France v Belgium Preview and Prediction

Date/time: 10^th July 2018 (Kick-off 7 PM, GMT)

On Tuesday night, France and Belgium face off in the first World Cup semi-final, as the two teams look to book their place in Sunday’s final.

France head into this game on the back of a 2-0 win over Uruguay in the quarter-final, courtesy of goals from Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann. The win extended Les Bleus unbeaten record to nine games, seven of which they have won.

Didier Deschamps’ side has recorded wins in four of their five outings in Russia, while also managing clean sheets in three of their last four matches at the World Cup.

France have a decent record against Belgium of late, suffering just two defeats in the last ten meetings between the two teams.

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Belgium have won all five of their games in Russia and are in fact unbeaten in their last 24 outings. Roberto Martinez’s team defeated South American giants Brazil 2-1 in the last eight to set up this clash.

The Red Devils have been prolific in front of goal in recent games, scoring at least twice in six of their last seven international matches. That stellar record will be put to the test in this clash.

Belgium’s only previous semi-final appearance at the World Cup came in 1986 when they finished fourth place in Mexico.

Prediction

Belgium win and/or over 2.5 goals