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European Championship 2024 Qualifiers: Images From Brussels Shooting And Abandoned Belgium Vs Sweden Match - In Pictures

Hosts Belgium's UEFA European Championship 2024 qualifying match against Sweden at King Baudouin Stadium was abandoned at half-time with a score of 1-1 after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels. The killings happened in the city hours before the game and are being treated as terrorism. At the time of reporting, the gunman was still at large. Belgium, unbeaten in their six games so far, have their qualification guaranteed, but Sweden needed to win the game to keep their faint hopes of making the trip to Germany alive. Austria, Azerbaijan and Estonia are the other teams in Group F.

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UEFA European Championship 2024: Belgium vs Sweden
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Hosts Belgium's UEFA European Championship 2024 qualifying match against Sweden at King Baudouin Stadium was abandoned at half-time with a score of 1-1 after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels. The killings happened in the city hours before the game and are being treated as terrorism. At the time of reporting, the gunman was still at large. Belgium, unbeaten in their six games so far, have their qualification guaranteed, but Sweden needed to win the game to keep their faint hopes of making the trip to Germany alive. Austria, Azerbaijan and Estonia are the other teams in Group F.