France vs Belgium, Euro 2024 round of 16: France could face Portugal in quarterfinal; Top talking points from FRA v BEL

Take a look at all the major talking points from the France and Belgium, high profile Euro 2024 round of 16 match played at the Dusseldorf Arena.

Published : Jul 01, 2024 21:34 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ

France’s Ousmane Dembele.
France’s Ousmane Dembele. | Photo Credit: AP
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France’s Ousmane Dembele. | Photo Credit: AP

France edged past Belgium with a late goal in its Euro 2024 round of 16 match played at the Dusseldorf Arena.

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Take a look at all the major talking points from the match:

Dembele and Trossard on the bench

Arsenal’s left winger Leandro Trossard has been benched and is not starting in the big clash against bitter French rivals despite him being on of the high profile players in the Belgian squad.

Dembele has not scored or assisted so far and has only one attempt on target in Euro 2024. Dembele also has the 16th worst passing accuracy in the squad and has a crossing accuracy of just 30.3 per-cent.

Rabiot to miss next game

Adrien Rabiot was awarded a second yellow card of the tournament against Belgium in the round of 16 match and hence will miss the next match.

Here are the Euro 2024 rules of suspension.

Mbappe and Ronaldo could lock horns

France has booked it spot in the Euro 2024 quaterfinal and will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal next if it beats Slovenia in its round of 16 match.

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