Best 16 : Belgium 1 - 0 Portugal

Best 16 battles. Another match on the second day was Belgium, which ranked first in the FIFA rankings, and Portugal, the champion of the previous tournament.

It's probably the most spectacular match in the 16th best, which could be realized in the finals.

Belgium beat Russia 3-0, Finland 1-0 and Denmark 2-1 in Group B for the third straight victory. He passed in 1st place without danger.

On the other hand, the previous champion Portugal was Group F, which is said to be the group of death, and although the first match against Hungary was 3-0, they lost 2-4 against Germany and 2-2 against France, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 draw.

They had the same four points as Germany, but they were defeated by Germany in a direct confrontation, so they finished third.

Belgium took the initiative in attacking at the beginning of the game, but Portugal also counterattacked and the game was fierce.

In the 42nd minute, from a Belgian counterattack, Thorgan Hazard finally scored a strong middle shot from the left side, and Belgium took the lead.

De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, and Lukaku were all in the starting lineup on that day, but De Bruyne hurt his leg and was replaced by Termens soon after the start of the second half.

Perhaps because of that, in the second half, Portugal, who wanted to return one point, went on the offensive, and Belgium aimed at the counter.

In Belgium, Eden Hazard also hurt his right leg and was replaced just before the end of the match.

Still, Belgium managed to prevent the onslaught of Portugal to the end, and the time was up with 1-0. Belgium made it to the top eight despite suffering.

Speaking of Belgium, there is a strong image of a variety of attacks, but the end of the war is defensive against Portugal's vigorous attack betting on consecutive victories. Although he was helped by his opponent's shooting mistake, he kept the goal to zero until the end, and the strong defense centered on GK Courtois was highlighted in this game.

The opponent of the next match is Italy. Following the match against Portugal, this is going to be a great match as well.

Portugal's dream of winning consecutive titles in the 16th place has been cut off.

In terms of the content of the game, the content was almost the same as that of Belgium, and rather, there was a lot of time when he was more enthusiastic than Belgium.

Attention is focused only on Ronaldo, but the rise of young people such as Renato Sanches and Joao Felix is ​​also remarkable, and it can be expected to play an active part in the next tournament.