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France 1–0 Belgium 
• xG: 1.02 – 0.23
• Shots (on target): 19 (2) – 5 (2)
• Big chances: 1 – 0
• Touches in pen. area: 36 – 12
• Possession: 55% – 45%
A deserved victory for Les Bleus sees them through to the quarterfinal! 
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France have reached the quarter-final of the men’s European Championship for the first time since finishing runners-up in 2016.
Will they go one step further? 
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Belgium have failed to reach the quarter-final in each of the last two major tournaments.
It’s time for a new generation.
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Belgium have failed to reach the quarter-final in each of the last two major tournaments.
It’s time for a new generation.
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Aurélien Tchouaméni vs Belgium:
115 touches
89/97 passes completed (92%)
3 key passes
4 shots
27 passes into final third
2 accurate crosses
6 accurate long balls
2 tackles
3 clearances
2 interceptions
5 ball recoveries
3 ground duels won
Ran the game. 
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N’Golo Kanté has now played more European Championship games without losing than any player in the competition’s history, breaking Xavi’s record.
WWWWWDDDWDDW
Liberté. Égalité. Fraternité. Kanté.
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| Romelu Lukaku vs. France:
— 0 goals
— 0 assists
— Shots on target (1)
— Ground duels won (0)
— Possession lost (12)
— 6.4 rating, as per @SofascoreINT
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France have not lost any of their 19 games at major international tournaments when N’Golo Kanté has played, the longest unbeaten streak by any European player:
WWWWWWDWWWWWDDDWDDW
No wonder Didier Deschamps got him back. 
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For the first time since the EURO 2000 final, France have won a knockout stage match at the European Championship which wasn’t played on French soil. 
Is a repeat of their EURO 2000 success now on the cards? 
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37 - Jan Vertonghen (37 years, 68 days) is the oldest player to score an own goal at the EUROs and the first-ever Belgian to do so at the tournament. Unlucky.
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5 - France have benefited from their fifth own goal at the EURO, more than any other team. Les Bleus are also the team whose opponents have scored the most such goals at the World Cup (6). Luck.
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Portugal XI: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Vitinha, Palhinha; Bernardo, Fernandes, Leão; Ronaldo.
Slovenia XI: Oblak; Karničnik, Drkušić, Bijol, Balkovec; Stojanović, GnezdaČerin, Elšnik, Mlakar; Šporar, Šeško.
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2 own goals
France have never lost a game at a major international tournament when N’Golo Kante has played (13W, 6D), per Squawka Football 
What a special player 
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Another major international tournament without a trophy
Was Euro 2024 the last chance for Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’?
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France have made it to the quarterfinals without any of their players having scored a goal from open play 
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France haven’t lost any of their 19 World Cup or Euros games where N’Golo Kante is playing.
The longest unbeaten run by any European player in major tournament history
(h/t OptaJoe/X)
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