Belgium overcome Courtois howler to sink Russia
Eden Hazard scored twice for Belgium to spare the blushes of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and secure a 3-1 victory over Russia.
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KO
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Kickoff
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14
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Youri Tielemans Goal
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16
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Denis Cheryshev Goal
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18
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Aleksandr Golovin Yellow Card
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26
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On: Anton Miranchuk | Off: Daler Kuziaev
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45
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Eden Hazard Penalty - Scored
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HT
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Halftime
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65
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On: Fedor Chalov | Off: Denis Cheryshev
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77
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On: Fedor Smolov | Off: Artem Dzyuba
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84
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On: Nacer Chadli | Off: Thorgan Hazard
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88
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Eden Hazard Goal
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89
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Dries Mertens Yellow Card
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90
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Aleksandr Golovin Red Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Belgium
BEL
Russia
RUS
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3-4-2-1
- Courtois
- Vertonghen
- Boyata
- Alderweireld
- HazardOn: Nacer Chadli | Off: Thorgan Hazard
- Dendoncker
- Tielemans
- Castagne
- Hazard
- Mertens
- Batshuayi
| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
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1
Thibaut Courtois
Saves
1
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20
Dedryck Boyata
Goals
0
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5
Jan Vertonghen
Goals
0
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2
Toby Alderweireld
Goals
0
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6
Leander Dendoncker
Goals
0
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8
Youri Tielemans
14'
Goals
1
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16
Thorgan Hazard
Goals
0
84'
22
Nacer Chadli
Goals
0
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21
Timothy Castagne
Goals
0
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23
Michy Batshuayi
Goals
0
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10
Eden Hazard
45' 88'
Goals
2
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14
Dries Mertens
89'
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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3
Thomas Vermaelen
Goals
0
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12
Simon Mignolet
Saves
0
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9
Christian Benteke
Goals
0
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13
Koen Casteels
Saves
0
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19
Dennis Praet
Goals
0
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11
Yannick Carrasco
Goals
0
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17
Divock Origi
Goals
0
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4
Jason Denayer
Goals
0
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18
Adnan Januzaj
Goals
0
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15
Brandon Mechele
Goals
0
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7
Hans Vanaken
Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: King Baudouin Stadium
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,COVERAGE: ESPN2
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ATTENDANCE: 34,245
Match Commentary
| 90'+4' | Match ends, Belgium 3, Russia 1. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Russia 1. | |
| 90'+1' | Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Belgium). |
Match Stats
Possession
61%
39%
Shots (on Goal)
15 (6)
4 (2)
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| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
Data is currently unavailable.
UEFA European Championship Qualifying Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | Belgium | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 6 | San Marino | 2 | -7 | 0 |
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