Tielemans left to rue shocking penalty miss as France take advantage 😱
When you’re playing France, you really need to take your chances.
And Belgium were handed a golden opportunity to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty from a William Saliba foul in the box.
Up steps Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans – who had previously scored 24 and missed five of his career penalty attempts – and he skies his effort well over the bar.
SALIBA GIVES UP A PENALTY FOR FRANCE BUT YOURI TIELEMANS PUTS IT OVER THE BAR!!! 😳
STILL 0-0 BETWEEN FRANCE AND BELGIUM 👀 pic.twitter.com/lyS3saOauk
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 14, 2024
Sure enough, France were then awarded a spot-kick of their own, and this time Randal Kolo Muani made no mistake and gave his side the lead.
KOLO MUANI GIVES FRANCE THE LEAD OVER BELGIUM FROM THE SPOT JUST MINUTES AFTER BELGIUM MISSED THEIR PENALTY!!
WOUT FAES GAVE UP THE PENALTY FOR A HANDBALL IN THE BOX 😬 pic.twitter.com/wcuMo19eNh
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 14, 2024
Tielemans will be having nightmares about that miss for a while!