Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Round of 16 - France v Belgium - Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - July 1, 2024 France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Belgium's Amadou Onana REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw DUESSELDORF, Germany - Following is reaction to France's 1-0 win over Belgium in the Euro 2024 round of 16 in Duesseldorf on Monday, which sets them up for a quarter-final match with either Portugal or Slovenia. France coach Didier Deschamps: "It's beautiful, we played a big game, it was tight but enjoyed possession and we had more opportunities." "We had several chances but missed the target.
We did a lot of good things. We have to savour it, it's quite an achievement. We're in the quarter finals, they're going home.
" "We made a lot of progress and the opponent was a little more cautious, even though on paper they're an offensive, attacking team." "We created more chances than Belgium did, we were on the back foot, playing a waiting game but wouldn't fall into the trap they were looking for." "We were firing shots but they weren't on target .
.. we're into the quarter-finals and that's what counts.
" "We're into the quarter-finals, let's not play down that moment." France's Randal Kolo Muani: "We're enjoying this, we pushed hard, we had a lot of attempts but we were missing the target. I got lucky (on the goal), the coach had told me to bring my energy .
.. to bring danger with my speed.
I tried to bring some freshness to the game." Belgian captain Kevin De Bruyne: "We did e.
