Following a 9-0 beatdown of San Marino on Thursday, Belgium became the first nation to book its place at next summer’s European Championship. Today, the Red Devils maintained their 100 percent record in Euro 2020 qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan.
As the world’s top-ranked side, Belgium boasts an embarrassment of attacking riches. After netting goals 50 and 51 for the national team against San Marino, striker Romelu Lukaku was rested against Kazakhstan, but it was his replacement, Michy Batshuayi, who opened the scoring in the 21st minute.
Belgium’s second goal arrived in the 53rd, and it was a world-class combination between Eden Hazard and Thomas Meunier. Hazard started slowly this season with Real Madrid before roaring into life just before the international break with his first goal and assist for Real in a 4-2 win over Granada, and he now certainly looks back to his best.
The pass from Hazard is sublime, but the first touch from Meunier — setting himself up perfectly to slide it beyond the outrushing keeper — might be even better.
Eden Hazard assist for Belgium.
Accuracy pic.twitter.com/fN8gpmyIjB— Inferno (@CFCInferno) October 13, 2019
La passe décisive d’Hazard... pic.twitter.com/KON7Vi2K6V
— H (@HugoooG78) October 13, 2019
Yeah, Hazard's definitely back at it.
— H (@HugoooG78) October 13, 2019
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