Austria 2-3 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku on the scoresheet as Belgium qualify for Euro 2024
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Belgium qualified for next summer’s Euro 2024 in Germany thanks to a narrow victory in Austria.
The winner in Vienna would qualify and Belgium took a 12th-minute lead when Timothy Castagne set up Dodi Lukebakio.
He got his second after 55 minutes, with Romelu Lukalu scoring a third soon after to make it 3-0.
Austria fought back with goals from Konrad Laimer and a Marcel Sabitzer penalty and Belgium held on despite Amadou Onana being sent off late on.
The Everton midfielder was shown his second yellow card in the 78th minute, but his country maintained their lead with 10 men.
The win leaves Belgium top of Group F on 16 points with five wins and one draw from six matches and three points clear of Austria, while third-placed Sweden only have six points from five games.
It means Belgium, who lost to eventual champions Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 and were beaten by Wales at the same phase in Euro 2016, will join hosts Germany, who qualify automatically for next summer’s tournament.
Austria will join Belgium at Euro 2024 if they win in Azerbaijan on Monday.
Elsewhere on Friday, France and Portugal also booked their places in Euro 2024.
Line-ups
Austria
Training 4-4-1-1
- 12Schlager
- 6SeiwaldBooked at 40mins
- 3DanceSubstituted forBaidooat 66′minutes
- 15Lienhart
- 2WöberSubstituted forPrassat 71′minutes
- 20To love himBooked at 77mins
- 10GrillitschBooked at 15mins
- 4Schlager
- 21WimmerBooked at 54minsSubstituted forSabitzerat 79′minutes
- 19BaumgartnerSubstituted forChamat 66′minutes
- 11SarkariaSubstituted forKalajdzicat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Hedl
- 5Baidoo
- 7Kalajdzic
- 8Grüll
- 9Sabitzer
- 13Pentz
- 14Ljubicic
- 16Schmid
- 17Kainz
- 18Prass
- 22Seidl
- 23Cham
Belgium
Training 4-3-3
- 13Salts
- 21CastagneBooked at 63mins
- 4Fae
- 5Vertonghen
- 3Theater
- 18MangalaBooked at 24minsSubstituted forTielemansat 64′minutes
- 6OnanaBooked at 78mins
- 9OpendaSubstituted forCarrascoat 45′minutes
- 14LukebakioSubstituted forBakayokoat 71′minutesSubstituted forVermeerenat 87′minutes
- 10LukakuBooked at 78mins
- 7DokuSubstituted forKeitaat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Kaminski
- 2Debast
- 8Tielemans
- 11Carrasco
- 12Bodart
- 15Request
- 16Vanheusden
- 17From Ketelaere
- 19Bakayoko
- 20Vermeeren
- 22Keita
- 23Batshuayi
- Referee:
- Jesus Gil Manzano
Live Text
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Match ends, Austria 2, Belgium 3.
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Second Half ends, Austria 2, Belgium 3.
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Alexander Prass (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
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Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
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Alexander Prass (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mandela Keita (Belgium).
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Attempt missed. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
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Substitution, Belgium. Mandela Keita replaces Jérémy Doku.
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Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Vermeeren replaces Johan Bakayoko.
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Attempt missed. Alexander Prass (Austria) left footed shot from the center of the box is too high. Assisted by Muhammed Cham with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Austria. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
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Goal! Austria 2, Belgium 3. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Austria.
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Penalty conceded by Arthur Theate (Belgium) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Substitution, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Patrick Wimmer.
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Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown on the yellow card.
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Second yellow card to Amadou Onana (Belgium) for a bad foul.
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Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
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