Curious figures before France - Belgium

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France - Belgium is determined by many for the final before the World Cup finals in Russia, with the spectacle kicking off at 9pm on Tuesday. Newspaper Team has presented the most important figures around the clash in St. Petersburg. The 74-day duel will be number 74 in the history of the rivalry between the two neighboring countries. The first is from 1 May 1904 in Brussels and ends 3:3, otherwise Belgium is the most frequent opponent of France - much more than England (41), Italy (39), Switzerland (38) and Spain (35). For Belgium, however, the most common rival is the Netherlands - 126 matches.

3 - in St. Petersburg will be the third match between cocks and red devils at world championships. The first one is at the 1938 World Cup and finishes 3:1 for France in the eighth finals and the other is the World Cup 1986 - 4:2 for France in the third place. 4:3 - is the result mentioned by soccer tips records of the last match between the two teams - the control of Stade de France on 7 June 2015. 400, 000 euros per cappuccino have been promised in France if they add a second star over their team`s emblem. For Belgium, the cash bonus is even bigger - 690, 000 euros.

1. 7 billion euros cost the players in both teams, with the French having an advantage of 1. 04 billion and the Belgians totaling 695 million. The big difference is made by Kylian Mabe, estimated at 400 million - twice as much as Kevin de Bourne whois a bit more expensive than Eden Hazard (170 million)

5 - so are Chelsea players who will be on the pitch in St. Petersburg. Olivier Girush and Ngoolo Cante are French, and Tibor Courtoa, Mishi Batshuai and Eden Hazard are on the other side of the field.


50 and 8 - 50 - there are Frenchmen in the Belgian championship, while only eight Beagles play in League One, and the most famous among them - Toma Munijne - is punished for the collision.

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