FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, September 5, 2021
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Belgium WWWLW 3
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King Baudouin Stadium · 21,416 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Centurion Romelu Lukaku scores as Belgium cruise past Czech Republic

Romelu Lukaku marked his 100th cap with an early goal to set Belgium on their way to an impressive 3-0 win over the Czech Republic.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
46.6
Possession
53.4
12
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
390
Accurate Passes
479
480
Passes
560
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
55
25
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
3
Effective Tackles
10
7
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
20
12
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 6Axel WitselCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 17Hans VanakenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Koen CasteelsSUB
  2. 7Leandro TrossardSUB
  3. 12Matz SelsSUB
  4. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  5. 22Zinho VanheusdenSUB
  6. 4Dedryck BoyataSUB
  7. 15Alexis SaelemaekersSUB
  8. 14Dodi LukébakioSUB
  9. 16Thomas FoketSUB
  10. 19Leander DendonckerSUB
  11. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  12. 18Dennis PraetSUB

CZE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tomás VaclíkG
  2. 6Tomás KalasCD-L
  3. 4Filip KasaCD-R
  4. 13Ales MatejuLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 7Antonín BarákAM
  7. 9Tomás HolesLM
  8. 22Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 20Matej VydraF
  10. 19Adam HlozekAM-L
  11. 8Jakub PesekAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Jindrich StanekSUB
  2. 21Alex KrálSUB
  3. 2Michal SacekSUB
  4. 23Filip NguyenSUB
  5. 18Tomas WiesnerSUB
  6. 3Milan HavelSUB
  7. 12Michal SadílekSUB
  8. 15Jaromír ZmrhalSUB
  9. 11Martin DolezalSUB
  10. 10Stanislav TeclSUB
  11. 17Vaclav JemelkaSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Belgium 1, Czech Republic 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.
  2. 14' Substitution, Czech Republic. Jindrich Stanek replaces Tomás Vaclik because of an injury.
  3. 19' Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 21' Antonin Barak (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Goal! Belgium 2, Czech Republic 0. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  6. 57' Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  7. 65' Goal! Belgium 3, Czech Republic 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  8. 65' Substitution, Czech Republic. Stanislav Tecl replaces Matej Vydra.
  9. 66' Substitution, Czech Republic. Jaromir Zmrhal replaces Jakub Pesek.
  10. 71' Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 73' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Eden Hazard.
  12. 76' Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Czech Republic. Alex Král replaces Antonin Barak.
  14. 77' Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomás Wiesner replaces Adam Hlozek.
  15. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Leander Dendoncker replaces Youri Tielemans.
  16. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Hans Vanaken.
  17. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.

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