Belgium progressed to the final 16 of Euro 2024 as runners-up in Group E after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, who had been eradicated after ending backside.
Romania’s 1-1 draw with Slovakia meant all 4 groups completed the group on 4 factors, with Romania topping the group and Slovakia edging out Ukraine for third.
The results of the Crimson Devils failing to discover a winner and due to this fact lacking out on prime spot means a France await them within the final 16.
Because it occurred
All three sides in a hotly-contested Group E began the ultimate spherical of fixtures on three factors and it was Belgium who began extra confidently, albeit they struggled to check the goalkeeper.
Ukraine had been the primary to name their reverse No1 into motion, with a pleasant strike from Roman Yaremchuk on the sting of the field parried clear by Koen Casteels.
They proved tough for Belgium to interrupt down for a lot of the primary half and had been a risk on the break, with a few extra efforts having to be handled by Casteels.
Kevin De Bruyne was Belgium’s most spectacular participant, teeing up Romelu Lukaku to scuff a one-on-one earlier than practically sneaking a free-kick in on the close to put up.
He had one other sight of sight of objective late within the half, with shot from the left-hand facet curling comfortably into Anatoliy Trubin’s palms.
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The Crimson Devils had been inches away from taking management of the group within the second half when Jeremy Doku raced clear down the left however Lukaku couldn’t fairly get on the top of his cross.
With scores degree between Slovenia and Romania, Ukraine had been heading in and out extra determined want of a objective – although their willingness to maintain letting Belgium wouldn’t have proven it.
Lukaku registered a shot on course after reducing inside on the appropriate, nevertheless it was one other tame effort which was pushed away.
Substitute Yannik Carrasco noticed an effort saved after a pleasant change with Lukaku with lower than 20 minutes to go, earlier than two bits of sensible defending from Wout Faes stored Artem Dovbyk at bay as the sport started to open up.
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Roman Malinovskyi practically snuck an effort in however his cross didn’t fairly cross the road earlier than Casteels palmed it clear.
Ukraine’s cussed defence started to open up as they chased a vital objective within the remaining 5 minutes however Yohan Bakayoko couldn’t get his shot on course after taking the ball off De Bruyne.
Malinovskyi then belted a shot in the direction of the objective, which Timothy Castagne bravely obtained in entrance of earlier than Georgiy Sudakov couldn’t discover the web for what would have been a sensational winner after a superb jinking run.
Nevertheless it was too little, too late for the Blue and Yellow, who had been the facet to overlook out on the final 16 on objective distinction regardless of ending on the identical quantity of factors as their Group E opponents.
