Belgium were below their brilliant best in Iceland, but Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku secured an ultimately comfortable win.
2018/2019 UEFA Nations League
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Match Events
29' Penalty Goal! Iceland 0-1 Belgium (Hazard)
Penalty to Belgium! Romelu Lukaku draws a foul in the penalty area.
Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 1. Eden Hazard converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
31' GOAL! Iceland 0-2 Belgium (Lukaku)
Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku right footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
81' GOAL! Iceland 0-3 Belgium (Lukaku)
Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 3. Romelu Lukaku left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
Match Report
Romelu Lukaku was on target twice as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win over Iceland in the World Cup semi-finalists' Nations League opener on Tuesday.
Roberto Martinez's side might have been worried for a time early in the first half as they were kept at bay in the League A encounter, but Eden Hazard's opener from the penalty spot was followed by a Lukaku strike just 121 seconds later.
While Belgium were not wholly convincing, their lead never looked threatened and they spent the second half on the front foot, chasing a further goal that eventually arrived through Lukaku again.
Even at three goals down, Iceland were able to retain at least some respectability in response to a weekend showing when Group 2 rivals Switzerland ran out 6-0 winners with embarrassing ease.
Line-ups
Iceland XI: R. Sigurðsson, B. Bjarnason, H. Halldórsson, B. Sævarsson, A. Skúlason, E. Hallfreðsson, R. Sigurjónsson, G. Sigurðsson, J. Böðvarsson, H. Magnússon, S. Ingason
Subs: R. Gíslason, Sigthorsson, Jón Gudni Fjóluson, H. Eyjólfsson, B. Sigurðarson, K. Árnason, E. Bjarnason, V. Kjartansson, V. Pálsson, A. Traustason, R. Rúnarsson, F. Schram
Belgium XI: V. Kompany, J. Vertonghen, A. Witsel, E. Hazard, D. Mertens, T. Alderweireld, T. Courtois, R. Lukaku, T. Meunier, Y. Carrasco, Y. Tielemans
Subs: T. Vermaelen, M. Dembélé, N. Chadli, K. Casteels, Matz Sels, D. Boyata, H. Vanaken, T. Hazard, M. Batshuayi, B. Verstraete, L. Dendoncker, Timothy Castagne