Les Bleus into the final
With the help of Umtiti's 51st minute header, the French side overpowered Belgium in the FIFA world cup semi-final.
Umtiti becomes the third French defender to score a goal in this tournament after Pavard and Varane.
This is a repeat of 1998 world cup when three french defenders; Lizarazu, Deschamps, and Lilian thuram(semifinal brace ) scored.
French confirmed their superiority again, when Belgium dominated the game within the first 15-20 minutes, but later used its midfield powerhouse to disrupt the Belgium side and used a 51st minute set piece to enhance to the ultimate.
At the start Belgium dominated the game. At that point the French defense wasn't satisfactory however nonetheless good enough to prevent Belgium from scoring. France had a couple of chances nevertheless it seemed every time any one tried for a shot no-one else joined, so those were useless attempts. It wasn't a great start for France but good enough.
After the goal in the 2nd half the game changed. They went full on defense. And so they were doing an excellent job! Their game was so solid that the Belgians couldn't force through. They got two more quality chances at the end. Howerver Courtois was excellent. Again.
One thing Belgium could have done differently was introduce Mertens a bit earlier in the game. Having said that the French defense was excellent and fittingly, the goal came from a defender.
France are set to meet the winner of england/Croatia, but if France continues to play like this they're the clear favorites.
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