France go into the match on an unconvincing run of form.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is expected to lead the French attack against Belgium on Thursday.
Their elimination on penalties at the hands of Switzerland in the last 16 — after leading 3-1 with 15 minutes of normal time remaining — was a particular shock, and led to some fallout within the French camp. “We are together when things are going well as well as when things are not going so well,” Manchester United defender Varane told reporters.
“We shouldn’t play down this competition, it’s replaced friendly fixtures which weren’t very popular,” said France coach Didier Deschamps. Belgium too will be looking to bounce back from their Euro campaign on the turf of the team which knocked them out of the tournament in the quarter-finals.
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