2 fans shot dead in the Euro Preliminary Round! The half-time 1-1 match was cut, and the name was revealed: the stadium was blocked
In the early morning of October 17, Beijing time, in Group F of the European Cup qualifiers, Belgium's home game against Sweden was cut after half time 1-1, because the Swedish players who played away refused to continue to play, because two Swedish fans were shot dead in Brussels before the match began! Moreover, the perpetrators are still uncaught, and may have mixed into the stadium, and it is no exaggeration to say that the players risked their lives to play the first half of the game, especially the players of the visiting team Sweden.
Belgium had already qualified early from this group before this round, while Sweden was third behind Austria. To retain the possibility of qualifying for the top two in the group, Sweden will need to win over Belgium and hope that Austria will lose to Azerbaijan in this round. However, the round between Austria and Azerbaijan ended a little earlier, and with Sabitzer's goal, Austria's 1-0 away win over Azerbaijan meant that Sweden had effectively lost the possibility of qualifying directly from Group F, but according to the rules of the European Cup qualifiers, Sweden still had a chance to finish third in the group to qualify for Euro 2024 through the play-offs, so Sweden is not without motivation.
Throughout the first half, Sweden countered, leading Belgium 13-9 in shots on goal and 6-3 on target, with Belgium only having the advantage of possession. In the 15th minute, striker Victor Gickels, who plays for Sporting Portugal, scored to give Sweden the lead away. In the 31st minute, Romelu Lukaku scored a penalty and Belgium equalised. The first half was 1-1, the second half was gone, UEFA officially announced: there was a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels tonight, and after consultation with the two teams and the local police, it was decided to abandon the European preliminary match between Belgium and Sweden. We will provide further briefings in due course.
Romano revealed that the players refused to play in the second half as two Swedish fans were shot dead in Brussels ahead of tonight's game. At present, the perpetrators have not been caught. At half-time, the Swedish players made it clear that they refused to play in the second half, which was also completely understandable, and after consultation, all parties reached an agreement and the game was cut. Romano also revealed: The stadium is blocked and no one can enter or leave! This shows that the perpetrator may have entered the stadium, so thinking about it, people can't help but be afraid.