Belgium v Romania LIVE: Euro 2024 result and final score as Kevin De Bruyne goal seals crucial Group E win
Belgium 2-0 Romania: The Red Devils picked up their first points of Euro 2024 as Youri Tielemens struck inside two minutes before De Bruyne wrapped up victory
Belgium got their Euro 2024 campaign back on track after an impressive 2-0 win against Romania, with goals from Youri Tielemans and Kevin De Bruyne enough to take the points and leave Group E wide open.
Romelu Lukaku was the architect of the first Belgian goal and teed Tielemans up perfectly to fire home a superb effort from just inside the area in the second minute.
De Bruyne had chances throughout a polished Belgian performance and doubled the lead with 10 minutes left when he latched on to a long ball from goalkeeper Koen Casteels and found the net from seven metres out.
The result leaves all four teams in Group E on three points going into the Wednesday’s final matches, when Belgium take on Ukraine and Romania face Slovakia.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
90 mins
Fernandes plays a ball in to Neto, and there’s space to run into, but his dribbling is poor and he loses it to Demiral.
Portugal counter again, with Joao Neves – who just came on for Vitinha – squaring it to Ronaldo, who lays it off to Silva. The City man takes the shot rather than playing in Fernandes, and the attack ends.
There’ll be five minutes of added time in Dortmund.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
88 mins
Almost brilliant from Portugal as Ronaldo lays it off to Fernandes on the edge of the box. He looks like he’s going to sweep it to the left wing but instead he slips a ball through to the onrushing Silva, who just can’t quite get it under control as Bayindir races off his line.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
86 mins
Portugal are taking it pretty easy now. This game was over as a contest as soon as the third went in, and it’s been pedestrian ever since really.
Guler plays an inviting disguised pass into the box, but it’s cleared.
Portugal counter, but Ronaldo can’t get the required accuracy on the pass back to Neto.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
84 mins
Bayindir rises high to collect Mendes’ cross, and Turkey’s counterattack ends with Guler chipping a ball towards Yazıcı that runs out of play.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
82 mins
Pepe does make way now, with many Turkey fans partaking in a standing ovation. He’s replaced by Benfica’s Antonio Silva.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
79 mins
Pepe clears the first corner back out for another corner, and then he clears the second corner away before heading away the follow-up cross.
He’s the oldest player to ever play at a European Championship, and he’s had a great game today.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
77 mins
Effective Turkey attacks have been few and far between in the second half, and another breaks down as Yılmaz loses the ball, but they do win a corner in the end.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
75 mins
Turkey make another change as an injured Akaydin is replaced by Merih Demiral.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
73 mins
Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo is looking like the most animated player on the pitch at the moment. You can tell the fact that he hasn’t scored yet is weighing on his mind.
He almost has a couple of chances as Portugal counter, but Pedro Neto can’t find him with a through ball or with the cross on the follow-up.
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