On June 23, Belgium won their first win by beating Romania 2-0 in the second round of Group E of Euro 2024. It is worth mentioning that Tielemans, who opened the scoring for Belgium, scored in the second minute of the opening game, ranking third in the list of fastest goals in European Championship history. At present, in the Group E standings, Belgium, Romania, Ukraine and Slovakia all have 1 win and 1 loss with 3 points, and 4 teams have the same points.
Many fans said that the Belgian team started a little high and went low, and it was a matter of strength to reach the round of 16 in such a favorable group, but whether the European Red Devils can advance to the top 8 still needs to be a question mark. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Belgian team defeated England in the third and fourth place finals and won the third place, setting a new record for the best World Cup in team history. In Euro 2021, Belgium reached the quarterfinals.
In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Belgium is in a group with Austria, Sweden, Azerbaijan and others. In the end, they achieved an excellent record of 6 wins and 2 draws, which also made fans look forward to the performance of the Belgian Red Devils in the finals.
After the results of the group were released, many people thought that the Belgian team was drawn and drawn, and there was a high probability that they would qualify as the top of the group. Surprisingly, Belgium lost 1-0 in the first round against Slovakia.
Facing Romania in the second round, the pressure on the Belgian team can be imagined. In this game, the starting players of the Belgian team include Castels, Tite, De Bruyne, Tielemans, Lukaku, Castagne and Doku, etc., and the starting lineup of the Romanian team consists of Nita, Banku, Burka, Mihaila, Stanciu and Draculas.
Throughout the game, Belgium had a clear offensive advantage, with Youri Tielemans and Kevin De Bruyne scoring to a 2-0 win for Belgium, with De Bruyne awarded the best individual game. It is worth mentioning that Belgian star Lukaku was blown all three goals in the first two games, setting a new record in this European Cup. In the final round of Group E, Belgium faced Ukraine and Romania faced Slovakia.