Euro 2024: Shocked Belgium looks to get European Championship back on track against Romania

Euro 2024: Shocked Belgium looks to get European Championship back on track against Romania
elgium faces Romania on Saturday after suffering the biggest shock of Euro 2024 so far when losing its opening Group E game against Slovakia. The No.3-ranked team in the world lost 1-0 to snap a 14-game unbeaten streak going into the tournament. Romania beat Ukraine 3-0 in its opening game to top the group. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. local in Cologne
Romania will advance to the round of 16 by beating Belgium. A draw is also likely to see it advance, with no team having failed to make the knockout round of the Euros with four points.
- Belgium’s shock defeat likely brought back bad memories of the 2022 World Cup when it was eliminated at the group stage in Qatar, despite having gone into the tournament ranked No 2. in the world.
- Romania’s win against Ukraine was its first at a Euros in 24 years.
- Romelu Lukaku was the leading scorer in Euros qualifying with 14 goals - ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (10), Kylian Mbappe (9) and Harry Kane (8). But he suffered a frustrating game against Slovakia when having two goals ruled out by VAR.