On June 2023 10, Beijing time, the European preliminaries continued. In the early morning, Belgium and Sweden drew 1 in the first half. In the second half, two fans wearing Swedish jerseys were shot dead because of a suspected terrorist incident near the stadium, so the second half was cancelled.
In the first15th minute of the game, Sweden scored the first goal, and Jokres of Sweden made a direct pass to the goal. Sweden 1-0 led Belgium. At 3 1 minute, Belgian Mangala took the penalty and Lu Kaku hit it. Belgium 1 score 1 equalized the score and returned to the same starting line. In the second half of the game, the two teams decided not to play in the second half because of a suspected terrorist incident near the stadium.
Final result prediction
According to ESPN, the Belgian Football Association will decide whether to play Sweden in the remaining half of the European preliminaries. If the Belgian Football Association is willing, UEFA may decide to keep the result of the first half, which means that the two teams draw with 1- 1.
Manu Le Roy, director of the Belgian Football Association, said in an interview with the media: "Out of respect for this incident, this (not playing the remaining half of the game) is the best solution. At the competitive level, 1- 1 is not an ideal result, but we will not stick to our position as the leader of the group stage. "
He said: "To some extent, ethics has the upper hand. I will contact the Swedish Football Association, the Austrian Football Association and UEFA to move in this direction. "
If the game is finally determined to be a draw, Belgium may lose its position as the leader of the European preliminaries, and thus cannot become the first-class team in the European Cup draw.