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Vertonghen’s deflection on Kolo Muani’s attempt qualifies the Bleus DUSSELDORF (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – Once again an own goal is enough for Didier Deschamps’ Bleus, who beat Belgium 1-0 and reach the quarter-finals of Euro2024 . Vertonghen’s own goal was decisive, a snapshot of the elimination of the Red Devils in the presence of a France that was present but not so precise. Initial phase of the match in which the ball seems to be in the hands of the transalpine team, but without being able to create any particular scoring opportunities. The first flash instead comes from Belgium, with De Bruyne’s free kick deflected by a French player, forcing Maignan to save with his feet.
The Bleus responded, with Thuram – freed in the area by Kounde’s cross – heading the ball but narrowly missing the target. There was little other excitement in a first half with many technical errors on both sides, something that was not repeated at the start of the second half, when in the 49th minute Tchouameni fired a long-range right-footed shot that forced a diving Casteels to work. Belgium was increasingly collected and France brought many men into the opponent’s half but without improving the quality of their offensive production. In the 71st minute it was Tedesco’s team who made themselves seen going forward, with Lukaku freeing himself on the left and shooting low to the cross, but Maignan saved. The result was not broken in Dusseldorf, with France still making themselves seen with two poisonous but wide conclusions from Saliba first and then Mbappe. In the 83rd minute, Belgium sent out a signal, with Doku’s percussion favoring De Bruyne’s strong but central conclusion, well defused by Maignan. The match seemed to be heading for extra time, but five minutes from the ninetieth, Kolo Muani found the winning spark, at the end of an action maneuvered by the transalpines that ended with the PSG striker’s shot not irresistible but made winning due to the fatal deflection by Vertonghen that definitively put Casteels out of action. It was the ex-Tottenham player’s own goal that condemned Belgium and sent France to the quarter-finals: Deschamps’ men will now meet the winner between Portugal and Slovenia. – photo Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS). xi6/glb/red 01-Jul-24 20:03 .
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