Ousmane Dembele is confident France can win the Euro 2024 championship after defeating Portugal on penalties in Hamburg in Friday's quarter-final. Both sides played a goalless draw in 120 minutes and when it came to the resultant shootout, Les Bleus were the ones who came out on top 5-3, Dembele converting the first spot kick. The Paris Saint-Germain winger, who is of Congolese heritage, now believes...
Mikel Merina scored in extra-time as Spain reached the semi-finals of the Euro 2024 after beating hosts Germany 2-1 in their quarter-final clash on Friday. Dani Olmo put La Roja ahead in the 51st minute at the Stuttgart Arena after receiving a pass from 16-year-old Lamine Yamal. Bayern Leverkusen midfielder, Florian Wirtz then forced extra time with a composed finish in the 89th minute, courtesy of...
France left it late to see off Belgium and reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 Euro championship after a hard-fought 1-0 win on Monday. With five minutes left on the clock in the second half, substitute, Randal Kolo Muani's strike, deflected off defender Jan Vertonghen and beat goalkeeper Koen Casteels to seal victory, with coach Didier Deschamps asking his players to do more subsequently. He said:...
The Euro 2024 championship group stage is done and dusted after 12 straight days of thrilling action that had every possible kind of reaction. Right from host Germany’s opening 5-1 bashing of Scotland to Turkey’s concluding 2-1 win over 10-man Czech Republic, the group stage had all the outcomes that would keep fans having a conversation all day. Now attention shifts to the knockout phase which...
France centre-back William Saliba has stated that they are not afraid of anyone at Euro 2024 including their Round of 16 opponents, Belgium. Les Bleus were runners-up in Group D behind the Netherlands and will square up against Domenico Tedesco’s men who finished second as well in Group E. The highly-ranked teams in the FIFA standings will face off in Dusseldorf City on Monday and Saliba...
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