DUESSLEDORF, Germany (AP) — France and Belgium were 0-0 at halftime of their round-of-16 match at the European Championship on Monday.
Kylian Mbappé, again wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, struck an early shot over the crossbar in a relatively quiet display by the France captain on the day he officially became a Real Madrid player.
There were few chances of note in a flat first half notable for Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne deployed in a deep-lying midfield role and France collecting three yellow cards. One of them went to Adrien Rabiot, who will miss the quarterfinals should France advance.
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