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Belgium vs Portugal, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

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Vincent Kompany injured as Belgium draw with Portugal

Belgium and Portugal drew 0-0 in an evenly balanced friendly on Saturday as each side showed attacking intent ahead of this month's World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 7': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
  • 8': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
  • 14': Beto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
  • 15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 15': Gelson Martins (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 26': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
  • 26': Gelson Martins (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Offside, Portugal. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Gelson Martins is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 28': Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Offside, Portugal. Gelson Martins tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 30': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 33': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
  • 33': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  • 36': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by José Fonte.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 38': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gelson Martins with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 42': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 43': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
  • 43': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Portugal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Portugal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Dries Mertens.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Mousa Dembélé.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 46': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by José Fonte.
  • 47': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
  • 47': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Offside, Belgium. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Nacer Chadli is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Belgium).
  • 48': Gelson Martins (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
  • 51': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 52': Gelson Martins (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 54': Pepe (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
  • 55': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Beto.
  • 55': Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Vincent Kompany.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 56': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Marouane Fellaini.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 60': Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Belgium).
  • 60': Gelson Martins (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 63': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Gelson Martins.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 64': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Beto.
  • 65': Offside, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes tries a through ball, but Ricardo Quaresma is caught offside.
  • 66': Delay in match Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
  • 69': Attempt missed. William Carvalho (Portugal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 72': Substitution, Portugal. Manuel Fernandes replaces João Mário.
  • 73': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 74': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by José Fonte.
  • 75': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal).
  • 75': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Portugal. André Silva replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 80': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 83': Offside, Portugal. Cédric Soares tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
  • 86': Hand ball by Christian Benteke (Belgium).
  • 87': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces João Moutinho.
  • 87': Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 87': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 89': Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Christian Benteke (Belgium).
  • 90'+1': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
  • 90'+2': Manuel Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Portugal. Mário Rui replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match Beto (Portugal) because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belgium 0, Portugal 0.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Belgium 0, Portugal 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 45,000

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 Vincent Kompany
5 Jan Vertonghen
2 Toby Alderweireld
19 Mousa Dembélé
7 Kevin De Bruyne
11 Yannick Carrasco
15 Thomas Meunier
9 Romelu Lukaku
10 Eden Hazard
14 Dries Mertens

POR Portugal (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Beto (GK)
6 José Fonte
3 Pepe Yellow Card
5 Raphaël Guerreiro
21 Cédric
14 William Carvalho
8 João Moutinho
10 João Mário
18 Gelson Martins
17 Gonçalo Guedes
11 Bernardo Silva

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