France beat Belgium to make it to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024, and there were some bad things that happened between Kylian Mbappe and Jan Vertonghen, the defender.
Kylian Mbappe made sure to give Jan Vertonghen the win for France against Belgium after they got into a fight.
On Monday night, Les Bleus locked up a spot in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. They barely got through 1-0 because Vertonghen deflected Randal Kolo-Muani’s shot in a big way.
The goal was scored by the former Tottenham back. And Mbappe’s joy made him feel even worse about his loss. The star player for Real Madrid ran up to Vertonghen and yelled at him loudly before joining his teammates. There were a few words traded before the referee stepped in.
Mbappe’s response seemed to be a straight response to something they had said earlier. In the beginning of the second half, Mbappe was tackled in the penalty area and hurt.
Stefan Van Loock, Belgium’s press officer, called for an explanation at the team’s training base before the game. “There were no plans to hurt anyone.” “Because we’ve worked with Pablo Andres for a long time, this video had to be funny too,” Van Loock said.
“But we were wrong, and we also took the video offline.” We’re sorry if this made anyone feel bad. This is the end of the story for us.”
In the end, France was the one cheering because they made it to the last eight. After getting past a tough Belgium team, Didier Deschamps was full of praise for his team.
It was teams that were used to having more of the ball, but he said, “We have made a lot of progress in that area, and now our opponents are more wary of us.”
The way Belgium was set up today made them look like they were going to attack, but they were smart about how they played. Today, we did everything we could to attack and make things possible. We had to be smart and careful too, so we didn’t give them the places they wanted.
The ball itself won’t win the game, but it’s better to have it and make the other team protect. We did what we had to do and didn’t fall for their tricks.