Wednesday , 30 September 2026

France vs Belgium, Worldcup 2018 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
France
1 – 0
Full Time
Belgium
Tue 10 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 63' Eden Hazard
Y 71' Toby Alderweireld
N'Golo Kante 87' Y
Kylian Mbappe 90' Y
Y 90' Jan Vertonghen

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Belgium — Worldcup .

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Nicolas Taran
  • Referee Mauricio Espinosa
  • Referee Marvin Torrentera
  • Referee Cesar Arturo Ramos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
France 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-10 France 1–0 Belgium

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
06 Jul Uruguay A 2–0 W
30 Jun Argentina H 4–3 W
26 Jun Denmark A 0–0 D
21 Jun Peru H 1–0 W
16 Jun Australia H 2–1 W
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul France A 0–1 L
06 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W
02 Jul Japan H 3–2 W
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
23 Jun Tunisia H 5–2 W
18 Jun Panama H 3–0 W

Season Stats

France Belgium
#33 Position #25
9 Points 5
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
10 Scored 6
2 Conceded 2
+8 GD +4
3.00 PPG 1.67
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. France kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' France have won 94 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kevin De Bruyne made 438 appearances and scored 81 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' N'Golo Kante, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' France are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Romelu Lukaku has been relatively quiet despite scoring 160 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 51' Samuel Umtiti has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Dries Mertens is ready to make an impact after coming on for Moussa Dembele at the 60 minute mark.
  • 63' Eden Hazard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Deschamps will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Toby Alderweireld.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Belgium ring the changes. Marouane Fellaini has done his job and it is now time for Yannick Carrasco to step up.
  • 85' France make a change. Olivier Giroud trudges off to be replaced by Steven N'Zonzi on 85 minutes.
  • 86' A change in the France ranks — Blaise Matuidi exits the field as Corentin Tolisso enters on 86.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for France. Kylian Mbappe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Nacer Chadli makes way for Michy Batshuayi at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
  • 1-0 the final result. Belgium will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.49 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France54% Draw27% Belgium19%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

France or Draw
81%
Draw or Belgium
46%
France or Belgium
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France36% Draw50% Belgium14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Belgium keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.