match and multiplied the differences on the right.

Fofana fights on the right side with De Cuyper and Theate to keep the ball but makes a mistake.

De Cuyper rushes down the left side again and completely misses his cross.

Italy now leads largely against Israel (4-1) and will remain at the top of the group this evening barring any cataclysm.

Engels and Lukébakio enter in place of Tielemans and De Ketelaere.

Tielemans looks for Faes at the near post but the French defense clears.

Fofana replaces Dembélé to densify his midfield.

De Cuyper goes on his left side to duel with Koundé but Maignan comes out of his cage and hits him. Good free kick ahead for the Belgians.

On the free kick, Trossard sends a floating shot full axis, well caught in two stages by Maignan.

Sent full axis by Openda, Tielemans goes alone on goal and is stopped by Tchouaméni at the entrance to the area, who takes a second yellow.

Camavinga and Nkunku replace Guendouzi and Barcola.

The French full-back is served at the entrance to the area on the right and cannot find any solutions. He sends a nice left shot that goes over the top.

The midfielder controls the ball in the area then shoots… But it’s blocked again!

Doku again gets the upper hand on Saliba before realigning and finding Trossard on the opposite side in the area. The Belgian then missed his cross shot.

There is a lot of space in the Belgian defense which allows Barcola, Kolo Muani and Dembélé to gain depth.

De Cuyper and Vrancks replace Castagne and Mangala.

Debast sends a cannonball from 30m but Maignan lies down to push the ball away with both fists.

France has been undefeated since 1981 in an official match against its neighbor. What to continue?

Kolo Muani is the top scorer for the French team of the year with 6 goals.

Digne rolls a good cross towards the penalty spot where he finds Kolo Muani’s head. The PSG player deceives Casteels with an uncrossed header!

Tchouaméni wards off the danger with a header from a Belgian corner.

The VAR cancels the goal on the hand of Kolo Muani while Tchouaméni discusses with the referee.

Kolo Muani serves Koné behind who attempts a shot from the edge of the area which is repelled by Theate. The ball returns to the Blues midfielder who scores. But Kolo Muani took control of the action.

Another huge festival from Doku on the right side, which erases two players, before sending De Ketelaere deep but Saliba covers.

Guilty of a jersey clash on Dembélé.

Italy now leads 2-0 against Israel.

Tielemans is sent deep into the area and attempts a right shot well saved by Maignan!

The two teams are engaged in a big duel in the midfield and are no longer creating many chances.

On a 3 against 5 counter, Dembélé accelerates and chooses to return to the left to hit and miss the target. Barcola was alone!

On an off-center free kick played with two players, Doku sends a cross pushed back by the French defense.

Castagne pushes his ball to the left side but sends it into touch before continuing his race. He is picked up by the patrol!

Koundé grabs the ball and sends a heavy strike from 30m. It goes above and beyond.