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Jude Bellingham Sots Last-Gasp Equaliser As England Draw With Belgium | Football News
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Jude Bellingham Sots Last-Gasp Equaliser As England Draw With Belgium | Football News

[ad_1] Jude Bellingham scored at the death to salvage a 2-2 draw for England at Wembley on Tuesday after Youri Tielemans struck twice for Belgium in the final match before Gareth Southgate's Euro 2024 selection. Injury-hit England -- among the favourites to win the Euros in Germany -- were bright in attack but Tielemans capitalised on defensive lapses. The Aston Villa midfielder scored an early opener after a bad error from England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and headed home a second later in the first half after Ivan Toney had equalised from the penalty spot.Belgium survived a succession of England attacks and seemed certain to hold out for the win in front of more than 80,000 fans before Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham struck deep into stoppage time.The draw is a welcome boost for Eng...
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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Goes Down Against Belgium In 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News
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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Goes Down Against Belgium In 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News

[ad_1] Indian men's hockey team goes down against Belgium in 5 Nations Tournament© X (formerly Twitter)The Indian men's hockey team produced a listless show to go down 2-7 against Olympic champions Belgium in their second match of the 5 Nations Tournament in Valencia, Spain on Saturday. Abhishek and Jugraj Singh were the two goal scorers for India. The first quarter saw Belgium off the blocks and running in no time scoring three quick goals, courtesy Cedric Charlier (1'), Alexander Hendrickx (10') and Thibeau Stockbroekx (13') to put India on the backfoot. Belgium further extended the lead after another goal from Thibeau Stockbroekx (16') early in the second quarter. Abhishek (18') scored a field goal for India but it was followed by another goal from Tom Boon (26') as India were left tr...
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Portugal Notch 10th Straight Win, Serbia Qualify For Euro 2024 | Football News
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Portugal Notch 10th Straight Win, Serbia Qualify For Euro 2024 | Football News

[ad_1] Portugal finished their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 100-percent record by beating Iceland 2-0 on Sunday, after Serbia booked their place at next year's finals in Germany and Romelu Lukaku scored four goals for Belgium. Bruno Fernandes and Ricardo Horta netted the goals for Roberto Martinez's Portugal, with Cristiano Ronaldo not on the scoresheet, to end with 10 wins from 10 matches in Group J. The 2016 winners will be among the favourites for the title in what could be the 38-year-old Ronaldo's last major tournament.Slovakia finished eight points behind Portugal in the second qualifying place after a 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica.Luxembourg, who will head into the play-offs, were a further five points adrift after closing out an impressive group-stage show...
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Belgium v Sweden Euro Qualifier Abandoned After Brussels Shooting | Football News
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Belgium v Sweden Euro Qualifier Abandoned After Brussels Shooting | Football News

[ad_1] Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was abandoned at half-time and fans were kept in the stadium for security reasons after two Swedes were shot dead in an attack in Brussels on Monday Spectators at the King Baudouin stadium in the Belgian capital were told to remain inside the ground following an announcement that the players would not return for the second half. "Following a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels this evening, it has been decided after consultation with the two teams and the local police authorities, that the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden is abandoned," UEFA said on its website.Sweden's football association said Belgian police had told supporters "to stay in the arena for security reasons".Two Swedish nationals were shot dea...
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France And Belgium Survive Late Scares To Reach Euro 2024 | Football News
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France And Belgium Survive Late Scares To Reach Euro 2024 | Football News

[ad_1] France and Belgium all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year's tournament. Belgium led by three goals in Vienna and won 3-2 with 10 men to ensure a top-two finish in Group F and a ticket to the finals in Germany. France led by two Kylian Mbappe goals in Amsterdam and beat the depleted Dutch 2-1. In Amsterdam, Mbappe leapt to hook home a volley after seven minutes and then added a second eight minutes into the second half with a sumptuous curler.It was his 42nd international goal, overtaking French legend Michel Platini and putting him fourth in the all-time list.Quilindschy Hartman replied on his Dutch debut but Mbappe almost clinched his hat-trick, when his late d...
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Belgian Football Star Eden Hazard Announces Retirement | Football News
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Belgian Football Star Eden Hazard Announces Retirement | Football News

[ad_1] Belgian attacking midfielder Eden Hazard announced his retirement on Tuesday after failing to find another club following his release by Real Madrid. The 32-year-old endured an injury-plagued spell at Real Madrid after his 89-million-pound (103 million euros, $110 million) move from Chelsea in 2019, playing just 76 matches in all competitions across four seasons. "You must listen to yourself and say stop at the right time," Hazard wrote on Instagram. "After 16 years and more than 700 matches played, I have decided to end my career as a professional footballer."Hazard had a far happier time at Chelsea, winning both the Premier League title and Europa League twice as well as the FA and League Cup from 2012-2019.He was also integral to Belgium's impressive run to the 2018 World Cup s...
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‘Insulted’ Courtois Refuses To Play Belgium Qualifier After Captaincy Snub | Football News
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‘Insulted’ Courtois Refuses To Play Belgium Qualifier After Captaincy Snub | Football News

[ad_1] Thibaut Courtois has refused to make the trip to Tallinn for Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier against Estonia on Tuesday after being overlooked for the stand-in captaincy last week. In the absence of regular skipper Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku wore the captain's armband for a 1-1 draw with Austria last Saturday. Coach Domenico Tedesco said the plan had been for his two vice-captains, Lukaku and Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois, to lead the side in one match each during the international break."After the game Thibaut suddenly wanted to talk to me and told me he was going home because he was disappointed and felt insulted," Tedesco told a press conference on Monday."In my eyes, he's the best goalkeeper in the world. I appreciate him as a goalkeeper and also as a person."I'm surprised...
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Portugal Win In Euro 2024 Qualifying As Scotland Stun Erling Haaland’s Norway | Football News
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Portugal Win In Euro 2024 Qualifying As Scotland Stun Erling Haaland’s Norway | Football News

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal won in Euro 2024 qualifying on Saturday after Scotland produced a stunning late comeback to beat Erling Haaland's Norway in Oslo. Portugal defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 in Lisbon to make it three wins out of three in Group J, with Manchester City star Bernardo Silva opening the scoring a minute before half-time. Fernandes headed in the second from a Ruben Neves cross in the 77th minute and scored his second, and Portugal's third, in added time.Cristiano Ronaldo wore the captain's armband and played all 90 minutes as the 38-year-old men's international appearance record-holder won his 199th cap.However, the forward now playing for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia did not manage to add to his record 122 international goals -- he found the net w...
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Kylian Mbappe And France Crush Netherlands, Romelu Lukaku Hits Belgium Hat-trick | Football News
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Kylian Mbappe And France Crush Netherlands, Romelu Lukaku Hits Belgium Hat-trick | Football News

[ad_1] Kylian Mbappe marked his first game as France captain with a brace in a 4-0 demolition of the Netherlands in Euro 2024 qualifying on Friday, while Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick as Belgium began a new era with a 3-0 victory in Sweden. In Paris, France were three goals up before the midway point in the first half of their Group B opener against a Dutch side depleted by a virus.Mbappe, who has taken over the armband from long-term skipper Hugo Lloris, set up his vice-captain Antoine Griezmann to open the scoring inside two minutes at the Stade de France.Griezmann, with his hair dyed pink, then set up the second goal in the eighth minute as his free-kick was bundled in from close range by Dayot Upamecano after Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen failed to clear the danger.Mbappe then...
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Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne ‘Honoured’ To Be Named Belgium Skipper | Football News
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Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne ‘Honoured’ To Be Named Belgium Skipper | Football News

[ad_1] Kevin de Bruyne named Belgium captain© AFPManchester City's Kevin De Bruyne said on Tuesday he was "honoured" to be named Belgium captain following Eden Hazard's retirement from international football. The Red Devils coach Domenico Tedesco chose playmaker De Bruyne for the position after Real Madrid's Hazard, who turned 32 in January, ended his Belgium career following last year's World Cup. Tedesco, who took over from Roberto Martinez after the tournament, has called up 19-year-olds Zeno Debast and Romeo Lavia to what was an ageing squad."It's an honour for me to be named and represent the country in this way," De Bruyne told RTL-TVI television."I'm almost 32. I've never considered international retirement. I think I can still bring something to the table and help the youngsters,...
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