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Remarkable at 33: N’Golo Kante Continues to Lead France’s Midfield and Maintain Europe’s Longest Unbeaten Streak

Football — 07/06/2024

N’Golo Kanté continues to impress with an impeccable record in major international tournaments. Having played 20 games without a single loss, his consistency and resilience on the pitch are unmatched. A true testament to his skill and dedication

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According to Opta statistics, at the age of 33, N’Golo Kante is still carrying the French team’s midfield with extremely convincing tackling and interception abilities.

 

It seemed like his time was up after leaving Chelsea to join Al Ittihad in the Middle East, but running machine N’Golo Kante continued to show his perseverance and resilience to make a great contribution to helping the French team advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.

After 5 matches of France at EURO 2024, Les Bleus fans can now be somewhat assured that Kante’s class has not been diminished while playing in the Saudi Pro League.

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With his excellent physical condition, N’Golo Kante was selected by coach Deschamps to start all 5 matches of the French team and won the best player award twice. After the match against the Netherlands, coach Didier Deschamps even joked: “Playing 90 minutes is nothing. After the match, Kante ran a few more laps of the field.”

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And in the recent quarter-final clash with Portugal, the player born in 1991 continued to make his mark in Les Bleus’ midfield with his incredible tenacity. The former Chelsea star appeared everywhere on the pitch and always supported the French defense at the right time.

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Statistics show that Kante had 100% successful tackles, 91% accurate passes, 91 touches, 3 clearances, 2 tackles and 1 key pass in the quarter-final match.

 

By helping France overcome Portugal to reach the semi-finals of EURO 2024, Kante also became the first star to play more than 20 matches in major tournaments at the national team level without losing a single time.

At EURO alone, Kante is also the player with the longest unbeaten streak (7 wins, 6 draws). Kante’s excellence is also an optimistic signal for the French team before entering the semi-final match against Spain, a team that has just shown its fearsomeness when defeating the host team Germany to win the ticket to the next round.