It's France who has made it to the quarterfinal after Belgium's OG blunder. The score line stands 1-0 after the culmination of the game.
France is within the touching distance of the quarterfinals as they secure a goal! It's a own goal by Vetronghen as he plucked it while Kolo Muani hit the ball
The Belgian central defender is booked for an ill-advised altercation with Kolo Muani.
France substitute Thuram to bring in Kolo Muani
Belgium take out Openda to bring in Mangala
After retrieving the ball at the midway line, De Bruyne advances towards the French end. Carrasco, on his right, receives his pass and charges into the box. But Hernandez is able to block the opportunity with a magnificent dive right before he looks to shoot.
Mbappe swerves in from his left side of preference. The forward attempts a delicate shot, aiming for the upper-right corner, but it narrowly goes wide.
The second half of the game officially commences as both remain goalless, but aim for a strike to gain the edge
45 minutes have passed and both sides remained goalless in the first half
While both sides still waited for the opening goal, France had some golden opportunities to shoot their shot but failed to capitalize. Two chances went out wide for France, as Belgium continued to put the pressure.
Griezmann suffered the second yellow as Doku charged the defence, trying to curl a shot from the edge of the box goalward, but Griezmann's sliding challenge caught him just as he released the ball, sending the French number seven into the book!
Another hit was Rabiot and he will now serve a suspension if France advances to the round of eight when the referee removes his yellow card once more.
Mbappe is met with a short play from France that ends at his feet. After the referee signals for a goal-kick, Tchouameni takes off with a shot that appears to have deflected for all money, and he makes such a strong argument for his captain that the official books him for dissent!
The France vs Belgium Round of 16 play has officially commenced at the Düsseldorf Arena
Belgium will start the game with Yannick Carrasco and Loïs Openda in an offensive lineup.
France recalled playmaker Antoine Griezmann and switched to a 4-4-2 system against Belgium in the European Championship round of 16.
Potential Belgium XI: Casteels; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate; Tielemans, Onana; Doku, De Bruyne, Carrasco; Lukaku.
Potential France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni; Dembele, Griezmann, Rabiot; Mbappe.
Kylian Mbappe and Kevin De Bruyne are all set to lead their sides as they will clash against each other at the Euros round of 16 match-up.