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France defended well, said Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. He also complained about the performance of the referee. In France, however, there is a festive atmosphere.
08:08, 11 July 2018
Are the bad losers or are they right? The stars of Belgian football Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard are, after the defeat in the semifinal of their team, in any case angry against the tactics of the French. "France has played against anti-football," Courtois told the Belgian newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad".
He did not expect an attacker like Olivier Giroud to act so far from the door. It was their right to play this way because they knew that the Belgians were having trouble with this style. "But it's not nice to look in. This team was not better than us." France has defended well, but that's all. Little things would have decided the game.
"Better to lose than to win like that"
His colleague from Chelsea, Hazard, beats in the same vein. "I prefer to lose with this Belgian team than to win with this French," he said. Courtois complained of a fault on Hazard in front of the penalty area, which the Uruguayan referee Andrés Cunha had not punished. The French have also suffered too much and the referee has not whistled for a clear foul on Hazard
France will face the winner of the second semifinal between England and Croatia in Moscow in the final Sunday. Belgium play third in Saturday's Saint Petersburg match against the loser in the second semifinal.
France celebrates
The party atmosphere prevailed in Paris. On the Champs-Elysees, the boulevard of the French capital, people were dancing.
Occasionally there were riots:
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