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Mon 1 July 2024 ‧ UEFA European Championship – Round of 16
France 1 – 0 Belgium 
85′ Jan Vertonghen (own goal)
🏆👉 France won the UEFA EURO 2024 Round of 16 defeating Belgium on Monday 1 July 2024 at the Düsseldorf Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. France qualified to the Quarterfinals thanks to an own goal by Jan Vertonghen. Several Italian Serie A players have been called up by both teams including AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan for France and AS Roma forward Romelu Lukaku for Belgium.
Stats head to head: France and Belgium have played 75 games: France 26 wins, Belgium 30 wins, and 19 draws.
- Belgium reached the knockout stages for the third European Championship in a row, having reached the quarter-finals at both EURO 2016 and EURO 2020. Belgium have won each of their last four round of 16 matches in the majors tournaments (World Cup/EURO), since the defeat against Brazil at the 2002 World Cup (0-2). Will they win again? Will France claim the victory?
🇫🇷 Serie A Players with France’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🇫🇷 Didier Deschamps
- Goalkeeper Mike Maignan (AC Milan) played all 90 minutes
- Defender Theo Hernández (AC Milan) played all 90 minutes
- Defender Benjamin Pavard (Inter) listed among substitutes
- Midfielder Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) 24′ yellow card, played all 90 minutes
- Forward Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) listed among substitutes
- Forward Marcus Thuram (Inter) played until the 62nd minute and was replaced by Randal Kolo Muani.
🇧🇪 Serie A Playes with Belgium’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🇮🇹 Domenico Tedesco
- Forward Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) played from the 88th minute after replacing Timothy Castagne.
- Forward Romelu Lukaku (Roma) played all 90 minutes
What a tough blow for Belgium and a lucky charm for France! In the 85th minute, there is an own goal by Jan Vertonghen who unfortunately deflects Kolo Muani’s shot and puts goalkeeper Casteels out of play gave the lead to France.
🏆👉🇫🇷 France 1 – 0 Belgium 🇧🇪 85th minute, ⚽️ an own goal by Jan Vertonghen who unfortunately deflects Kolo Muani’s shot and puts goalkeeper Casteels out of play gave the lead to France. https://t.co/Mad5b9hvhD
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) July 1, 2024
Another look at the ball off of Jan Vertonghen that put France on top 👀🎥 pic.twitter.com/yhH5hhE1lT
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 1, 2024
AC Milan players in action with France’s team, Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Milan defender Theo Hernández
Theo Hernández 😤👏#EURO2024 | #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/xnEqZVbeUZ
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 1, 2024
Photo via x.com/Equipedefrance
✅ Stats before the game: This will be the 76th meeting between France and Belgium. It is the opponent that France has challenged most of all, having faced them almost twice as often as any other team (following the 39 matches against both Italy and Switzerland). On the other hand, Belgium has only faced the Netherlands more often (129 times) than the French. France have won their last four matches against Belgium in a major tournament (World Cup + EURO), scoring 13 goals and conceding just three. Their only precedent at a European Championship dates back to 40 years ago, in 1984: France won 5-0 in the group stage, thanks to Michel Platini’s hat-trick and goals from Alain Giresse and Luis Fernandez, on their way to their first trophy won in the competition. France scored just two goals in the group stage of EURO 2024, the highest number at this stage of a major tournament since the 2010 World Cup (1). The two goals came with an own goal from Austria’s Max Wöber and a penalty from Kylian Mbappé, with 47 shots (excluding the penalty) without scoring. However, the only goal France conceded was from 11 metres, meaning there were a total of 70 unsuccessful shots (excluding penalties) in Les Blues’ matches in the group. France have drawn five of their last six matches at the European Championships (W1), having drawn just four of their previous 25 in the competition (W14, L7). In the round of 16 at EURO 2020, the French drew 3-3 against Switzerland, then lost 5-4 on penalties.
𝑴.𝑽.𝑷
🏆 @jkeey4 #Euro2024 #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/p54wozdlQu— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 1, 2024
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📺 Click the video to watch France 1 – 0 Belgium highlights on Monday 1 July 2024
The Düsseldorf Arena is set for France vs Belgium
Photo via x.com/Equipedefrance
Checking out Monday’s venue with Orel. 🏟️ #EURO2024
Shot on 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐥, powered by Proximus. 📱 pic.twitter.com/yPlRaJDu6h— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) June 30, 2024
Photo via x.com/Equipedefrance
Photo via x.com/Equipedefrance
Photo via x.com/Equipedefrance
Rom 💪#EURO2024 | #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/850arEUA02
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 1, 2024
🏆👉 Result 🇫🇷 France 1 – 0 Belgium 🇧🇪
✅ France advances to the Quarterfinal
⚽️Goals: 85′ Jan Vertonghen (own goal)
🟨 Booked: 14′ Aurélien Tchouaméni (F), 23′ Antoine Griezmann (F), 24′ Adrien Rabiot (F), 76′ Jan Vertonghen (B), 93′ Orel Mangala (B)
✍ Ball Possession:… https://t.co/nhpZqPlZ9n
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) July 1, 2024
Photo via x.com/BelRedDevils
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UEFA EURO 2024
Round of 16
France 1 – 0 Belgium
Monday 1 July 2024
Düsseldorf Arena
Düsseldorf, Germany
18:00
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant referees: Mahbod Beigi (SWE), Andreas Soderkvist (SWE)
Video Assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Fourth official: Donatas Rumsas (LTU)
⚽️ Goals: 85′ Jan Vertonghen (own goal)
🟨 Booked: 14′ Aurélien Tchouaméni (F), 23′ Antoine Griezmann (F), 24′ Adrien Rabiot (F), 76′ Jan Vertonghen (B), 93′ Orel Mangala (B)
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
Lineup FRANCE
Coach: DidierDeschamps.
Lineup Belgium
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