UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Sweden vs Belgium, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Sweden
    FT
    0 - 3
    Belgium
    • 35': Romelu Lukaku
    • 49': Romelu Lukaku
    • 82': Romelu Lukaku

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Linus Wahlqvist.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
    • 16': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
    • 16': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
    • 19': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 19': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
    • 26': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Arthur Theate (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
    • 31': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 32': Arthur Theate (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Linus Wahlqvist.
    • 35': Goal! Sweden 0, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
    • 37': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Samuel Gustafson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 38': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 39': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 40': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Sweden. Linus Wahlqvist tries a through ball, but Mattias Svanberg is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Belgium 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Belgium 1.
    • 47': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
    • 48': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Hjalmar Ekdal.
    • 49': Goal! Sweden 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio following a corner.
    • 52': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 52': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 57': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
    • 58': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
    • 58': Linus Wahlqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
    • 61': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 62': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Samuel Gustafson (Sweden).
    • 62': Samuel Gustafson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kristoffer Olsson.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 66': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Linus Wahlqvist.
    • 68': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
    • 70': Hand ball by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
    • 73': Substitution, Sweden. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Alexander Isak.
    • 73': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Emil Forsberg.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hjalmar Ekdal.
    • 77': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
    • 78': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 78': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
    • 79': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
    • 79': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
    • 82': Goal! Sweden 0, Belgium 3. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
    • 85': Substitution, Belgium. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Sweden. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Ludwig Augustinsson because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Arthur Theate.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
    • 88': Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Yannick Carrasco.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 90'+4': Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 0, Belgium 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Sweden 0, Belgium 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    56.2 Possession 43.8
    14 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    431 Accurate Passes 317
    506 Passes 399
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 12
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 50
    19 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 9
    7 Tackles 15
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 8
    22 Effective Clearances 15
    22 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Strawberry Arena
    Location: Stockholm, Sweden
    Attendance: 49,296

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Belgium 8 +18 20
    2 Austria 8 +10 19
    3 Sweden 8 +2 10
    4 Azerbaijan 8 -10 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    5 Hjalmar Ekdal
    3 Victor Lindelöf Yellow Card
    6 Ludwig Augustinsson
    2 Linus Wahlqvist
    17 Samuel Gustafsson Yellow Card
    20 Kristoffer Olsson Yellow Card
    10 Emil Forsberg
    19 Mattias Svanberg
    9 Alexander Isak
    21 Dejan Kulusevski Yellow Card
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Carl Starfelt, Viktor Johansson, Jesper Karlström, Anthony Elanga, Jesper Karlsson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Viktor Gyökeres, Edvin Kurtulus, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Viktor Claesson, Robin Quaison, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    4 Wout Faes
    3 Arthur Theate
    21 Timothy Castagne
    6 Amadou Onana
    11 Yannick Carrasco
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    10 Romelu Lukaku
    9 Leandro Trossard
    16 Dodi Lukebakio
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Sebastiaan Bornauw, Orel Mangala, Johan Bakayoko, Loïs Openda, Romeo Lavia, Dennis Praet, Charles De Ketelaere, Alexis Saelemaekers, Matz Sels, Koen Casteels, Thomas Meunier, Zeno Debast.

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