Belgium eased to a 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win in Cyprus, as Eden Hazard scored on his 100th appearance.
Match Events
10' GOAL! Cyprus 0-1 Belgium (Hazard)
Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 1. Eden Hazard right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
18' GOAL! Cyprus 0-2 Belgium (Batshuayi)
Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 2. Michy Batshuayi right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a through ball.
38' SAVE! Fine stop from Courtois
68' CHANCE! Batshuayi's shot saved
78' CLOSE! Carrasco's shot saved
Match Report
Eden Hazard marked his 100th international appearance with a goal as he helped Belgium to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cyprus in Nicosia on Sunday to extend their winning start to Euro 2020 qualifying.
Much of the build-up focused on Chelsea star Hazard due to the significance of becoming only the third Belgian to reach a century of caps and he did not disappoint, leading the way as Belgium added to Thursday's 3-1 win over Russia.
Hazard gave the visitors an early lead with a typically tidy finish for his 30th in a Belgium shirt and Michy Batshuayi doubled the advantage eight minutes later.
Player Ratings
Line-ups
Cyprus XI: U. Pardo, G. Efrem, R. Margaça, F. Papoulis, G. Merkis, Dossa Júnior, K. Artymatas, Kostas Laifis, M. Antoniou, N. Ioannou, I. Kousoulos
Subs: J. Demetriou, A. Avraam, G. Vasiliou, N. Mytides, Pieros Sotiriou, C. Panayi, Christos Wheeler, A. Makris, G. Kastanos, N. Michael, M. Špoljarić, A. Georgiou
Belgium XI: T. Vermaelen, J. Vertonghen, E. Hazard, D. Mertens, T. Alderweireld, T. Courtois, T. Hazard, M. Batshuayi, L. Dendoncker, Y. Tielemans, T. Castagne
Subs: S. Mignolet, N. Chadli, Benteke, K. Casteels, H. Vanaken, Praet, Leandro Trossard, Y. Carrasco, Origi, A. Januzaj, Brandon Mechele, Jason Denayer
missyou
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💯 Eden Hazard celebrates his 100th cap for Belgium He made his debut for Belgium 🇧🇪against Luxembourg 🇱🇺 in November 2008. 10 years and 4 months ago. A face of a generation.
SoccerSmarts
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Nice job Belgium! Cyprus showing themselves strong today! Can’t wait to see more!
incorporate
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Only three players have made 100+ appearances for the Belgian National team: 🇧🇪 Jan Vertonghen (112) 🇧🇪 Axel Witsel (101) 🇧🇪 Eden Hazard (100) Belgium's Centurions.
Lanbdz
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Batshuai scores whenever he plays but only Italian coaches underrate him for useless Spanish and Argentinean once has been striker. It is sad to see him play and score when away yet Chelsea are struggling for goal scoring players. He once had a very good understanding with Hazard under Conte but Conte did not like what he was seeing as it meant keeping a striker in his squad which he did not like or rate,depending on your own interpretation,he stopped that combination as soon it started and am sure very few people noticed it. He wanted tall strikers yet he played Hazard as a false nine with success and forgot that dynamite comes in very small parkages look at Kante,Aguero and Sterling including Hazard,Pedro and William. If only Chelsea would have sensible coaches to utilise on the vast talent the club has then the better.
MesutPjanic
64
Thank God Harzard did not play sarri ball or else......... [Sadtolook][Sadtolook][Sadtolook].Anyway good game.
VanishPrasad
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The Hazard brother destroyed Cyprus; Eden Harzard - 1 goal against Cyprus. Thorgan Hadard - 1 assist against Cyprus.
SINGAM23
57
Batshuayi, the long forgotten man (still proving his abilities right here)
VanishPrasad
57
100 appearances 💯 30 goals 🎯 Eden Hazard is Belgium's magic man ✨
vocabcdloy
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we faced the number one of the world but suddly 2 mistakes in the 1st half were enough you can't really supposed to do these mistakes against belgium the defensive game in these types of matches actually doesn't make any sense because teams like belgium etc will find the way congrats to hazard for his 100th appearance and the goal he scored and good luck to belgium too
Grazor1
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Batshuayi becoming stronger because of crystal palace
Waybckops
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hazard working hard to get perez attention icardi tired of sleeping vinicious injured Rip H.i.v???
RoverSanil
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we know his not better than Messi and Ronaldo but believe me if he played for Barcelona or real Madrid he would have been the best player in the world My magician #eden hazard .100th captaincy win.Its a great thing
Sajjad_69
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Red T-shirt and blue T-shirt HAZARD more difference 😏😏