France 1–0 Belgium
France
1–0HT 0–0
Belgium
France played Belgium in the World Cup on 10 July 2018 at Saint-Petersburg Stadium. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 51'S. Umtiti (assist by A. Griezmann)
- 63'Eden Hazard — Yellow card
- 71'Toby Alderweireld — Yellow card
- 87'N'Golo Kanté — Yellow card
- 90'Kylian Mbappé — Yellow card
- 90'Jan Vertonghen — Yellow card
Line-ups
France 4-2-3-1
- H. Lloris
- R. Varane
- S. Umtiti
- L. Hernández
- B. Pavard
- B. Matuidi
- P. Pogba
- N. Kanté
- O. Giroud
- A. Griezmann
- K. Mbappé
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Nzonzi
- C. Tolisso
- P. Kimpembe
- T. Lemar
- O. Dembélé
- S. Mandanda
- A. Rami
- N. Fekir
- D. Sidibé
- F. Thauvin
- B. Mendy
- A. Areola
- COACHES: D. Deschamps
Belgium 4-2-3-1
- T. Courtois
- V. Kompany
- J. Vertonghen
- T. Alderweireld
- M. Dembélé
- M. Fellaini
- A. Witsel
- N. Chadli
- K. De Bruyne
- E. Hazard
- R. Lukaku
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Mertens
- Y. Carrasco
- M. Batshuayi
- T. Vermaelen
- S. Mignolet
- K. Casteels
- T. Hazard
- Y. Tielemans
- A. Januzaj
- D. Boyata
- L. Dendoncker
- COACHES: Roberto Martínez
Match statistics
| France | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 19 | Total shots | 9 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 345 | Total passes | 594 |
| 289 | Accurate passes | 542 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 91% |