EURO 2024: LES BLEUS QUALIFIED FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS… WITHOUT HAVING SCORED A GOAL THEMSELVES IN THE GAME

The French team beat Belgium (1-0) this Monday in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Qualified for the quarter-finals of the continental tournament, the Blues did not manage to score themselves in the game and benefited from a new own goal to eliminate the Red Devils. Worse, Kylian Mbappé and his team had trouble getting the ball on target.

A substitute at kick-off, Randal Kolo Muani turned into a supersub during the round of 16 won by France against Belgium (1-0) this Monday during Euro 2024. Well… not quite. While UEFA quickly awarded the goal to the French striker, the continental body then changed its decision and recorded an own goal by Jan Vertonghen.

Despite his decisive move, the PSG striker has not yet opened his scoring tally in the tournament and France has still not scored in the game itself. After Patrick Wimmer’s own goal against Austria, and the penalty converted by Kylian Mbappé against Poland, Jan Vertonghen is therefore the third “scorer” for Les Bleus during the competition in Germany.

The Blues shot a lot… wide

Deliverance once again came from an opposing defender, for the fifth time in the history of the Blues in a Euro, during this eighth against the Belgians. And yet the partners of Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann tried everything or almost everything.

Dominant in the game with 52% possession during this match, the French played high and often shot. But like three of the four shots from Aurélien Tchouaméni, the Blues did not have enough shots on target.

In total, France had 20 shots but only managed to get one on target. Conversely, the Belgians took five shots and got two on target. Fortunately, substitute Randal Kolo Muani and the unfortunate Jan Vertonghen came through to turn this long-undecided clash around. On Friday, July 5, Les Bleus will try to qualify for the semi-finals against the winner of the match between Portugal and Slovenia.

All the Euro 2024 quarter-final fixtures

Spain-Germany, Friday July 5 at 6 p.m.
France-Portugal or Slovenia, Friday July 5 at 9 p.m.
Switzerland-England, Saturday July 6 at 6 p.m.
Romania or Netherlands vs Austria or Türkiye, Saturday July 6 at 9 p.m.