Substitute Marcel Sabitzer scored from the penalty spot shortly after coming into the sport to safe a 1-0 win for Austria at Azerbaijan and ship his nation to subsequent 12 months’s European Championship in a day overshadowed by a lethal capturing in Brussels which noticed Belgium’s sport in opposition to Sweden halted at halftime.
“As a result of incidents in Brussels earlier tonight, play is suspended. Our ideas are with all these affected,” a put up from the Belgian nationwide crew learn on X, previously often called Twitter.
European soccer governing physique UEFA confirmed the Group F match had been known as off following session with each groups and native police.
The rating was 1-1 on the time. Viktor Gyokeres gave Sweden a Fifteenth-minute lead, however Romelu Lukaku had Belgium degree simply after the half-hour.
Belgium had already certified for Euro 2024 whereas Sweden’s probabilities of a top-two place had been ended by Austria’s victory earlier.
Austria advance
After dropping 3-2 to Belgium in Vienna final week within the combat for Group F supremacy – Austria’s solely defeat in seven qualifying video games to date – Sabitzer and his teammates knew a win in Baku would safe a spot on the match hosted by Germany.
With a number of key gamers sidelined due to accidents, Austria struggled to create actual probabilities within the first half. They had been awarded a penalty simply minutes into the second half after a hand ball. Sabitzer was medical in changing with a strike into the nook within the forty eighth.
Sabitzer, who performs for Borussia Dortmund, lately returned to competitors after recovering from an adductor damage he picked up final month in a Champions League match in opposition to PSG.
Austria completed with 10 males after striker Guido Burgstaller was despatched off in stoppage time for a second yellow card.
Austria grew to become the seventh crew to qualify after Belgium, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Turkey, together with host Germany.
Ronaldo scores a brace
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Portugal in a 5-0 demolition of host Bosnia in Group J.
Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix additionally scored with all objectives coming within the first half.
Iceland routed Liechtenstein 4-0 and Slovakia received 1-0 at Luxembourg in the identical group.
Netherlands got here away from Greece with a 1-0 win in Group B to revive their hopes. Virgil Van Dijk’s penalty in second-half stoppage time despatched the Netherlands above their opponents and into second of their group. Each have 12 factors.
Wout Weghorst earlier did not convert his penalty.
Eire thrashed Gibraltar 4-0 within the group’s different sport.
France have already certified from Group B.