Belgium vs Slovakia LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction after VAR rule out two Romelu Lukaku equalisers

Belgium 0-1 Slovakia: Lukaku thought he had rescued a point with a 86th minute equaliser but VAR ruled the goal out due to handball as Slovakia held on to claim the shock of the tournament so far

England will be more efficient after 'running out of energy' against Serbia, says Southgate

Slovakia delivered the first major shock result of Euro 2024, snatching an early goal and defending furiously to hold on for a 1-0 victory over Belgium in Group E.

Ivan Schranz took advantage of a horror defensive error to put Slovakia ahead in the seventh minute and kept Belgium at bay with increasing desperation to secure an unexpected triumph at the Frankfurt Arena.

Belgium’s top scorer Romelu Lukaku twice had the ball in the net but was denied after VAR checks, first for offside in the 56th minute and minutes from the end when Lois Openda was adjudged to have handled in the build-up before the striker swept the ball into the net.

Slovakia joined Romania at the top of the group standings after their 3-0 win over Ukraine on Monday. Follow all the latest reaction below before the evening match between Austria and France:

Belgium vs Slovakia LIVE

• FULL TIME! Slovakia stun Belgium as Romelu Lukaku has two goals ruled out by VAR
• 88’ NO GOAL! Lukaku fires past Dubravka again, but there was a handball in the build-up (BEL 0-1 SVK)
• 57’ NO GOAL! Lukaku bundles in but is offside (BEL 0-1 SVK)
• 7’ - GOAL! Schranz gives Slovakia the lead after mistake from Doku (BEL 0-1 SVK)
• Romania beat Ukraine 3-0 in the group opener earlier in the day

[17 June 2024 13:30 · Mike Jones]

Euro 2024: Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

Romania failed to win their opening group game in any of their previous five appearances at the European Championships (W0 D3 L2).

[17 June 2024 13:25 · Mike Jones]

Euro 2024: Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

Anghel Iordanescu and Edi Iordanescu will become the first father and son pair to both coach a team at the European Championships.

Iordanescu senior was Romania’s head coach at Euro 1996 (W0-D0-L3) and Euro 2016 (W0-D1-L2). He also was their manager at two World Cups (1994, 1998).

[17 June 2024 13:20 · Mike Jones]

Euro 2024: Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

This is the first time Romania and Ukraine will meet in a major tournament having faced each other six times in friendlies. Romania have the edge over Ukraine in those encounters (W3, D1, L2).

[17 June 2024 13:15 · Mike Jones]

Romania vs Ukraine prediction

Ukraine will be a story off the pitch as well as on during the Euros, but expect Serhiy Rebrov’s side to be more than that. Many are tipping Ukraine to be dark horses in Germany and they have firepower to trouble a limited Romania team. If Ukraine can get ahead early, they could be off to a flyer.

Romania 0-3 Ukraine

[17 June 2024 13:10 · Mike Jones]

How to watch Romania vs Ukraine

The Group E fixture will kick off at 2pm BST on Monday 17 June at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

It will be shown live on BBC 1 and on BBC iPlayer in the UK, with coverage starting from 1:30pm. You can find a full list of which channel is showing each match here.

[17 June 2024 13:03 · Mike Jones]

Romania vs Ukraine line-ups

Romania XI: Nita; Rativ, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; M. Marin; Man, R. Marin, Stanciu, Coman; Dragus

Ukraine XI: Lunin; Konoplia, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Zinchenko; Stepaneko, Shaparenko; Tsygankov, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk

[17 June 2024 12:50 · Mike Jones]

Euro 2024: Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

Team news

Romania and Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin will start in defence, with the talisman and captain Nicolae Stanciu ahead of him in midfield. Romania coach Edward Iordanescu will likely rely on on both and with few goals in the team, there is a decision to be made on who starts up front: Denis Dragus may get the nod.

The fitness of Everton left back Vitaliy Mykolenko following injury has been a concern for Ukraine, with captain Oleksandr Zinchenk, who can play in midfield for his country, set to step in. Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin impressed this season after taking a more prominent role with Real Madrid and will start, with Viktor Tsygankov set to be preferred to the experience Andriy Yarmolenko on the opposite wing to Mudryk.

[17 June 2024 12:42 · Karl Matchett]

Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

We’ve got team news coming up shortly and the full build-up to the opening game of the day in Germany right here - but if for now you want to read more on the reaction to England’s win over Serbia and the fan trouble which preceded it, you can tune in to our analysis and news blog here:

[17 June 2024 12:40 · Mike Jones]

Euro 2024: Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

Ukraine reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2020 - their best result at a European Championship - and will hope to advance from Group E, which also includes Belgium and Slovakia.

[17 June 2024 12:33 · Karl Matchett]

Romania vs Ukraine LIVE

Full list of results and reports at Euro 2024 so far:

Friday, June 14

Group A, Munich: Germany 5-1 Scotland

June 15

Group A, Cologne: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland

Group B, Berlin: Spain 3-0 Croatia

Group B, Dortmund: Italy 2-1 Albania

June 16

Group D, Hamburg: Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Group C, Stuttgart: Slovenia 1-1 Denmark

Group C, Gelsenkirchen: Serbia 0-1 England