France vs Belgium World Cup 2018 semi-finals Predictions squads France

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France will take on Belgium on Tuesday 10th July, at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.

The World Cup 2018 final is not far off, with only four teams left fighting for the trophy. France take on Belgium in the first semi-final, in what should be one of the most memorable games of the tournament.

When do France play Belgium in the World Cup semi-finals?

France will take on Belgium on Tuesday 10th July, at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.

Squads for France vs Belgium World Cup 2018 semi-finals

France

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain).

Defenders: Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Adil Rami (Marseille), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid).

Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Ngolo Kante (Chelsea), Steven Nzonzi (Sevilla).

Forwards: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Florian Thauvin (Marseille), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Thomas Lemar (Monaco).

France vs Belgium World Cup 2018 semi-finals

France didn’t have the most explosive start to the tournament, scraping wins against Australia and Peru and registering a 0-0 draw with Denmark in their final group game. However, France burst into life with a dynamic and creative performance in their Last 16 tie with Argentina, seeing them come out top in a 4-3 thriller. Finally, they earned their way into the semis with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in a (very scrappy) quarter-final.

Antoine Griezmann: Antoine Griezmann deletes blackface picture on Twitter after being accused of racism

Antoine Griezmann deletes blackface picture on Twitter after being accused of racism

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has caused outrage on social media after posting a photograph of himself blackface as part of a fancy dress costume.

                                  Antoine Griezmann Posts Blackface Photo on Twitter


The Manchester United target, who came close to joining the Old Trafford club in the summer before having a change of heart, posted the photo on his Twitter account, with the caption “80s Party” with a basketball emoji and a laughing emoji.

He was dressing up as an NBA allstar basketball player.

80’s Party 🏀🤣 pic.twitter.com/TtIVlCkrfd
— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) December 17, 2017
Calmos les amis, je suis fan des Harlem globetrotters et de cette belle époque... c’est un hommage ✌
— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) December 17, 2017
The responses were mostly negative with many of his followers urging the striker to remove the photo immediately and delete the post.

Antoine Griezmann posted a follow-up tweet telling people not to over-react to the picture, saying: “Calm down guys, I’m a fan of the Harlem globetrotters and the good times… It’s a tribute.”

Antoine Griezmann The 26-year-old soon deleted the picture and issued another tweet to apologise to anyone who was offended by it, adding that he understands "it was wrong" to do so.

           Antoine Griezmann deletes blackface picture on Twitter after being accused of racism


The incident comes fewer than 48 hours after a man at the Darts World Championship was pictured dressed up as Labour MP Diane Abbott, with a bookmakers tweeting out the blackface image on Saturday.

There were also fans of Manchester United responding by saying they don’t want the player anywhere near the club, despite being voted the third best player in the world last year.

Antoine Griezmann is expected to leave Atletico Madrid in the summer with The Independent understanding that Barcelona are thought to be winning the race for his signature.