UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16, France vs Belgium Highlights: France reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday after winning 1-0 in a tight contest with Belgium in Duesseldorf. Didier Deschamps' France will play either Portugal or Slovenia in the last eight after Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen deflected Randal Kolo Muani's cross into his own net with five minutes remaining. France will now take on the winner of the match between Portugal and Slovenia. (Match Centre)
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- 23:14 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Kolo Muani scoresThe deadline is broken and Kolo Muani scores for France. Finally the prayers are answered and his shot took a massive deflection and crashed into the net. France are ecstatic and just a bit more than four minutes remain for Belgium to find something in this game.
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- 22:41 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Misfiring LukakuA big concern for Belgium in Euro 2024 till now has been Romelu Lukaku. The big striker did get a number of chances but he was not able to finish most of them. He did get three goals in the group stages but they were all disallowed. No chances for him today and that can be a problem going forward.
- 22:13 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Saliba and KoundeWhile Belgium have not bothered the French defense a lot till now, Jules Kounde and William Saliba have been quite impressive. Extremely solid in their positioning and although France have not scored, they have also seemed less likely to concede.
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- 22:03 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Clear tacticsThe tactics of both side have been very clear in the first half - direct attacking football by France and counter-attacks by Belgium. While the match has not seen any goal till now, the midfield battle has been quite interesting and that can end up deciding the winner.
- 21:55 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Yellow card for GriezmannA rash challenge by Antoine Griezmann on Jeremy Doku results in a yellow card. The resultant free-kick was a good one and it took a save from Maignon to deny De Bruyne. Rabiot also received a yellow card and he is out of the quarterfinals if France can qualify.
- 21:42 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Some big changesBelgium coach Domenico Tedesco has made two changes from the goalless draw with Ukraine which ensured their passage to the knockout stage in Germany. Yannick Carrasco comes in for Youri Tielemans in midfield while Lois Openda replaces Leandro Trossard on the right flank.
- 21:39 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Cagey battleIt has been a tight midfield battle between the sides till now with both sides looking to stamp their authority in the early minutes. France have been the side with more attacks but Belgium have concentrated on keeping their defensive structure in face of attacks,
- 20:51 (IST)France vs Belgium LIVE: Big returnAntoine Griezmann returns to France's starting XI for their Euro 2024 last-16 clash with Belgium in Duesseldorf on Monday. Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann was dropped for Bradley Barcola by coach Didier Deschamps for France's 1-1 draw with Poland, Les Bleus' final Group C fixture. But the 33-year-old returns for Monday's heavyweight contest, as Kylian Mbappe starts up front with what he called his "horrible" face mask protecting his broken nose.
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