At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 25, Belgium challenged Sweden away in the first round of Euro 2024 qualifiers. In the first half, Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock with a header; In the second half, Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick on two empty shots, with the 41-year-old Ibrahimovic coming off the bench. In the end, Belgium beat Sweden 3-0, and new manager Tedesco welcomed the opener.
Belgium had a poor run at the World Cup in Qatar, finishing second in the world and being eliminated after the group stage. After the World Cup, head coach Martinez left and German Tedesco took charge of Belgium, a match that was Tedesco's managerial debut.
In the 6th minute, Kevin De Bruyne crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Carrasco stopped the ball and swept it with his left foot, the ball deflected off the far post. In the 16th minute, the Swedish midfielder took a long pass from the right, Kulusevski dribbled the ball into the right side of the box, dangled past the opponent in front of the baseline and shot from a small angle, Courtois saved, the ball still flew to the goal, Firth cleared the ball on the goal line. Slow motion shows that the ball as a whole has not yet crossed the line.
In the 19th minute, Luke Baggio cut inside the box from the right and drove a left-footed shot into the far corner. In the 27th minute, Luke Baggio crossed 45 degrees from the right side, Tite in the box nodded the ball from behind, and the Swedish goalkeeper lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm.
In the 35th minute, Luke Baggio's left-footed cross from the right side of the pitch was flicked by Romelu Lukaku in the box to give Belgium a 1-0 lead over Sweden. At the end of the first half, Belgium led Sweden by one goal.
In the 49th minute, Luke Baggio dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area and crossed in front of the baseline, and Romelu Lukaku in front of the goal line stretched out his foot to block the ball into the empty goal, giving Belgium a 2-0 lead over Sweden.
In the 57th minute, Belgium counter-attacked, Romelu Lukaku pushed forward with the ball, came to the box and split the ball to the left, Trossard received the ball with a left-footed volley, and the ball was blocked by the Swedish defender. In the 68th minute, Carrasco dribbled over on the left side of the pitch, entered the box and fired a right-footed shot that hit the side netting.
In the 69th minute, Sweden went straight at the top of the arc and the unguarded Forsberg slipped on goal, the ball was not powerful and was saved by Courtois. In the 73rd minute, the 41-year-old came off the bench.
In the 82nd minute, Bakayoko crossed from the right side of the box and Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick with an empty goal, giving Belgium a 3-0 lead over Sweden.
In the 88th minute, Sweden crossed from the left side, Ibrahimovic in the box pressed the opponent's header and Courtois held the ball. In the end, the match was over, and Belgium beat Sweden 3-0.