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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 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
25% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between France and Belgium.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Belgium fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Romelu Lukaku, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Olivier Giroud has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering France that had 174 games and scored 87 goals.
  • 45' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Belgium's shape.
  • 50' Belgium international Toby Alderweireld has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' Samuel Umtiti doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Moussa Dembele makes way for Dries Mertens at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Belgium.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Belgium. Eden Hazard will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' The travelling Belgium supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Toby Alderweireld.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Yannick Carrasco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marouane Fellaini on 80 minute.
  • 85' Steven N'Zonzi is replacing Olivier Giroud for the France side.
  • 86' Another change for France made on 86 minute. Blaise Matuidi leaves to be changed by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 87' N'Golo Kante is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' It’s a booking for France player. Kylian Mbappe gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Nacer Chadli as he departs to be replaced by Michy Batshuayi.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for France players.

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.