BELGIUM - FRANCE
PREVIEW
MATCH 61 - SEMIFINALS - WORLD RUSSIA 2018

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A great football match is approaching, an authetic and exciting titans war, the first match of the Russian World Cup 2018, let's see the details:

Date: 07-10-2018.

Time: 01:48 pm (Venezuela)

Stadium: Saint Petersburg.

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

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The selection of Belgium until the moment, has won all its meetings, a great point to take into consideration.

In the group stage he easily thrashed the weak selections of Panama (3-0) and Tunisia (5-2). In the third match of the group stage has given a blow on the table, taking the first place of the group to the England candidate winning by the minimum difference.

Against Panama scored Dries Mertens (47 '), Remelu Lukaku (69' and 74 '), against Tunisia scored Eden Hazard penalty at 5' and 51 ', Romelu Lakaku (45' + 4 +) and 51 ', Michy Batshuayi closing at 90 '. The goals of Tunisia were the work of Dylan Bronn and Wahbi Khazri at 17 'and 93' respectively.

And against England the Belgian goal was achieved by Adnan Januzaj in the 51st minute.

In the second round match, Belgium was surprised by Japan as they received two goals unthinkable in the 48 minutes and 52 minutes beginning the second half through Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui, which the Spanish coach Roberto Martinez managed to react his team with the entries of Fellaini and Chadli.
Belgium manages to tie the game with the goals of Jan Vertonghen (69 ') and Marouane Fellaini (74'), and when it was thought that the game would go on extra time, against the offensive approach of Japanese coach Akira Nishino, Belgium manages to flip and win the game in a against, at 94 minutes poe means of Nacer Chadli.

In the quarterfinal match, the Belgians have won in great form the always favorite Brazilian team, in a hard-fought game, where they prevailed more effectively with the score 2 goals to 1.
They counted a Brazilian own goal at 13 minutes by means of Fernandinho, closing Kevin De Bruyne at 31 of the game, discounted Renato Augusto at 75 minutes.

In this way Belgium presents 5 victories in all its presentations, with 14 goals in favor and 5 against.

The scorers are Remelu Lukaku (4), Eden Hazard (2), and (1) goal the following Belgian players: Adnan Januzaj, Michy Batshuayi, Dries Mertens, Jan Vertonghen, Marouane Fellaini, Nacer Chadli and Kevin De Bruyne.

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France for its part in the group stage won two matches and a draw.

The Gauls won to Australia (2-1) and with the minimum (1-0) to Peru, against Australia scored Antoine Griezmann of penalty at 7 minutes and Paul Pobba at 80 ', the Australians had managed to tie the penalty to 62 minutes through Mile Jedinak, this game was resolved in the last minutes of the match.
In the second match, only the young French promise of just 19 years old Kylian Mbapeé could score in the 34th minute, it was a tough match against the Peruvians.

Due to the combination of Group C results, France came out very conservative for the third commitment against Denmark, culminating the first and only draw from 0 to 0 so far of the 2018 World Cup. The match was very weak.

For the match of the eighths France achieved a very complete game finally beating the tough Argentina team 4 to 3. Being the figure of the match Kylian Mbappé.

Although he managed to make 4 goals, we must also say that he received 3 goals. The French goals were made by Antoine Griezmann of penalty at 7 minutes, Benjamin Pavarad at 57 minutes and two by young star Kylian Mbappé 64 and 68 minutes.
For Argentina the goals were made by Angel Di Maria (41 '), Gabriel Mercado (48') and Sergio Agüero (93 ').

In the quarterfinal match it must be said that France won with authority before the Uruguayan team with a score of 2-0, in an orderly game without mistakes, the goals were converted by Raphaël Varane (40 ') Cabeza and Raphaël Varane ( 40 ') Head and Antoine Griezmann at 61 minutes.

Summary 9 goals in favor, 5 goals against in his five matches in this world cup for the French team.
Team scorers: Kylian Mbappé (3), Antoine Griezmann (3), Paul Pobba (1), Benjamin Pavarad (1) and Raphaël Varane (1).

Returning to Belgium, this team has depth in their team as presented in the game against Japan and the good technique that has its coach Roberto Martinez.

Belgium to try to improve the record of moving to the quarterfinals because in the 2014 World Cup Brazil fell to Argentina 1 to 0. He did not participate in the 2006 editions of Germany and South Africa 2010.
In its history Belgium has gone twice to quarters, the indicated and edition of Mexico 86 when it was fourth in the world. To win the game Belgium would be the third time it succeeds.

France, for its part, hopes to improve on its last World Cup participation in Brazil 2014 when it fell in the quarterfinals against Germany 1-0.
Because of its tradition in the world championships it is favorite, two aspects that favor it, the first is that it has a young selection (like that of England) with an average of 26 years, combines the experience of Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pobba, Olivier Giroud, talented as Dembélé and Raphaël Varane, in second place has a young star Kylian Mbappé who at only 19 years has been able to take on the shoulder in moments that require it, such as the one presented in the match in the second round against Argentina that reversed his goals the disadvantage that his country had.

The coach of Belgium, the Spaniard Roberto Martinez Montoliu has all his staff without major injuries, but for this game he has a suspension for a suspension game, it is the side Thomas Meunier, who saw his second yellow card in the match quarterfinals against Brazil.

On the side of France the coach of the France team, Didider Deschamps, has a big question by one of his star players, the young Kylian Mbappé, who did not participate in the last training of the 'Gauls' as he drags a few blows, which they did rest to try to improve it, although the technician informed that it is only precaution, it was also reported that Benjamin Pavard, Samuel Umtiti and N'Golo Kanté, who were not part of the Sunday practice, were present in the training, as well as well as Benjamin Mendy, who had been off some days.

So things, the table is served, to enjoy the best possible show, is an excellent game, which wins the best and enjoy!

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