EURO 2024: Lukaku twice rejected by VAR, Belgium fails on opening day

Belgium's opening match at Euro 2024 was against Slovakia in Group E. Facing a weaker opponent, Kevin De Bruyne and his teammates unexpectedly failed.

After the opening whistle, the Belgian team rushed to attack and immediately had a chance to score, but Lukaku's inaccurate shot from close range made Belgium pay the price immediately after.

In the 7th minute, Jeremy Doku had a bad pass that gave Slovakia the chance to shoot twice in a row, then put the ball into the net when it went past goalkeeper Casteels thanks to Ivan Schranz.

Doused with cold water, Belgium struggled to build up play. De Bruyne faded and Trossard missed a great chance when goalkeeper Dubravka made a mistake.

Lukaku missed a chance and was twice denied by VAR, leaving Belgium in disarray on the opening day.

After the break, Belgium made personnel adjustments and increased pressure on the opponent's goal. Despite creating many opportunities, Lukaku and the Belgian team's attack missed good opportunities. In particular, Lukaku had two situations that made the opponent's net shake but were both rejected by VAR.

Thereby, he created a record with a player having a goal denied by VAR in a EURO match when Lukaku was offside, then his teammate created an offside opportunity.

In the end, the score of 1-0 in favor of Slovakia was maintained until the end of the match. Belgium suffered a humiliating defeat in the opening match of Group E of Euro 2024.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/euro-2024-lukaku-hai-lan-bi-var-tu-choi-bi-that-bai-ngay-ra-quan-196240618015005628.htm