France v Belgium Euro 2024 player ratings: Kante 8, Mbappe 7; De Bruyne 7, Lukaku 6

Les Bleus through to Euro 2024 quarter-finals after 1-0 win at Dusseldorf Arena

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  Mike Maignan 7/10

  FRANCE RATINGS: Not the busiest of evenings but did what he had to do when required. Chose to block De Bruyne free-kick with legs when easy take looked on in first half. Saved well in last 20 minutes from both Lukaku and De Bruyne. EPAShow less

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  Jules Kounde 8/10

  Right-back whose forays forward gave France real threat throughout. Some excellent crosses into box one of which almost saw Thuram scoring. Kept busy defensively by Doku. Reuters

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  Dayot Upamecano 8/10

  Rolled too easily by Openda allowing Belgium chance in opening half but generally coped well against the RB Leipzig striker and the threat of Lukaku. AFP

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  William Saliba 8/10

  Centre-back produced type of cool and unruffled performances that have become the norm at club side Arsenal. A class act. Dragged shot wide at other end in second half. AP

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  Theo Hernandez 8/10

  Belgium found some space down his left-flank on occasions but some of his recovery tackles were first class. One on Carrasco after 60 minutes was celebrated like a goal. EPA

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  Aurelien Tchouameni 6/10

  Picked up early booking for dissent, wayward shooting throughout. Sent three opportunities over bar when well placed. Had one deflected strike saved by keeper just after break. AP

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  N'Golo Kante 8/10

  Never been on the losing side in major tournament match for France and has been one of the best players at Euro 2024 so far. Some engine on the Al Ittihad midfielder who glides around pitch and is heartbeat of French side. APShow less

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  Adrien Rabiot 7/10

  Blazed long-range effort way over in 20th minute in match where France had 20 attempts on goal but only two on target. Booked for foul on Doku and now misses quarter-final. AFP

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  Antoine Griezmann 7/10

  Showed his quality – apart from managing to add to his 44 goals for France. Had one tame effort struck at Casteels early in game with next opportunity not arriving until second half when he shot wide from edge of area. Booked for foul on Doku. AFPShow less

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  Marcus Thuram 6/10

  Played in centre of front three. Headed good chance wide of target just after half-hour mark and missed another in 50th minute that came off his shoulder. Hooked after an hour. EPA

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  Kylian Mbappe 7/10

  Wearing a protective face mask once again, the French captain produced some moments of skill and acceleration cutting in from left that were unplayable. Left his shooting boots at home, though. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Randal Kolo Muani 7/10

  SUBS: (On for Thuram 62’) Earned France victory when his shot was deflected into the net in 84th minute. AFP

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  Koen Casteels 7/10

  BELGIUM RATINGS: No save to make until just after half-time when he got down well to block deflected Tchouameni effort with France only managing two shots on target despite all their chances. No chance with winner due to big deflection. EPAShow less

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  Timothy Castagne 6/10

  Given unenviable task of dealing with Mbappe but did OK. Moments where he could do nothing against pace of Real Madrid-bound attacker but this is not problem unique to Castagne. AFP

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  Wout Faes 7/10

  Leicester City defender threw himself into tackles made numerous good blocks. Managed to put enough pressure on Thuram to put French attacker off resulting in French attacker missing several headed opportunities. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Jan Vertonghen 6/10

  Veteran defender had been solid at back but at key moment he allowed Muani time to get shot off that Vertonghen then deflected into his own net for match-losing own goal. EPA

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  Arthur Theate 7/10

  Would have been expecting to have hands full with Griezmann, which he did, only for full-back Kounde to prove an even bigger threat with his crossing from down the left. Stuck to task, though. EPA

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  Amadou Onana 7/10

  Sat alongside captain De Bruyne and produced no-nonsense performance in middle of midfield. Never stopped pressing and snapping at French heels. AFP

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  Kevin De Bruyne 7/10

  Disciplined, defensive performance for first hour before being allowed to push forward and had one shot well saved by keeper. Almost caught out Maignan with first-half free-kick that keeper saved with legs. APShow less

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  Yannick Carrasco 6/10

  Played on right wing as Belgium went with 4-4-2 formation and found himself in some dangerous situations only to be denied by good French defending. EPA

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  Jeremy Doku 7/10

  Explosive operator on the wing but his final product has been inconsistent in Germany. Offered a threat once again and set-up chance for De Bruyne with fine run and pass. Caught in possession in own box which handed opportunity to Saliba. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Lois Openda 5/10

  First start of tournament for player who scored goals for fun at Leipzig this season but pretty thankless task here with Belgium offering little service to attacking pair. Getty Images

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  Romelu Lukaku 6/10

  Has been frustrating, goalless tournament for big striker due to his own poor finishing and VAR interventions. No sniff of goal until 70th minute here when Maignan saved his powerfully hit strike. AP

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  Orel Mangala 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Openda 64’) Brought into midfield to free-up the play-making skills of De Bruyne. Reuters

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  Dodi Lukebakio N/A

  (On for Carrasco 88’) Reuters

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  Charles De Ketelaere N/A

  (On for Castagne 88’) AFP

Jan Vertonghen's late own goal took France into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday as they edged Belgium 1-0 in a tense tie in Dusseldorf.

France had dominated the last-16 clash but their profligate finishing looked set to force extra time until they finally found a way through with five minutes left.

Substitute Randal Kolo Muani collected the ball inside the Belgian penalty area and hit a shot that was going wide until a deflection off the unfortunate Vertonghen took it past goalkeeper Koen Casteels.

The lucky break sent the 2022 World Cup runners-up into a last-eight tie in Hamburg on Friday – where they will take on Portugal, who edged past Slovenia on penalties, as they remain on course to become European champions for the third time.

France are yet to score from open play in four matches at the tournament – captain Kylian Mbappe netted once from a penalty against Poland, while their other two goals came from opposition defenders.

Crucially, however, they are rock solid in defence, having conceded only one goal, from a penalty, so far. Their back line was outstanding against Romelu Lukaku and his fellow attackers, and Belgium bow out after what will go down as a disappointing tournament for them.

“I was surprised by how Belgium played,” said France right-back Jules Kounde, who was named as player of the match. “I thought they'd be more attacking, especially when I saw the line-up. But we have players like Kylian or Antoine [Griezmann] who can make defenders a little more wary.

“For me, this was our best performance of the competition. We created a lot of chances, we played a comprehensive game, and the goal at the end made sure all our efforts were worth it.”

Manager Didier Deschamps added: “We made a lot of progress and our opponents were obviously cautious, even if they're an attacking team on paper.

“We did everything we could to create chances, and we created more than them, but we played the waiting game and didn't fall into their trap. I liked that, but obviously you can't win through possession alone. I'd like us to create more chances.”

Belgium head home after a fairly miserable Euro 2024, during which the players were jeered loudly by their own fans following a 0-0 draw with Ukraine at the end of the group stage.

Belgium captain Kevin de Bruyne was deployed as a deep-lying midfielder in a bid to help control the game, with the Belgians intent on not leaving it open for France's quick attackers such as Mbappe.

The tactic would have been a masterstroke had Belgium won. They didn't, and more criticism is likely heading coach Domenico Tedesco's way.

De Bruyne said: “We had a plan today and I think we did well. We knew that with France's quality we wouldn't have too much of the ball but there were moments where we were dangerous. It's a shame to concede a goal like that but that's football.”