It is a match that has marked the history of the two countries, in terms of football. For France, it was the penultimate match to the second star, the sixth battle of a Russian campaign perfectly led by Didier Deschamps and his men. For Belgium, it is an always open wound. Never had the Red Devils seemed so close to winning their first major title …
This semi-final of the 2018 World Cup made a lot of talk after the meeting, especially because of the reactions of certain Belgian players, annoyed to have been trapped by too defensive Blues. It is the famous “Seum”, played in particular by Thibaut Courtois.
Romelu Lukaku has still not digested Belgium-France in 2018.
Seven years later, Romelu Lukaku evokes this painful moment. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of La Tribune on the RTBF channel, the Naples striker plunged into a souvenir box. And he made a revelation in the form of accusation on this Belgium-France of Saint Petersburg.
Lukaku designates the culprits
“This World Cup, we had to go and get it”,
Remember “Big Rom”. “What happened? We have not prepared the phases (arrested) ”, he denounces, without fear of attacking Roberto Martinez and his staff. “It's the truth. We did not prepare and Umtiti put this head. I am not here to be friends with everyone. »»
On this famous corner of the 51st minute where the only purpose of the meeting was scored, Samuel Umtiti is scored by Toby Alderweireld. The French defender manages to get a little ahead, and cut the corner perfectly pulled by Antoine Griezmann, ahead of Marouane Fellaini, who was to monitor the first post. The timing between Griezmann and Umtiti is perfect, the head of the former Lyonnais then tried Thibaut Courtois. Was there better to do on the part of the Belgian defense? Lukaku seems to think so …
