France were lucky, says Belgian PM | The Daily Star
12:00 AM, July 12, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:00 AM, July 12, 2018

France were lucky, says Belgian PM

The Belgian prime minister told French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that France had been very fortunate to beat Belgium and reach the World Cup final in Russia.

Welcoming fellow leaders including Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump to a summit of the NATO defence alliance in Brussels, premier Charles Michel said: "Yesterday in Russia, Belgium played a great game against France. Belgians are generally not too chauvinist but frankly, Emmanuel, yesterday, the French team was very lucky.

"Like in football, fair play and team spirit are what we need more than ever."

Macron attended the semifinal in St. Petersburg along with the Belgian king.


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