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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 Curaçao 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between France and Belgium.
  • 5' Kylian Mbappe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Belgium so far.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Belgium are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Belgium's shape.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Belgium come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' France looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 51' Samuel Umtiti does the damage! The net is bulging and France surge ahead!
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kevin De Bruyne made 436 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Moussa Dembele is replaced by Dries Mertens on 60 minute.
  • 63' Eden Hazard is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' Toby Alderweireld was booked on 71.
  • 76' France are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Belgium backline.
  • 80' Another change for Belgium made on 80 minute. Marouane Fellaini leaves to be changed by Yannick Carrasco.
  • 85' Steven N'Zonzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 85 minute.
  • 86' Corentin Tolisso gets the nod from France. He replaces Blaise Matuidi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kylian Mbappe on 90.
  • 90' Michy Batshuayi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nacer Chadli on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. France take all three points.

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.