Belgium Suffers First Defeat in Group B, Falls to 3rd Place

Gilles Swerts’ players conceded their first defeat after three consecutive successes and slipped to 3rd place in group B.

Behind Spain (9 points) which faces Hungary (6 points), Scotland slips into 2nd place with 9 points. She is ahead of the Imps who have the same total. Kazakhstan pocketed its first 3 units on Thursday, against Malta (0 points).

Always looking for a convincing performance, Belgium was surprised by an opportunistic opponent, despite a sterile domination. At the start of the match, Siquet forced his goalkeeper Vandevoordt to concede a corner following a hazardous pass. In two stages, Devine put the ball on the head of Chilokoa-Mullen, who transformed it at the entrance to six meters (0-1, 13th).

At the half-hour mark, Vandevoordt missed a restart in the middle and the Scots quickly converted, combining in space to allow Cameron to cross a shot from inside the area, pinning the Limburg goalkeeper to the ground ( 0-2, 31st). The Belgian attackers’ multiple attempts remained ineffective, in contrast to Scottish cynicism (15 shots to 2).

On Tuesday, Belgium will host Spain in Louvain. Scotland will travel to Hungary, before the next round of meetings which will take place in March 2024.

The top finishers in each of the nine groups will be guaranteed a place at Euro 2025, where they will be joined by the three best runners-up. The other six will participate in play-offs in November 2024 to compete for the last three qualifying places. Slovakia, as host country, is automatically qualified.

2023-11-17 21:04:00
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