Belgium, Netherlands win Euro 2020 friendlies
Updated On: 08 June, 2021 07:57 AM IST | Paris | AFP
In a tight match it was Lukaku, 28, who was the difference between the two sides in a cagey contest, and he was unlucky not to open the scoring in the 31st minute with a wonder goal.

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. Pic/AFP
Belgium and the Netherlands completed their Euro 2020 preparations on Sunday with respective wins over Croatia and Georgia. Belgium, the world's top-ranked side, beat the 2018 World Cup runners up 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from in-form Romelu Lukaku, fresh from winning the Serie A title with Inter Milan. Roberto Martinez's side will be one of the favourites to win what would be their first-ever major international trophy and line up in Group B alongside Denmark, Finland and Russia.
In a tight match, it was Lukaku, 28, who was the difference between the two sides in a cagey contest, and he was unlucky not to open the scoring in the 31st minute with a wonder goal. Holding off three Croatia defenders, Lukaku unleashed a curling shot that looked to be heading in before it crashed out off the bar, with Yannick Carrasco's header on the rebound also thudding onto the woodwork. However, he gave his side the lead seven minutes later when he pounced following confusion in the Croatia penalty area and lashed home his 60th international goal.
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