UKR vs BEL, Euro 2024 Highlights: Belgium secures last-16 spot after holding Ukraine to 0-0 draw

The referee blows the whistle for the final time. It is a stalemate at Stuttgart and Ukraine bows out of the Euro 2024 as Slovakia drew with Romania in the other match of Group E. 

Sudakov almost scores for Ukraine. He drives through the Belgium defence and takes a shot but is denied by Casteels. It was a golden chance at progressing to the knockouts. 

Four minutes added on after the end of regulation time. 

Belgium gets a corner after De Bruyne break through the middle and finds Lukaku, who tries to find Bakayoko with a low cross which gets blocked. Bakayoko gets a great chance but shoot wide. Malinovskyi’s bullet shot is blocked by Castagne, who is down injured. 

Ukraine gets a corner from a swift move through the left flank. Casteels’s with a big save to keep Malinovskyi’s low corner out. The Ukrainian substitute was going for an Olympic goal. Ukraine gets another corner but fails to work the Belgian custodian. 

Dovbyk takes another shot and rattles the side net, some of the Ukrainian supporters thought that the Gorona strike has scored. Ukraine is getting higher up the pitch and pushing to break the deadlock. 

Belgium substitution; Doku out, Bakayoko in

Ukraine defence stands tall amid constant Belgium pressure. Carrasco’s shot is blocked by Trubin, Doku takes a shot from the rebound but is blocked by Svatok. Ukraine goes on a counter and Dovbyk comes close to scoring before getting challenged by Faes. 

Artem Dobvyk pulls down Onana, who was breaking down and the Girona striker becomes the first player to get booked in the match. Ukraine is committing fouls with regularity now to break up the play. 

Tymchyk is down after a challenge to block Carrasco’s shot. It was a great chance for Belgium after the referee chose to play on as Onana was fouled near the centre circle. 

Ukraine gives away the ball cheaply in the middle of the park and De Bruyne plays it to Lukaku, who takes a shot from the outside of the box but it is straight at the Ukrainian custodian. 

Belgium makes a double substitution; Tielemans and Trossard out and Mangala and Carrasco in. 

Doku is showcasing his pace and trickery but is unable to find a telling pass around the final third. Belgium is keeping the flow moving and earns another corner. Doku tries to take a shot after a quick corner but Mykolenko launches himself to block the shot and appears to have picked up an injury in the process. Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko comes in as his replacement. 

Tielemans takes a shot from outside the box but it is deflected out for a corner. The Aston Villa man takes another shot from the resulting set piece but it is wide. 

Belgium is working hard out of possession as Ukraine is starting to turn on its attacking intensity. 

Ukraine has started the second half with intensity but Belgium is solid in defence. 

The second half is under way at Stuttgart. Can De Bruyne and Lukaku stir Belgium to the knockout or Ukraine will pull-off a shocker? Stay tuned to find out. 

The first half comes to end. Belgium has created chance after chance but failed to take advantage. Lukaku got the best chance of the match, while Ukraine has also looked dangerous in counter-attacks. 

De Bruyne’s shot is saved by Trubin. This comes after a brilliant pass from the Man City midfielder to Trossard. Two minutes added after the end of first 45. 

Yaremchuk tries to be unselfish and find his strike partner Dobvyk from a good position but the cross is overcooked. Ukraine carved open Belgium with a defence splitting pass from the back. What a chance for the Blue and Yellow. Sudakov’s free-kick is straight at the Belgian goalkeeper. 

Doku is fouled but the referee says play on as the ball finds its way to De Bruyne, who almost finds Trossard inside the box, however, Ukrainian defence stood tall to defuse that attack. 

Trossard is fouled near the halfway line and Belgium mounts yet another attack. Ukraine is now playing a deep line and trying to catch Belgium on counter-attack. 

Romelu Lukaku is fouled by Svatok and gets a verbal warning from the referee. Trossard with a nutmeg on Shaparenko finds Lukaku, who tries to hold on to the ball before getting challenged. A set piece situation for Belgium. De Bruyne tries to catch the goalkeeper off-guard on the first post but his shot is slightly off target. 

Ukraine wastes a brilliant counter-attack, it was three against two in favour for the Rebrov’s side but Sudakov takes a wayward shot from the edge of the box. In the following move, Mykolenko delivers a brilliant cross to find Yaremchuk but the latter’s header is also off-target. 

Tielemans is also stepping up for Belgium to help De Bruyne as the Red Devils try to break down the Ukrainian defence. 

Roman Yaremchuk lets go from outside of the box but his shot is straight at Belgian custodian Koen Casteels. Ukraine then makes another attacking move, Serhiy Rebrov’s side is suddenly looking more positive. 

Doku makes a inverted run with the ball and creates space for his teammates but Belgium fails to take advantage of the situation. Ukraine is committing a high-press and are not giving the Belgian playmakers time on the ball. 

De Bruyne tries to find Lukaku inside the ball but it is deflected out for a Belgian corner. The Red Devils gets another corner but nothing fruitful came out of those set pieces. 

After a nervy first passage of play, Belgium has found its groove. De Bruyne is dictating the play at the moment. The Manchester City midfielder performed a delicate move to get away from two Ukrainian players. 

Trossard on the Belgian right-wing has started the match with confidence, he is linking up with De Bruyne to create chances for striker Lukaku, who manages to get the first shot on target of the match. A brilliant ball by De Bruyne finds Lukaku, who scuffs the shot and Trubin gathers it. 

Ukraine has started the match well, it is attacking from the left-flank where Mykolenko is joining the attack and linking up with Yaremchuk. The Blue and Yellow need a win to comfortably move to the knockouts. 

Ukraine gets the first corner of the match from the first move. 

The Euro 2024 Group E match between Ukraine and Belgium is under way. All four teams are tied on 3 points in this group and are contesting for the round of 16 spot. Ukraine is playing without Mudryk in the starting lineup. 

Both teams are coming on to the pitch for the national anthem. Stay tuned for LIVE updates from the crucial match. 

Casteels (GK); Castagne, Theate, Faes, Vertonghen; Tielemans, Onana, De Bruyne; Trossard, Doku, Lukaku

Trubin (GK); Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Svatok, Matviyenko, Mylenko; Shaparenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Yaremchuk, Dovbyk

Ukraine and Belgium go into their Euro 2024 clash on Wednesday knowing that there is everything to play for and everything to lose as all teams in Group E are locked on three points heading into the final matchday.

Belgium recovered from its opening loss to Slovakia to beat Romania 2-0 while Ukraine came from a goal down against Slovakia to win 2-1.

UKR vs BEL, Euro 2024: Ukraine and Belgium dare not slip up as Group E on a knife edge

Ukraine and Belgium go into their Euro 2024 clash on Wednesday knowing that there is everything to play for and everything to lose as all teams in Group E are locked on three points heading into the final matchday.

The Euro 2024 Group E match between Ukraine vs Belgium will kick off at 9:30 PM IST on Wednesday, June 26 at the MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany.

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