Euro 2024: Kylian Mbappe Taunts Jan Vertonghen After France Knock Out Belgium

• Kylian Mbappe appeared to mock Jan Vertonghen after the Belgian defender scored an own goal against France on July 1
• The goal was enough to see Belgium exit Euro 2024 at the Round of 16 stage as France set up a quarter-final clash with Portugal
• Belgium were forced to apologise to Mbappe a day before the game following an Amadou Onana video that drew public outrage

Kylian Mbappe had the last laugh in his confrontation with Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen on July 1 during their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash.

France beat their opponents courtesy of Vertonghen's own goal to book their place in the quarter-finals. Randal Kolo Muani's shot took a wicked deflection off the veteran defender to separate the two sides five minutes from time.

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What did Mbappe do to Vertonghen at Euro 2024?

Mbappe was spotted celebrating in front of Vertonghen after the ball went in. The French skipper screamed at his face before rushing to celebrate with his teammates.

The incident wasn't isolated, as the pair had clashed earlier in the game. Mbappe felt that the former Tottenham Hotspur defender had fouled him inside the area, but referee Glenn Nyberg was unmoved.

Vertonghen tore into the Real Madrid forward, who was still on the ground. The referee and their teammates intervened to quell the tensions.

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It is not the first time a player has taunted an opponent at Euro 2024. Sports Brief reported that Cristiano Ronaldo mocked Czech goalkeeper during Portugal's opening game at the tournament.

Portugal came from a goal down to win the game 2-1. Francisco Conceicao came off the bench to score a last-gasp winner, rendering Jindrich Stanek's brave efforts futile.

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To add salt to injury, Ronaldo celebrated in front of him as he darted off to join his teammates.

Why Belgium apologised to Mbappe

The Vertonghen incident comes just a day after the Belgian FA had apologised to Mbappe.

The federation uploaded a video of Amadou Onana vowing to tackle the former PSG man 'in the shins' when they met.

The video drew public outrage, forcing the FA to apologise ahead of their meeting in Dusseldorf.