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The first half of the match in Dusseldorf was almost chaotic. France and Belgium tried to wake up after the break. But there was no attack to speak of. So the goal was not coming. In the end, France striker Randal Kolo Muani opened the door in the 85th minute.

Kolo Muani took a shot after receiving the ball inside the box on the right side. The shot hit the leg of the Belgian defender Jan Vertogen in the net! Unfortunately for the golden generation of Belgium, this year’s Euro was taken as their last chance, but in the end they had to leave with a suicide goal. Because, with Vertogen’s suicide goal, France reached the quarter-finals of the Euro with a 1-0 win in the match of the last sixteen. Vertogen’s sad face at the end of the match has troubled Belgium fans.

However, the disappointment of not being able to play well in the match will burn the Belgium team. They made 22 attacks in the entire match and managed to put only 2 shots on the post. France kept up the pressure with 58 attacks and finally picked up the winning goal. Portugal and Slovenia will face each other tonight at 1 am Bangladesh time in another last sixteen match. The winner of this match will face France in the quarter finals.

Chuameni also had chances early in the second half after wasting two good chances before the break. His right-footed shot from inside the box in the 48th minute would have been a goal if Belgium goalkeeper Koen Castells had not dived. Desperate to score goals, France slowly began to increase the edge of the attack. In this sequence, Kylian Mbappe entered the box with a single effort in the 54th minute of the match and took a shot outside the post.

Belgium also tried to attack. In the 70th minute, Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku took a strong shot from Kevin De Bruyne’s pass. But France’s goalkeeper Mike Mainon made a diving save.

In the last 15 minutes of the match, France tried to play uphill around the Belgium defense. Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann took the shot right but the ball was not on the post. In the meantime, Belgium midfielder De Bruina got a great chance to score in the 83rd minute. The Manchester City star took a powerful right-footed shot from the top of the box. Menon also stood as a wall of China in front of Belgium.

Neither team could play aggressively in the first half. The two teams started the game with a checker like chess probably due to the knockout match. In the meantime, France has tried to spread some influence. In the 34th minute, Marcus Thuram’s header hit the right post. 5 minutes out of the post French midfielder Aurelie Chuameni took a shot. In the last minute of the first half, Chuameni had the best chance to score from inside the box. But this time too, the Real Madrid star took an off-target shot over the post.

France made 25 attacks on Belgium’s defense in the first half. With 8 shots, France managed to keep only one shot on Belgium’s post. Belgium attacked 11 times and failed to put a single shot on the post.