UEFA European Championship

Belgium

Ugh, no.
Belgium lost to France
Belgium 0 – 1 France
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Match Details

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Line Score

12T
FRA 01 1
BEL 00 0

Match Leaders

Belgium
  • AT Arthur Theate — 1Total Shots
  • KC Koen Casteels — 2Saves
France
  • KM Kylian Mbappé — 5Total Shots
  • MM Mike Maignan — 3Saves

Key Events

90'+3'Orel Mangala (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Timothy Castagne.
88'Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Carrasco.
85'Own Goal by Jan Vertonghen, Belgium. France 1, Belgium 0.
76'Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
63'Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Loïs Openda.
62'Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Marcus Thuram.
24'Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23'Antoine Griezmann (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card.

Team Stats

BelgiumFrance
General
44.9 Possession % 55.1
5 Shots 19
2 On Target 2
0 Offsides 1
2 Corners 5
10 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
442 Passes Completed 562
1 Crosses Won 7
11 Tackles Won 11
7 Interceptions 7
18 Clearances 18
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

France W D W D D
Belgium W W L W D

Starting Lineups

France

  1. MM #16 Mike MaignanG
  2. WS #17 William SalibaCD-L
  3. DU #4 Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. TH #22 Theo HernándezLB
  5. JK #5 Jules KoundéRB
  6. AT #8 Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  7. AR #14 Adrien RabiotLM
  8. NK #13 N'Golo KantéRM
  9. MT #15 Marcus ThuramF
  10. KM #10 Kylian MbappéLF
  11. AG #7 Antoine GriezmannRF

Belgium

  1. KC #1 Koen CasteelsG
  2. JV #5 Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. WF #4 Wout FaesCD-R
  4. AT #3 Arthur TheateLB
  5. TC #21 Timothy CastagneRB
  6. KD #7 Kevin De BruyneCM-L
  7. AO #24 Amadou OnanaCM-R
  8. JD #22 Jérémy DokuLM
  9. YC #11 Yannick CarrascoRM
  10. #20 Loïs OpendaCF-L
  11. RL #10 Romelu LukakuCF-R

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