Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused football authorities of prioritising revenue over player welfare in a damning assessment of the global football calendar. Courtois, 29, was speaking after his country lost 2-1 against Italy in UEFA’s Nations League third-place play-off on Sunday – a match he described as “pointless” in the build-up.
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A late Theo Hernández strike broke Belgian hearts as France lined up a date in the UEFA Nations League final against Spain. The near neighbours played out a thrilling encounter in Turin tonight with Belgium racing into a two goal lead by half-time. The World Champions staged a second half comeback to progress to the final.
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Goals from Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Insigne fired Italy to a 1-2 victory past Belgium and into the semi-final of Euro 2020 where they will face Spain. Italy and Belgium traded chances before Barella and Insigne gave the Italians a two goal cushion however a Romelu Lukaku penalty gave Belgium a lifeline before the break.
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Thorgan Hazard scored the only goal as Belgium edged out Portugal in an ill-tempered Euro 2020 last 16 game. Hazard’s stunning goal was the only real moment of quality in a game that saw Portugal throw all they had at the Belgian defence. Belgium will now face Italy in the quarter-final.
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Belgium continued their winning ways in Group B with an easy 2-0 win over Finland with Romelu Lukaku scoring once again. The Finns put up a strong defence but faltered late on with an own goal from Lukáš Hrádecký opening the scoring, the result leaves Finland’s future in the competition uncertain.
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