France and Belgium 0-0 at halftime in round of 16 at Euro 2024

Mon, Jul 1, 2024
Soccer News (AP)

DUESSLEDORF, Germany (AP) - France and Belgium were 0-0 at halftime of their round-of-16 match at the European Championship on Monday.

Kylian Mbappe, again wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, struck an early shot over the crossbar in a relatively quiet display by the France captain on the day he officially became a Real Madrid player.

There were few chances of note in a flat first half notable for Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne deployed in a deep-lying midfield role and France collecting three yellow cards. One of them went to Adrien Rabiot, who will miss the quarterfinals should France advance.

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AP Euro 2024: https://apnews.com/hub/euro-2024