N’Golo Kante Sets New Euros Record After France Beat Belgium to Reach Quarter Final

• N’Golo Kante has set a new record at the European Championship in Germany after France defeated Belgium in the Round of 16
• The Saudi-based midfielder played a pivotal role as France progressed to the quarter-finals after a scrappy win in Dusseldorf on Monday
• The 2018 world champions will face the winner of the game between Portugal and Slovenia for a place in the semi-final at the Euros

Al-Ittihad midfielder, N’Golo Kante continues to flourish at the European Championship after starring for France as they defeated Belgium to reach the quarter-final of the competition.

The former Chelsea midfielder set up the match-winner after serving Randal Kolo-Muani, whose deflected shot earned Les Blues a passage to the last eight.

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Kante becomes the player with the longest unbeaten run in the tournament’s history, breaking former Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez’s record.

According to statistics firm Squawka, Kante’s run of 12 matches without defeat at the European championship keeps him at the summit of the unbeaten record.

The Saudi-based midfielder has won seven games and drawn five in 12 Euro games for the French national team.

Kante has been France’s key player at the tournament, winning back-to-back Man of the Match awards before delivering the decisive assist against the Red Devils.

France will face the winner of the match between 2016 champions Portugal and Slovenia in the quarter-final of the competition ongoing in Germany, as reported by UEFA.

France reach Euro quarter-final after Belgium win

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Jan Vertonghen’s late own goal took France into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday as they edged Belgium 1-0 in a tense tie in Duesseldorf.

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France had dominated the last-16 clash but their profligate finishing looked set to force extra time until they finally found a way through with five minutes left.

Substitute Randal Kolo Muani collected the ball inside the Belgian penalty area and hit a shot that was going wide until a deflection off the unfortunate Vertonghen took it past goalkeeper Koen Casteels.