Jan Vertonghen’s kneecap was the game-winner in the waning moments of a nail-biting match. The Belgian campaign came to an abrupt end as the Dutch captain made a tiny movement to challenge the French forward, who had already turned and shot. The knockouts are in such a precarious situation.
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After missing his team’s golden opportunity just minutes before France scored, Kevin de Bruyne will feel more urgency than most. He swung a shot at France’s Mike Maignan, the kind of goalie he would often thwart in Manchester.
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The French have been searching for answers to break their reliance on Mbappe, but they have fallen far short of the “irresistible français” banner that has accompanied them across the nation. In this area, the man altered his mask, making it more fitted with narrower eyeholes, thicker fabric, and a retention mechanism in the rear. Deschamps set up his players in a way that would challenge him on the field, but finding openings proved to be a nightmare.
Our eyes have shown us over the previous few years that Mbappe assassinates with that scorching pace, but France’s complex, absorbed, and occasionally excruciating aesthetic didn’t permit it.
They had their chances in the first half, with Antoine Griezmann sporadically tugging the strings and a thunderous run from Jules Kounde meeting Aurelien Tchouameni’s 40-foot diagonal and arrowing a cross that Marcus Thurum, beating Woet Faes, headed wide. Starting deep, Aurelien Tchouameni commanded the game.’
The Belgian defensive mechanism was jammed, Thurum was static, and the game ended with painfully little to show for it. A maroon wall blocked Mbappe’s path as he ran. Even though the Belgian fans sang “please don’t take me home” in their own style, they weren’t really invested in the game.
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Unfortunately, France was able to handle the changeover rather well, and Belgium’s strikers were buried deep, leaving them no attacking forces to unleash.