Randal Kolo Muani celebrates France's goal with teammates during its Euro 2024 round-of-16 match against Belgium in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday. An 85th-minute deflected shot by Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy 1-0 win, setting up a quarterfinal against Portugal. REUTERS DUSSELDORF, Germany — A deflected 85th-minute shot by Randal Kolo Muani, listed …
PARIS: A woeful 2022 World Cup campaign marred by infighting marked the end of the road for much of Belgium's venerated golden generation, but two integral figures, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, remain in a squad comprising plenty of fresh faces. After the high of a third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Belgium failed to live …
Belgium crashed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a win, a draw and a loss to finish third in Group F. Romelu Lukaku had come on as a half-time substitute for Belgium against Croatia. This group of players deserves respect, deserves admiration for what they’ve done.” For what it’s worth, Belgium did finish third at the 2018 FIFA …
Eden Hazard has been dropped for Belgium's crunch clash against Croatia, though Roberto Martinez has opted to name both Kevin De Bruyne and Jan Vertonghen in his starting XI. French newspaper L'Equipe then claimed De Bruyne, Vertonghen and Hazard clashed in the dressing room following the defeat to Morocco, reporting Romelu Lukaku had to pull his team-mates apart. Belgium captain …
Morocco put in a spirited performance to stun second-ranked Belgium in their Group F fixture on Sunday. Vertonghen even appeared to take a dig at his Belgium teammate Kevin De Bruyne. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot While speaking to the …