France secured their place in the knockout stages of the European Championships with a game to spare after beating Belgium on a dusky summer evening, but they will wait anxiously for news on the knee injury suffered by their striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
Their opponents, meanwhile, have to achieve a better result against Italy than Iceland get against France to stand a chance of progressing. They kept the scoreline respectable but were unable to deny Kadidiatou Diani and Griedge Mbock from punishing their defensive lapses.
