Belgium v Russia, 12 June 2021

Score3-0 to Belgium
RefereeAntonio Mateu Lahoz
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group B
VenueGazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg
Attendance26,264

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Kick-off: 10.00pm local Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP) and Roberto del Palomar (ESP) Fourth official: Fernando Andres Rapallini (ARG) Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández (ESP) This was the fourth game of the pan-Europe Euro 2020 tournament. Belgium and Russia were paired in the same qualifying group for Euro 2020 (Group I). Belgium won both games by an aggregate score of 7-2.

3 Belgium

Manager: Roberto Martínez

0 Russia

Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 10 G
Thomas Meunier 34 G
Romelu Lukaku 88 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jan Vertonghen (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Yannick Carrasco
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Thorgan Hazard
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Dries Mertens

Starting lineup:

Anton Shunin Goalkeeper
Georgi Dzhikiya Defender
Mário Fernandes Defender
Andrei Semenov Defender
Yuri Zhirkov Defender
Daler Kuzyaev Defender/Midfielder
Dmitry Barinov Midfielder
Aleksandr Golovin Midfielder
Magomed Ozdoev Midfielder
Roman Zobnin Midfielder
Artem Dzyuba Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Thomas Meunier for Timothy Castagne 27
Eden Hazard for Dries Mertens 72
Thomas Vermaelen for Jan Vertonghen 76
Dennis Praet for Yannick Carrasco 77

Substitutions:

Denis Cheryshev for Daler Kuzyaev 30
Vyacheslav Karavaev for Yuri Zhirkov 43
Igor Diveev for Dmitry Barinov 46
Maksim Mukhin for Roman Zobnin 63
Aleksei Miranchuk for Denis Cheryshev 63

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke
Forward Eden Hazard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yury Dyupin
Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov
Defender Igor Diveev
Defender Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender Roman Yevgenyev
Midfielder Denis Cheryshev
Midfielder Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder Maksim Mukhin
Midfielder/Forward Aleksei Miranchuk
Midfielder/Forward Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward Aleksandr Sobolev
Forward Anton Zabolotny

Comments:

Belgium are the most experienced squad at Euro 2020. At kick-off, their 26-man squad had a combined total of 1,334 international caps (238 goals). Romelu Lukaku extended his record as the Red Devils’ all-time leading goalscorer to 62 goals. Thomas Meunier became the first-ever substitute to score in the first-half of a game at the UEFA European Championship finals.

Comments:

This was Russia's heaviest home defeat since Belgium's 4-1 win at Saint Petersburg in the Group I qualifier for this tournament on 16 November 2019. This became the biggest-ever losing margin by a nation playing at home in a game at the UEFA European Championship finals. Russia had now won five and lost five of their 14 games in the 2020-21 season.

3 Belgium

Manager: Roberto Martínez

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 10 G
Thomas Meunier 34 G
Romelu Lukaku 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender Dedryck Boyata
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jan Vertonghen (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Yannick Carrasco
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Thorgan Hazard
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Dries Mertens

Substitutions:

Thomas Meunier for Timothy Castagne 27
Eden Hazard for Dries Mertens 72
Thomas Vermaelen for Jan Vertonghen 76
Dennis Praet for Yannick Carrasco 77

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Christian Benteke
Forward Eden Hazard

Comments:

Belgium are the most experienced squad at Euro 2020. At kick-off, their 26-man squad had a combined total of 1,334 international caps (238 goals). Romelu Lukaku extended his record as the Red Devils’ all-time leading goalscorer to 62 goals. Thomas Meunier became the first-ever substitute to score in the first-half of a game at the UEFA European Championship finals.

0 Russia

Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Anton Shunin Goalkeeper
Georgi Dzhikiya Defender
Mário Fernandes Defender
Andrei Semenov Defender
Yuri Zhirkov Defender
Daler Kuzyaev Defender/Midfielder
Dmitry Barinov Midfielder
Aleksandr Golovin Midfielder
Magomed Ozdoev Midfielder
Roman Zobnin Midfielder
Artem Dzyuba Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Denis Cheryshev for Daler Kuzyaev 30
Vyacheslav Karavaev for Yuri Zhirkov 43
Igor Diveev for Dmitry Barinov 46
Maksim Mukhin for Roman Zobnin 63
Aleksei Miranchuk for Denis Cheryshev 63

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yury Dyupin
Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov
Defender Igor Diveev
Defender Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender Roman Yevgenyev
Midfielder Denis Cheryshev
Midfielder Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder Maksim Mukhin
Midfielder/Forward Aleksei Miranchuk
Midfielder/Forward Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward Aleksandr Sobolev
Forward Anton Zabolotny

Comments:

This was Russia's heaviest home defeat since Belgium's 4-1 win at Saint Petersburg in the Group I qualifier for this tournament on 16 November 2019. This became the biggest-ever losing margin by a nation playing at home in a game at the UEFA European Championship finals. Russia had now won five and lost five of their 14 games in the 2020-21 season.