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Not only in Belgium the nerves are tense, but in the rest of the world, we are waiting impatiently for the semi-final between Les Bleus and our Red Devils. For even there they know: who wins this solid semifinal, heads for world title and eternal glory …
The Argentine Clarín knows that France-Belgium "promises good football and good goals ":" A clash between the athletic ability of the Gauls and the offensive talent of the Red Devils.For many analysts, this is the real final, and the winner will also show the cup of the world on Sunday. "
The newspaper finds evidence in the statistics:" France has only three goals in the group stage, having scored six in two games, and Belgium, which, like France, became the first of its group scored nine goals in the first round and added five more to become the most outstanding team, with 14 goals.One side, Lloris, Mbappé, Kanté Griezmann and Giroud, the other Courtois, De Bruyne, Hazard and Lukaku, there are stars on both sides who have already in Russia. "
For Diario Olé, France-Belgium is the real end [19659005] Photo: Diario Olé
Also Diario Olé knows that France-Belgium is already a final.Or in their own words: "Let England and Croatia get angry: it's the champagne finale." The newspaper sees five reasons why France is going win, but we prefer to focus on the five reasons why the Red Devils will prevail: the Hazard genius ("Chelsea crack"), the coach with a manual ("Martinez designs smart variants"), the goleador ("Lukaku is crushing, smart, defining." Manchester United's threat is simply scary "), the wall (" Thibaut Courtois is the best in the world ") and smugglers (" De Bruyne and Witsel are developing a new form of possession. "Who said that it was first necessary to e hundred times the way before looking for the depth? ")
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<p> <b> Algemeen Dagblad: "The stars can not be counted" </b></p>
<p> The Dutchman <b> Algemeen Dagblad </b> takes the title "The stars can not be counted at the France-Belgium cracker ", but are still waiting for Eden Hazard." The captain of Belgium has really beaten in the quarterfinals against Brazil. With the other leader Kevin de Bruyne, he took the team by the hand. In a way that they had not seen so often in Belgium. There is no doubt about the football qualities of the Chelsea player. But Hazard also appears as a player who motivates the rest and gives the example to his teammates. Hazard, who grew up as a footballer in Lille France, can immortalize with the Belgians tonight. "</p>
<p> According to our neighbors to the north, a prognosis is" difficult ", but if they have to choose" we leave for Belgium. Because whoever gives up the favorite title of Brazil has an advantage. Even if Paris offices think differently about this. For a victory of France, you get 2.45 times the stake. If the Belgians win, it is 3.15. "</p>
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"A global derby" 19659005] Photo: Marca
AS: "Unbearable in the space"
Better than the focus on the sport, as with the Pagnol AS . We expect "a football exhibition" between "the best Belgian team in 30 years" and "the power of Mbappé and Griezmann". However, these are not teams that play in exaggerated possession (52 and 53% on average, against 70% for the Spanish national team), but they are untenable in the space. Especially Belgium, which has already recorded 82 counter-attacks (20 more than France). The best generation of Red Devils in 30 years has reached its peak here: Hazard, De Bruyne and Mertens were in the top-30 Golden Ball. "
Among the rivals of Marca the duel reduced to an important philosophical dilemma:" Asterix or Tintin? The French army Deschamps against the Martinez team and the cunning Hazard. A great match, in short, between the two best teams in this World Cup so far. The most regular and strong team, against those who played the best. Tonight, creators of Asterix & Obelix and Tintin: a great match. "
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Gazzetta dello Sport: "Roots in the black continent"
The Italian Gazzetta dello Sport examines under the title "France-Belgium, thanks to Africa" how the two teams "have roots in the black continent ":" The Pogba brothers play in Guinea, which from Mandanda to Congo. There are more African teams at the world championships, but their offspring are almost innumerable in the semifinals. "
" France-Belgium, thanks to Africa: roots on the black continent "
Photo: Gazzetta dello Sport [19659005] Not necessarily a good thing, the Italians quote the Argentine legend Diego Maradona: "In football there is a mafia Attract Africans in Europe. This movement of players is terrible and has reached new levels. And this determination is supported by the Gazzetta with figures: "Africa has colonized France and Belgium with more of a touch of multinationality. France has 14 African players, Belgium 8. "
And the newspaper knows its classics:" There are stories of difficulties and riches. Batshuayi grew up in Brussels, Mbappé played in the shadow of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. In what we usually dismiss as "suburbs". The deprivations that are consumed by parents who were determined to raise their children away from wars or starvation.
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" Derby with friends "
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BBC:" Derby with friends "
On the BBC semi-final s & "Called a" derby between friends. "" With players like Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Kevin Bruyne, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba, these teams are among the most devastating players in the world. But the coaches of both teams use the quality they have in a different way. "
" Didier Deschamps – who would like to beat Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer by winning the World Cup as a player and as a coach – He is often criticized for not being able to use the full potential of its core, "according to the BBC." Plus the result that the flair was his goal in Russia. His opponent Roberto Martinez, however, can almost perfectly present himself as a Belgian national coach. Since his surprising appointment, three months after his resignation at Everton, he has had a big impact. He has not lost a single competitive match as a national coach and has chained a series of 19 wins and five draws. "
The analyst Alan Shearer sums it up as follows:" The big question on this Belgium was before the start of the World Cup: "Are you a team, or can you form a team? It's clear now: Martinez has made it a team. There is a huge difference between this team two years ago and now. "
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New York Times:" This team is not Belgian but a creation European "
With the venerable The New York Times is the best performance of the World Cup in three decades, enough reason to seek an explanation for this sudden explosion of all these talents in a relatively small country of 11 million inhabitants.It is looking for the newspaper in our disappointing performance at the 1998 World Cup in France: "Then the country sent a sensual and discreet team that did not lose a only match, but failed to cross three equal matches. It was not a humiliating feat, but it was enough to convince the Belgian football bosses that something had to change. "
" The winding road of Belgium to the glory of the World Cup "
Photo: New York Times
" They have transformed the way Belgium produces football players. They spent years studying how the country trained its young stars, and compared their experiences with those of their peers in the best clubs like Barcelona and Ajax, the benchmark in talent development. They determined where they failed, and drew a plan to improve: a national football center was built in Tubize, not far from the border with France (58 kilometers is probably 'not far "According to American standards, ed.) . The methods of their clubs have been adapted, trained trainers, open special schools. It took less than a decade before a first generation of talented teenagers emerged: first guys like Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Axel Witsel, quickly followed by Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Suddenly, Belgium was an example. "
" Now, Belgium is in two games of the world title. It would not only be the world champion for the first time, it would also be the smallest country to win the title since Uruguay in 1950. It would be a beacon for others: proof that small countries can compete with the superpowers. "
Already the newspaper warns:" It's a tempting idea. "Invest only enough millions, build expensive facilities, and the constant flow of football talent is guaranteed." But it is not so simple. "That's why the newspaper recalls the words of Kevin De Bruyne:" He did not relate much to the Federation. when he gave his own explanation for all this success: "Because we were going to play in other countries." And so the New York Times concludes: "This Belgium is not Belgian but a European creation. France, the Netherlands and England have also played a role in the development of Belgian football. "
Financial Times:" Even a world title would not take a lot of Belgian nationalism "
Still in the Financial Times it looks like" Belgium is briefly uniting behind the globalized devils " It is the well-known British business magazine that "one of the least nationalistic countries in the world, divided by language and ethnicity, finds something to cheer for." Belgian means that only the royal family and the national team unite Belgium. "
Yet, this newspaper also knows that the roots of current euphoria can not only be found in Belgium. "Even a world title would not release much Belgian nationalism, because the Devils are also loved because they are globalized.The country is now reaping the benefits of its location: in the middle of the most fertile region of the world. Europe for the talents of football Soon 11 of the 12 podium places in the last four World Cups will go to European teams. "
behind the Globalized Red Devils "
Photo: Financial Times
This effect is also apparent from the comparison with the previous generation of Devils who reached a semi-final in the World Championship:" The victory against Brazil last Friday was probably the Largest Belgian sporting success since 1986. But many things have changed since then: there had to be a balance between Walloons and Flemings in the team. Both groups ate at different tables. And in the lead a bilingual coach had to stand up. "
" Nowadays, the team is made up of players who emigrated in their teenage years abroad to get their education. They speak several languages and bring together traditional Flemish-Walloon differences. Vincent Kompany, the unofficial leader of the team, is about the most powerful spokesperson of Belgian nationalism. The Spanish national coach does not speak French or Dutch. The working language is English. And even Belgian fans sometimes sing in English " Come on Belgium! & # 39 ;."
"But the traditional fault lines still play a role in their own country.Nobody believes that the success of the football team will unite the country in a sustainable way.The largest Flemish party N-VA is to dubio against the Devils: when the parliament was applauded because the national team had become number 1 of the FIFA rankings, their deputies did not participate. "
The conclusion is therefore the newspaper in the mouth of Johan Sanctorum, "Flemish nationalist philosopher": "Belgium is a false nation without citizens, considered by the international community as a piece of bad bitumen between the Netherlands, Germany and France". But the Financial Times concludes: "This piece of asphalt could soon lead to the best football country in the world."
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