da pinnacle： Kylian Mbappe made a point of celebrating Jan Vertonghen's own goal in the Belgium defender's face as France progress to Euro 2024 quarter-finals.

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Mbappe ran over to Vertonghen to celebrateOwn goal decided France-Belgium clashBad blood had already been brewingWHAT HAPPENED?

When Vertonghen inadvertently turned the ball into his own net five minutes before the end of the last 16 clash, Mbappe purposefully ran straight over to the veteran centre-back before going to celebrate what soon became the winning goal with his team-mates. A word or two was said in Vertonghen's direction and Mbappe ended up being spoken to by the referee afterwards.

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It wasn't a moment in isolation from Mbappe. Some bad blood had already been brewing between the pair after Vertonghen appeared to accuse the Frenchman of diving to try and win a penalty earlier in the game. He clearly took exception to that and had confronted his opponent about it, deliberately and aggressively bumping him.

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France are into the last eight of a major international tournament for the seventh time in a row – a run that began at Euro 2012. On the tougher side of the knockout bracket, they will face the winner of Portugal and Slovenia for a place in the semi-finals.