Belgium 3-0 Ukraine
Updated
Belgium won: Belgium 3-0 Ukraine in the Nations League (Round final) on Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at Cegeka Arena, Genk. Belgium goals: Maxim De Cuyper 70', Romelu Lukaku 75', Romelu Lukaku 86'. Expected goals: 2.65-0.63. Possession: 70-30. Player of the match: Romelu Lukaku (8.9).
Match report
Belgium rout Ukraine 3-0
Belgium ran riot against Ukraine 3-0 at Cegeka Arena on Sunday 23 March in the Nations League.
Maxim De Cuyper put Belgium ahead on 70' (1-0), Romelu Lukaku made it 2-0 on 75' and added another on 86' (3-0).
Belgium had 70% of the ball, shots were 19-6 (6-1 on target) and expected goals finished 2.65-0.63. Belgium were the better side on chances, too.
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) was player of the match with an 8.9 rating.
Attendance: 19,446. Referee: Daniel Siebert.
Match stats
| Belgium | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 70 | 30 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.65 | 0.63 |
| Total shots | 19 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 40 | 13 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 494 (87%) | 172 (67%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 10 | 1 |
| Total shots | 19 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 3 |
Lineups
Belgium (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels, Thomas Meunier, Wout Faes, Zeno Debast, Timothy Castagne, Nicolas Raskin, Hans Vanaken, Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Jérémy Doku, Romelu Lukaku
Ukraine (3-4-2-1): Andriy Lunin, Ilya Zabarnyi, Oleksandr Svatok, Mykola Matviyenko, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Oleksiy Hutsuliak, Georgiy Sudakov, Vladyslav Vanat
Key events
- 5' · Yellow card · Nicolas Raskin (Belgium)
- 12' · Yellow card · Ilya Zabarnyi (Ukraine)
- 29' · Yellow card · Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Ukraine)
- 58' · Yellow card · Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine)
- 69' · Substitution · Viktor Tsigankov for Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine)
- 69' · Substitution · Artem Dovbyk for Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine)
- 69' · Substitution · Maxim De Cuyper for Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
- 69' · Substitution · Alexis Saelemaekers for Leandro Trossard (Belgium)
- 69' · Substitution · Bogdan Mykhaylychenko for Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine)
- 70' · Goal · Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium)
- 75' · Goal · Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
- 86' · Goal · Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
- 89' · Substitution · Andriy Yarmolenko for Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Ukraine)
- 89' · Substitution · Roman Yaremchuk for Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine)
- 90' · Substitution · Bryan Heynen for Nicolas Raskin (Belgium)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Hans Vanaken (Belgium)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Belgium vs Ukraine?
Belgium won, 3-0 (Nations League) on Sun, 23 Mar 2025.
When and where is Belgium vs Ukraine?
Sun, 23 Mar 2025, 19:45 UTC at Cegeka Arena, Genk, Nations League.