Euro 2020: Hazard rockets set fire to Belgium’s previous holders Portugal and the last eight. Football News – Times of India Times

Seville: Defending Champion Portugal was knocked out of euro 2020 with a 1-0 loss on Sunday Belgium, which will take on Italy in the next quarter-final match.
Thoran Hazard’s strike in the 43rd minute won for Roberto Martinezof the team, which survived a lot of pressure from the Portuguese in the second half.
As it happened: Belgium v ​​Portugal
But with the missing of the finishing touches, the road was over for Cristiano ronaldo And a Portugal team that won in Paris five years ago.
Portugal got off to a great start and Diogo Jota missed a big opportunity in the sixth minute, widening his shot after Renato Sanches broke through midfield and found it in a promising position on the left.

Ronaldo then tests Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois Fernando Santos’s team continued to build pressure with a low-stroke free kick.
But the Belgian was increasingly dominant in the game with Kevin de Bruyne taking the lead three minutes before the interval.
A smart passing move ended with Thomas Meunier feeding Thorgan Hazard, whose wickedly curved shot passed past wrong-footed Portugal keeper Rui Patricio.

Belgium were dealt a blow when De Bruyne was injured three minutes after the break and Santos tried to revive his side’s attack by introducing Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix off the bench.
Ronaldo did well to find Jota in the box, cutting from the right side but the forward’s attempt again was off target but Belgium struggled to stop their opponents.
Belgium’s attempts to counter were increasingly scarce and Portugal turned up the heat in the final 10 minutes as they desperately searched for an equalizer.
Courtois punched with a thunderbolt ruben dias Header from a corner and then Rafael Guerreiro hits the post with a sweet first shot from the edge of the box.
In extra time, Portugal created a final opportunity but Felix’s drive went past Courtois’s right hand post.
Belgium will face Italy, who beat Austria 2-1 on Saturday, in Munich on July 2. Italy’s team is unbeaten in their last 31 matches.