French midfielder Adrien Rabiot will miss his team’s European Championship quarter-final through suspension.
The 29-year-old received an early yellow card in France’s last-16 win over Belgium on Monday, his second caution of the tournament.
The Juventus midfielder was also shown a yellow card in France’s 1-1 draw with Poland in their final group stage match, meaning he has triggered the two-card threshold for a suspension in the tournament.
France beat Belgium in a game with few chances, with substitute Randal Kolo Muani’s 86th-minute goal deflected off opposition defender Jan Vertonghen towards goalkeeper Koen Casteels, who got the better of him – UEFA recorded the decision as an own goal.
It was a match that was part of the continuity of the French tournament; Didier Deschamps’ team have yet to score from open play – with two own goals and a penalty – while they have conceded only one goal in their four matches, from a penalty.
France will now face the winner of the quarter-final between Portugal and Slovenia in Hamburg on Friday.
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The Briefing: France 1 Belgium 0 – Are the French progressing? Has De Bruyne been wasted in depth? And now, what is the situation for Belgium?
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