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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Belgium beaten 1-0 by France</li><li>De Bruyne frustrated with the result</li><li>Lost his cool when asked about Belgian 'golden generation'</li></ul>

VIDEO: Kevin De Bruyne snaps back at 'stupid' journalist question & storms out of press conference after Belgium suffer painful Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France

The round of 16 match, held at the Dusseldorf Arena on Monday, ended in heartbreak for Belgium as an own goal by<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/belgium-player-ratings-france-euro-2024-romelu-lukaku-kevin-de-bruyne/blt30d0d0695c654e07" target="_blank"> Jan Vertonghen in the 85th minute gifted France</a> passage to the quarter-finals. The loss marked yet another disappointing chapter for Belgium’s famed "golden generation", who have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video-kylian-mbappe-celebrates-jan-vertonghen-face-own-goal-france-belgium-euro-2024/bltb4a80f81ffd26ffe" target="_blank">struggled in major international tournaments.</a>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Ahah DeBruyne just called me stupid. Hey Kevin, little memo for you: the golden generation you mentioned of France, England, Germany and Spain they ALL REACHED A FINAL! Usual footballer that wants only question telling him how good they are. Spoiled brat <a href="https://t.co/vuxnu8y9B1">https://t.co/vuxnu8y9B1</a>— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) <a href="https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/1807875596044632480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Emotions ran high as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/kevin-de-bruyne-belgium-uncertain-international-future-euro-2024-misery-france-defeat/blt2a220c4a6e74313d" target="_blank">De Bruyne was questioned about Belgium's inability to fulfil their potential.</a> An Italian journalist, Tancredi Palmeri, posed a particularly probing question that seemed to strike a nerve. Palmeri’s query <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/kevin-de-bruyne-defends-belgium-tactics-france-loss-domenico-tedesco-s-team-crash-out-of-euro-2024/bltae9c9695d311555f" target="_blank">challenged De Bruyne to explain why Belgium’s golden generation had failed</a> to reach a title decider in a major tournament.Visibly frustrated, De Bruyne struggled to offer a cohesive answer and responded: "Do you think that France, England, Spain and Germany do not have a golden generation?"After this, he walked away from the reporters and muttered the word "stupid" in a hush, directed at Palmeri's question.

WHAT DE BRUYNE SAID

Palmeri did not take the slight lightly. Later that evening, he took to social media to voice his displeasure with De Bruyne’s reaction. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Palmeri wrote: "Ahah De Bruyne just called me stupid. Hey Kevin, little memo for you: the golden generation you mentioned of France, England, Germany, and Spain they ALL REACHED A FINAL!"Palmeri’s post was a direct rebuttal to De Bruyne’s dismissal, and he further criticised the midfielder by saying: "Usual footballer that wants only questions telling him how good they are. Spoiled brat."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The talent within the Belgium squad has always suggested potential for greatness, but the consistent failure to translate that potential into tangible success has been a source of frustration for players and fans alike. De Bruyne will now head off for a mini break before rejoining Manchester City in pre-season in early July.

WHAT NEXT?

VIDEO: Kevin De Bruyne snaps back at 'stupid' journalist question & storms out of press conference after Belgium suffer painful Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France | Goal.com

Kevin De Bruyne snapped back at a &quot;stupid&quot; journalist question after Belgium suffered a painful Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France.

VIDEO: Kevin De Bruyne snaps back at &apos;stupid&apos; journalist question &amp; storms out of press conference after Belgium suffer painful Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France