Belgium continued their perfect start to Euro 2020 after beating Finland 2-0 on Monday to top Group B, leaving the Finns in third place and panicking to see if they could be knocked out. Steps can be entered.
A much-replaced Belgian team dominated the game, but only had a breakthrough in the 74th minute courtesy of keeper Lukas Herdecky's own goal, who threw Thomas Vermalen's header over the line after crashing into woodwork. .
Striker Romelu Lukaku scored his third goal of the tournament in the 83rd minute by driving home a pass from Kevin De Bruyne.
Belgium, who have become the third team after Italy and the Netherlands to win all three group games, will face one of the third-placed teams in Seville on 27 June.
Denmark, second in Group B after a 4-1 win over Russia on Monday, will play Wales in Amsterdam on 26 June.
Finland, who came third on three points, will have to wait until the end of the group stage to see if their thrill in the first major tournament continues and if they want to make the last 16, they will be on their way. A series of consequences would be needed to get going. .
Belgium midfielder De Bruyne said, "It was a tough game today. We knew that Finland would play very compact and it would be difficult to break. But from the moment we scored, we knew they had to come out and it was more open." " .
Finland keeper Heradeki was proud of his team's performance in three matches, but was not confident about his chances of progressing.
"Third place doesn't give us comfort at the moment," he said.
"We've come a long way together. People have intercepted dozens, if not hundreds of shots, and I've caught a few. We win as a team and we lose as a team." The journey continues. We are back. Finland is involved in major tournaments."
Belgium coach Roberto MartÃnez made changes from the team that beat Denmark 2–1, but he still had a line-up bursting with world-class talent as Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne made their tournament debut.
Teenager Jeremy Doku was their live threat and made the only real moment of danger before halftime when he moved from the left wing and aimed a shot towards the bottom corner but Heradeki made a fine save.
Finland defended strongly, but they had no real chance of their own until after the hour mark when Glenn Kamara fired straight at Thibaut Courtois.
A big save from Heradeki was denied to Hazard as the Belgian was getting closer and he felt he had taken the lead when Lukaku controlled a threaded pass from De Bruyne and celebrated the goal before a lengthy VAR review. observed, which partially shut them down.
Finland eventually broke under pressure when Heradeki swung the ball over the line after Vermeulen's thumping header hit the post.
Lukaku then used a combination of skill and power to seal the victory and continue his impressive start in the tournament.