The much-anticipated Round of 16 clash in EURO 2024 will see France take on Belgium. The French team, one of the tournament favorites, showed their strength by comfortably securing the top spot in Group B during the qualifiers. They outperformed the Netherlands, finishing 4 points ahead and demonstrating their offensive prowess with 29 goals scored and only 3 conceded.

However, in the group stage of the main tournament, France did not perform to their full potential, finishing second in Group D with 5 points. Austria topped the group with 6 points, despite losing to France in their direct encounter.

France started the group stage with a narrow victory over Austria (1:0), thanks to an own goal by Austrian player Weber. Despite the win, France struggled to dominate the game fully.

Their second match ended in a goalless draw against the Netherlands (0:0). France had more possession and created several chances but failed to convert them into goals. They were also fortunate not to lose, as the Dutch team had some good opportunities.

In their final group match, France unexpectedly drew with Poland (1:1), one of the weaker teams in the tournament. Mbappe scored from a penalty, but Lewandowski equalized with a penalty of his own in the closing minutes.

Belgium also showed strong form in the qualifiers, finishing first in Group F with 20 points from 8 matches and remaining unbeaten. They edged out Austria by a single point thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Belgium had a rocky start to EURO 2024, losing to Slovakia (0:1) despite creating numerous chances. Two goals by Lukaku were disallowed after VAR reviews.

In their second match, Belgium found their rhythm and defeated Romania (2:0) convincingly, with goals from Tielemans and De Bruyne.

The final group match saw Belgium draw 0:0 with Ukraine in a balanced game. This draw was enough for Belgium to secure second place in a very competitive group where all teams finished with 4 points.

Prediction:

• France win (1): 1.92
• Draw (X): 3.25
• Belgium win (2): 4.60