Belgium beat Finland 2-0 to secure third win

Football
By Reuters | Jun 22, 2021
June 21, 2021 Belgium's Jeremy Doku in action Pool via REUTERS

Belgium beat Finland 2-0 on Monday to finish top of Euro 2020 Group B and leave the Finns third in the standings with only a slim chance of making the last 16.

A second-half own goal by Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky and a strike by Romelu Lukaku secured Belgium's third successive win.

June 21, 2021 Belgium's Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their first goal before being disallowed by VAR Pool via REUTERS

Hradecky fumbled in a ball that had hit his left post, giving Belgium a 1-0 lead in the 74th minute. Lukaku added the second after having another effort disallowed having been judged offside.

Belgium will face one of the third-placed sides in Seville on June 27.

Denmark, second in Group B after their 4-1 win over Russia on Monday, will play Wales in Amsterdam on June 26. Finland must wait to see if they qualify for the knockout stages.

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