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      France celebrate narrow win over Belgium

      France edged out Belgium in a close win on Thursday, 2x1, relating to matchweek 2 of the Women´s Euro. Coming into the contest, Corinne Diacre's team came from a win, and Ives Serneels's team came from a draw.

      After 6 minutes, Kadidiatou Diani opened the scoring for France, laid on by Sakina Karchaoui. With 36 minutes on the clock, Janice Cayman fired home for Belgium, laid on by Tessa Wullaert. Griedge Mbock scored the winning goal in the 41st minute.

      After 59 minutes, Justine Vanhaevermaet ended it up being subbed. In the final minutes of the game, Ives Serneels's team saw Amber Tysiak get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. In the closing stages of the game, Wendie Renard wasted the chance to score.

      After the result France are 1st in the table, with 6 points, while Belgium sit 3rd place, with 1 point. In their next fixture, França's national team will play away against Islândia, while Bélgica's national team visit Itália.

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      França
      • Showed a constant threat to the opposition goal, recording his highest number of shots in the competition with 25 shots

      • Setting a new record for corners won in the competition, with a total of 11

      • Registered the best ball possession percentage of the season, with 59%

      Bélgica
      • Made only 2, the lowest recorded in the competition

      COMPETITION

      FaseGroup Stage 
      JornadaGroup DMatchweek 2

      REFEREE

      STADIUM

      AESSEAL New York Stadium
      Capacity12 021
      Pitch size100 x 65 m
      Founded2012
      Head-to-head
      5
      71% Wins
      FranceFrance[Women]
      BelgiumBelgium[Women]
      1
      14% Wins
      7
      Official matches