How it looks
With the draw of the Netherlands against Georgia, group A leader, Portugal takes second place, adding four points and advances to the next round of Euro U-21. Belgium, on the other hand, falls to fourth place with two points.
95'
END OF GAME
90'
+5
89' GOAL PORTUGAL
Tiago Dantas swings in the left corner. Vandevoordt even hits the side, but can't reach it
87' Yellow card for Belgium
Debast
86' PENALTY
Henrique Araújo is hit by an elbow from Debast
82' GOAL DISALLOWED
Openda is threaded by Vertessen and touches the goalkeeper, but the assistant flagged an irregular position
68' Substitutions in Portugal
In: Henrique Araújo and André Almeida
Out: Fábio Silva and João Neves
65' GOAL BELGIUM
FROM THE BENCH FOR THE EQUALIZER! Openda throws in a long ball, and Vertessen rises between two players to head the ball into the back of the net
62' Substitution in Portugal
In: Diego Moreira
Out: Francisco Conceição
61' Substitutions in Belgium
In: Vertessen and Raskin
Out: Ramazani and Matazo
56' GOAL PORTUGAL
Fábio Silva crosses from the back line. The defense partially pushes it away, João Neves unleashes a bomb from the edge of the area, giving Vandevoordt no chance
48'
After a corner kick, Pedro Neto deflects the ball out of the way. Fábio Silva raises to the middle of the area and Debast clears the danger
45'
Game restarts
46'
The first half ends
45'
+1
39'
De Ketelaere crosses from the right. Biai punches it away
31'
De Cuyper takes a free-kick at the second post. Openda deflects it
30' Yellow card for Belgium
Tiago Dantas
24' WOW
Balikwisha fills his foot and Biai makes a good save
18' ONLY PORTUGAL
Francisco Conceição dribbles De Cuyper, drives Pedro Neto, who loses control inside the area
14' Yellow card for Belgium
De Winter
12'
The puppy was taken off in his lap. Ball at Play
11'
Game stopped. A dog invaded the field
9'
Fábio Silva picks up the ball and hits it low. Vandervoordt flies to the corner to clear the goal line
2'
Pedro Neto receives on a counter-attack and decides to test the goalkeeper. Vandervoordt saves in two times
00'
Referee blows the whistle
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Players profiled for the national anthems
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Teams taking the field
Belgium reserves
Lammens, Delanghe, Pletinckx, Vertessen, Patris, Al-Dakhil, Engels, Descotte, Deman, Keita, Van Der Brempt, Raskin
Belgium set
Vandevoordt; Siquet, Debast, De Winter, De Cuyper; Matazo, De Ketelaere, Vranckx, Ramazani; Openda, Balikwisha
Portugal reserves
Samuel Soares, Francisco Meixedo, Bernardo Vital, Paulo Bernardo, Henrique Araújo, Afonso Sousa, Tomás Araújo, Leonardo Lelo, André Almeida, Vitinha, Vasco Sousa, Diego Moreira
Portugal roster
Celton Biai; Zé Carlos, Alexandre Penetra, André Amaro, Nuno Tavares; João Neves, Tiago Dantas, Samuel Costa; Francisco Conceição, Fábio Silva, Pedro Neto
Refereeing
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean (France)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier (France)
Fourth official: Espen Eskås (Norway)
How and where to watch the Portugal vs Belgium match?
If you want to directly stream it: UEFA.tv
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What time is Portugal vs Belgium match for Eurocopa Under-21?
This is the start time of the game Portugal vs Belgium of 27th June 2023 in several countries:
Argentina 1 pm: UEFA.tv
Bolivia 12 pm: UEFA.tv
Brazil 13 pm: UEFA.tv
Chile 12 pm: UEFA.tv
Colombia 11 am: UEFA.tv
Ecuador 11 am: UEFA.tv
USA 12 pm ET: UEFA.tv
Spain 6 pm: UEFA.tv
Mexico 11 am: UEFA.tv
Paraguay 12 pm: UEFA.tv
Peru 11 am: UEFA.tv
Uruguay 1 pm: UEFA.tv
Venezuela 12 pm: UEFA.tv
Belgium Squad
Goalkeepers: Maxime Delanghe (Lierse), Senne Lammens (Club Brugge), Maarten Vandevoordt (Genk)
Defenders: Ameen Al-Dakhil (Burnley), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Koni De Winter (Empoli), Louis Patris (Leuven), Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge), Ignace Van der Brempt (Salzburg), Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp)
Midfielders: Olivier Deman (Cercle Brugge), Arne Engels (Augsburg), Eliot Matazo (Monaco), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Aster Vranckx (AC Milan), Ewoud Pletinckx (Zulte Waregem), Maxim De Cuyper (Westerlo), Largie Ramazani (Almería)
Forwards: Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp), Anthony Descotte (Utrecht), Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), Loïs Openda (Lens), Yorbe Vertessen (Union SG)
Coach: Jacky Mathijssen
Belgium
In a better situation, Belgium have two points, the same as the Netherlands, and are in second place in the table. The Red Devils drew 0-0 against the Oranje, and earned another draw against Georgia, 2-2.
Portugal Squad
Goalkeepers: Celton Biai (Vitória SC), Francisco Meixedo (Porto), Samuel Soares (Benfica)
Defenders: André Amaro (Vitória SC), Tomás Araújo (Gil Vicente), Leonardo Lelo (Casa Pia), Alexandre Penetra (Famalicão), Nuno Tavares (Marseille), Bernardo Vital (Estoril Praia)
Midfielders: André Almeida (Valencia), Paulo Bernardo (Paços de Ferreira), José Carlos (Vitória SC), Samuel Costa (Almería), Tiago Dantas (PAOK), João Neves (SL Benfica), Afonso Sousa (Lech Poznań), Vasco Sousa (Porto)
Forwards: Henrique Araújo (Watford), Francisco Conceição (Ajax), Diego Moreira (Benfica), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Fábio Silva (PSV Eindhoven), Vitinha (Marseille)
Coach: Rui Jorge
Portugal
Runner-up two years ago, Portugal is in last place in group A, having lost 2-0 to Georgia in their opening match, and then drew 1-1 against the Netherlands. Therefore, the Seleção das Quinas has one point.
Ticket to the Olympic Games
Europe has three spots for the 2024 Men's Olympic Games, not counting hosts France, which qualifies automatically. The top three finishers in the Under-21 finals (except France and England, which participates as Great Britain, cannot qualify for the Olympics) will take part in the tournament.
Groups
Group A: Belgium, Georgia, Netherlands, Portugal
Group B: Croatia, Romania, Spain, Ukraine
Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel;
Group D: France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland.
Euro Under-21
The Euro U-21 has 16 participating teams, divided into four groups with four teams each. The matches will take place in four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (one in Batumi, one in Kutaisi, and two in Tbilisi).
The top two teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals. The knockout format is the traditional one, with extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary.
Eye on the game
Portugal vs Belgium this Tuesday (27), at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium at 12 pm ET, for the Eurocopa Under-21. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition.
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