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Belgium was disappointed with the failure of the "Golden Generation" to reach the World Cup final in the first round, losing its semi-final against the France team, 0-1 , in St. Petersburg.
Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel, sang on Twitter, congratulating the players for "your performance and the enthusiasm you aroused in us until the semi-final".
The Red Devils bow to France with Samuel Aumetti topping the standings. France wins the final for the third time in its history after 1998 (winner of the title) and 2006 (lost against Italy) and Belgium for the first time in its history. , Also lost in the semifinals of the 1986 World Cup against Argentina.
Belgian fans are clearly disappointed with cafés and squares in Brussels and other cities, especially since the current generation led by Eddin Hazard, Romilo Lucaco and Kevin de Bruin is the best Belgian football that we know.
"It's really a shame for us to lose to France, bad luck for the Belgian team," said AFP cheerleader Alice Cordier after watching the match in a zone of supporters in Waterloo, south of Brussels.
"But we are still proud to be Belgian," said the 27-year-old woman from the region who attended the Battle of Waterloo, which ended with the loss of the emperor French Napoleon in 1815.
"The remorse is eternal, July 10 will not be the day of glory for us," said RTBF, based in France, in a comment after the match.
The channel added through its sports commentator: "Thank you for allowing us, thanks to football, to forget everything for a while and enjoy it."
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