What a day then for Slovakia, who achieved the first major surprise of the 2024 European Championship by beating Belgium, the third team in the world.
Slovakia is only 48th in the FIFA rankings, but has continued its trend of scoring goals early in the tournament.
Then there were two key VAR interventions – both ruling out Romelu Lukaku’s goals.
It meant a disappointing start to the Euros for a Belgian team whose last tournament appearance was a miserable elimination at the 2022 World Cup.
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Belgium 0 Slovakia 1: A first major surprise at Euro 2024 after two goals refused by Lukaku
