As the ball is shifted centrally for Hazard playing in the number 10 slot he has space in which to receive the ball and then move to attack the empty space in front of the French defensive line. Belgium need to get something on the Mertens crosses in if they want to make this happen. Belgium Vs France might be the most awaited game in this entire FIFA world cup tournament, Both the team seems in proper shape to win. France have beaten Belgium three times in World Cup matches, more than they've beaten any other side in the competition. Then Vertonghen clunks into Mbappé to concede a daft freekick and a deserved yellow card. One of the most interesting aspects of the second half was the role played by Paul Pogba as he shadowed his Manchester United team-mate Marouane Fellaini in the defensive phase to prevent the Belgian midfielders from causing chaos in the penalty area with his physical presence. World Cup 2018 France beat Belgium 1-0 to reach World Cup final – as it happened. Read More . 18 May 2002 - International Friendly - France 1-2 Belgium World Cup 2018: France vs Belgium odds. Saint Petersburg Stadium will hold the World Cup semi-final France vs Belgium, Goalkeepers: Alphone Areola (PSG), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (PSG), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Adil Rami (Marseille), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Midfielders: Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), Forwards: Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Thomas Lemar (Monaco), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Florian Thauvin (Marseille), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian), Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli). Varane makes yet another clearance from a Belgian cross after Hazard's mazy run found de Bruyne on the right. One of the common features of the match as Belgium looked to find a way through the stubborn French defensive block was the positioning of Eden Hazard as he continually left his position on the left-hand side to take up more central positions. But it's not out of danger, and Mertens swings it in again and Fellaini's header which had pace is just off target. Pilot, 66, meant to have flown footballer Emiliano Sala over Channel is being prosecuted over fatal flight. In the quarter-final against Brazil, the Belgian coach Roberto Martinez was given a huge amount of credit for his tactical gameplan which saw Romelu Lukaku moved out to play from a starting slot on the right-hand side with Kevin De Bruyne playing as almost a false nine. Here we see a rare moment of transition for Belgium from defence to attack with the French defensive block yet to reset. The French defence has been superb for the duration of the tournament with the centreback pairing of Raphael Varane and Samuel Umtiti in particular drawing plaudits for their defensive efforts. With these three players to build around the French defensive block is imposing to say the very least. The xG chart provided by @11tegen11 using Opta data had France winning by 1.91 to 0.38. As both are well equipped to face the opponent and up till this … 20 minutes to go. Mertens with another lovely ball into the box from the right, that's punched out emphatically by Lloris. This ability was even more useful in central areas where his 1v1 ability was key in unbalancing the French defensive block. You can see that whilst the Belgians had a lot of possession and dominated the ball the bulk of that possession was in areas where the French were comfortable. With Chadli being given freedom to advance on the right-hand side of the field this also allows for Kevin De Bruyne to move inside to occupy the halfspaces in the attacking phase where he can pick up possession of the ball in areas that could hurt the French defensive block. Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for the World Cup 2018 quarter-final clash France vs Belgium including how to watch, kick-off time, squads, stats and latest odds. International Sign Language - FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 10th July 2018 - France vs. Belgium FIFA will publish short summaries of all 64 World Cup … Draw - … But then, they travelled to the Etihad Stadium in week 36 of the […], The quarterfinals of an unpredictable NWSL Challenge Cup brought us a match-up between OL Reign and Chicago Red Stars. Since coming on Mertens has looked dangerous, and Hazard surprisingly has been kept rather silent so far in the second half. Here we see Hazard taking possession in the centre of the field and isolated against Paul Pogba in a 1v1. He’s brought down by Giroud at the edge of the box. They allowed the Belgians possession from their central defenders and central midfielders and only really pressed when the ball entered the final third or when Hazard of De Bruyne took possession. The last edition with more was 2002 (35), The last team to come from behind and win a World Cup semi-final was France, against Croatia in 1998, 69 of the 158 goals at Russia 2018 so far have come from set-piece situations. Pogba has earned himself a foul near the corner flag and France will take their time with this. The first semi-final saw France, champions in 1998, come up against Belgium in a match that would see the best defence at the tournament, France, against one of the best attacks, Belgium. Hazard and de bruyne both guilty of bad passes, while Mbappe on the other hand is having the time of his life. When the team news was released there was some doubt as to how the Belgians would actually line up with the right wing back Meunier being replaced by a central midfielder in Dembele. Bournemouth were struggling in the relegation zone. Watch the 2018 France vs. Belgium World Cup Semi-final full match held at Krestovsky (Sankt-Peterburg) on Footballia Belgium have had a major chunk of the possession in the game today so far, but France have closed out all avenues apart from Mertens it would seem, who has been putting balls in for fun into the box. France take on Belgium in the World Cup semi-final after winning their quarter-final clashes. It comes back to Giroud who sends the ball into the stands. It’s a ferocious hit but close to Lloris, who punches it away with both fists. France have gone through the gears and the momentum is with them. 10 Jul 2018 10 Jul 2018 From the section World Cup Watch highlights as France make it through to the World Cup final after edging past European neighbours Belgium … Here we see that with the ball in the French half with Vertonghen the French have pulled everyone back behind the ball to defend in a deep defensive block with very little space for Belgium to find passing lanes through the centre or spaces to occupy between the French defenders. Throughout the match, Pogba was superb in giving a tactically disciplined performance but even then he struggled to contain hazard in these direct duels. Meanwhile, Umtiti has taken a ball awkwardly in the face and has gone down. Mbappe and Griezmann standing on it. Renato Augusto scored a goal in the second-half for Brazil but were unable to find another goal despite numerous chances. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Les Bleus won their quarter-final clash against Uruguay after Raphel Varane opened up the scoring with a header in the first-half.

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