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3

No of times France have reached the World Cup final (1998, 2006). Only Germany (8) & Italy (6) have reached more finals among European nations.

1

Belgium’s first loss in an international since their friendly loss to Spain in September, 2016. This is their first defeat in 25 matches.

20

No of goals Antoine Griezmann has been directly involved in his last 20 competitive games for France (12 goals, 8 assists).

13

No of shots Olivier Giroud has had without being on target. Since 1966, no player has had more attempts in a tournament without getting one on target.

3

Deschamps, Didier who won the 1998 World Cup as player, will feature in the final as manager, emulating Franz Beckenbauer (1974, 1986, 1990), Mario Zagallo (1958, 1970), Rudi Voeller (1990, 2002).