Kevin de Bruyne lost his temper when a journalist asked him a question following Belgium’s elimination from Euro 2024. Belgium fell to a 1-0 defeat to France in their round-of-16 clash on Monday, bringing their Euro 2024 campaign to an end....Read The Full Story Here ▶
Both sides were far from their best and managed just two shots on target each, with France needing Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen to deflect a shot past his own goalkeeper with five minutes left to play.
It was a frustrating tournament for Belgium, who despite losing several experienced played in recent years were many people’s dark horses.
Domenico Tedesco’s side squeezed into the knockout stages with a goalless draw with Ukraine in their final group match, and at full-time frustrations became clear.
After that game captain Kevin de Bruyne told his teammates not to applaud their fans when they started booing them and making thumbs-down gestures.
The Manchester City star was booed when he was presented with his Player of the Match award.
De Bruyne once again cut a frustrated figure on Monday, venting at his teammates and coach.
The 33-year-old clearly hadn’t calmed down by the time he conducted his post-match media duties.
During his post-match press-conference, De Bruyne lost his cool with a journalist who asked him about Belgium’s ‘golden generation’ failing to make it to a tournament final.
The reporter asked: “Is it hard that the golden generation didn’t achieve a final?”
De Bruyne replied: “What is a golden generation?”
The journalist responded, “Yours!”, before the Belgium captain hit back: “Yours? And you say that France, England, Spain and Germany is not a Golden Generation? Okay, thank you.”
De Bruyne got up from his seat and headed for the door, with cameras catching him shaking his head and saying: “Stupid.”
