Belgium take on France with the aim to book a berth in the final. © AFP Belgium, with an aim to book a berth in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018, face old rivals France in a mouth-watering semi-final clash at St. Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday. Belgium have scored 14 goals in five matches so far in the mega event and are in the last four for just the second time in their history, after claiming their biggest-ever World Cup scalp by beating Brazil 2-1 in the quarter-finals. On the other hand, France booked their semi-final clash against Belgium after eliminating Uruguay with a 2-0 triumph.The two teams have met 73 times with Belgium winning 30 and France 24, while 19 matches resulted in draws.This will be the first World Cup meeting between France and Belgium since the 1986 World Cup. France had won the match 4-2.Belgium won 4-3 against France when they met in a friendly match in 2015.Belgium winger Nacer Chadli has said Spanish coach Roberto Martinez deserved credit for the team’s success at the 2018 World Cup.Under Martinez, Belgium won Group G ahead of England and impressively rallied back from a 0-2 deficit against Japan… Read full this story
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