It took until their 66th shot and the 84th minute and 36th second of their fourth game but France at last scored a goal from open play at this European Championship finals tournament. Or maybe they didn’t?
When at last it came, Randal Kolo Muani’s late strike was scuffed and needed a deflection off a defender’s knee to beat Koen Casteels, the winner in Düsseldorf another one that might ultimately not go down as a goal of their own, awarded to poor Jan Vertongen instead. Either way, it was enough to take them through to a 1-0 win against Belgium. And that, it is tempting to conclude, is the perfect portrait of this team.
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