Joel Pohjanpalo scored Finland’s first goal at a major tournament but held back on the celebration.
GOAL! Romelu Lukaku scores Belgium’s first goal of the tournament!
Romelu Lukaku has now scored in all four of his major tournament appearances for Belgium:
2014 World Cup
2016 Euros
2018 World Cup
2020 Euros
He’s Belgium’s all-time top scorer for a reason.
With his goal tonight, Romelu Lukaku has become the first Belgian player ever to score 3 goals at the European Championships:
vs Ireland (2016)
vs Russia (2021)
Another impressive feat in a Belgium shirt for the fantastic striker.
Denmark tried hard in the 2nd half, but Pohjanpalo scored with Finland’s only shot of the match - Hrádecký even saved Højbjerg’s penalty to secure the win.
Still, the most important thing taken from this match - Christian Eriksen is okay.
Lukaku 10’
Meunier 34’
Belgium are among the favourites for a reason
GOAL! Belgium 3-0 Russia (Lukaku 88’).
Romelu Lukaku’s competitive apps for Belgium after the 2018 World Cup:
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Remarkable.
26 - Romelu Lukaku has been directly involved in 26 goals in his last 19 appearances for Belgium in all competitions, scoring 22 and assisting four. Phenomenal.
Romelu Lukaku has now scored as many international goals (62) as Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Up next; Luis Suárez (63).
Thomas Meunier vs Russia:
63’ played
64 touches
1 goal
1 shot/1 on target
1 assist
2 key passes
37/40 acc. passes
1/1 succ. dribbles
2/2 ground duels won
8.8 SofaScore rating
What a performance off the bench!
𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐦
Romelu Lukaku has been involved in 26 of Belgium’s goals since the 2018 World Cup (22 goals, 4 assists) - 10 more than any other Red Devils’ player across those three years.
Belgium have equalled their biggest ever win in the European Championship group stage.
Roberto Martinez’s Red Devils starting nicely.