– Based on what he says, he sees images in 3D, 3D is nice, but you can get a few tens of milliseconds of delay. That’s what France coach Didier Deschamps says to news. Probably it can be compared to wearing a VR headset. Deschamps believes that Mbappé is getting more and more used to the mask, but he sees some challenges. – You have the sweat aspect, sweat can get into the eyes. Even if it is something that can be wiped away, he has to get used to it. Maybe there’s something to do with the vision, I don’t know, because I haven’t tried it myself, continues Deschamps. Belgium crash out of the EC with an own goal. news’s football expert Åge Hareide thinks that France’s star player Kylian Mbappé was not quite himself. – Mbappé is with a mask greatly reduced. In any case, he is an unsettling moment, says Hareide. Have not scored themselves in open play – For the second time in the championship, an own goal is needed to give France a score, says news’s expert commentator Carl-Erik Torp. France have played four games in the European Championship and have still not scored even in open play. They have scored two own goals and one penalty kick. The French team pushed for a goal and in the end it was substitute Randal Muani who got the ball into the goal, via Jan Vertonghen. The goal was credited as an own goal. – There is not much we can say, we are unlucky, says Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne after the match. Nevertheless, news’s commentator believes that France was the best team. – France was evenly above the best team. They created the most chances and deservedly progressed to the quarter-finals. I’m not sure if the critics are really happy with what they saw, but the quarter-final place is secured, says Andreas Stabrun Smith. In the quarter-finals, France will face the winner of Slovenia and Portugal. It will be decided later on Monday evening. The contrasts were great when France avoided extra time by scoring just before the end. Photo: Hassan Ammar / AP Critical of the veteran – I think Vertonghen will be very disappointed, not just because it was credited as an own goal. That’s what former footballer Gary Neville says in ITV Sport’s studio after the match. He believes that Vertonghen must stand up to the situation and that Muani’s performance is completely average. – It is a big mistake and he will be crushed, he continues. It was EC’s 9th own goal in this year’s European Championship. Jan Vertonghen was a disappointed man after the match. Here with Kevin De Bruyne. Photo: Bernadett Szabo / Reuters Defensive entry It was an even opening in which neither team took hold of the game. – It is clear that there are two teams here who respect each other, says Torp. Because there were two teams that did not throw many players into attack. – When both teams play like that, it is often an individual performance or a management that decides. It’s very annoying, and it happened today, says Belgium’s goalkeeper Koen Casteels. After half an hour, Belgium were awarded a free kick in the corner of the penalty area, which Kevin De Bruyne smashed into the goal. The ball comes straight at the France goalkeeper, who was very surprised in the goal. He barely kicks the ball away from the goal. Mike Maignan in France’s goal had to scramble a bit to get the ball away from Kevin de Bruyne’s free kick in the first half. Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP Nevertheless, it was France who on several occasions came closest to the goal towards the end of the first half. For France, they played forward in the field and right-back Jules Koundé hit a precise cross in front of goal. Marcus Thuram was waiting there, who could rise into the air all by himself, but his hard-hitting header went just wide of Belgium’s goal. – A real class attack by France, it can be done so easily when the precision is in place, said news’s commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith. Missing chances It was France who tightened their grip in the second half, but Belgium were not harmless on counterattacks. – I received a good pass from Jeremy, I think I hit it well, but the goalkeeper saved it well, says De Bruyne. Because it was in Belgium’s half that most of the play took place, and France came close several times. Center back William Saliba was probably the closest after 70 minutes. France stood up after a set piece, but when Saliba got the chance, the finish went just wide. After 82 minutes, Belgium got their chance, and suddenly a hot, unpressurized Kevin De Bruyne was 10 meters away. De Bruyne tried to reach the far corner, but Maignan made a masterful save. The cheers were loud after the goal. Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP Published 01.07.2024, at 19.50 Updated 01.07.2024, at 21.31
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