France marches into final

 

Tue 10 Jul 2018 World Cup Semi-Final in Saint Petersburg

France   1         Belgium 0

Umtiti (51’)

 

 

The 1998 winners France’s Samuel Umtiti heads in second-half winner as he gets above Marouane Fellaini’d hair from Antoine Griezmann curl delivery sealed a 1-0 win over Belgium and a place in the World Cup final.

 

 

Although Belgium had 64 per cent possession and created better chances by going back to the basics but today was not their day., as France remained dangerous in attack .

Romelu Lukaku had the chance to put goalless first half behind him when Axel Witsel’s cross landed perfectly for him within two minutes of the restart, but the header went over the bar.

 

France to face either England or Croatia in Sunday’s final.