da bet7： Domenico Tedesco's side edged into the knockout rounds as runners-up in Group E, but they looked anything but challengers in Stuttgart

da betano casino： Belgium progressed to the last 16 of Euro 2024, but they will have to raise their game considerably if they are to enjoy any more success in the tournament after labouring to a 0-0 draw with Ukraine in their final Group E encounter.

Romelu Lukaku wasted the best chance of the first half in Stuttgart as he latched onto Kevin De Bruyne's superb through-ball, only to scuff his effort into the arms of Anatoliy Trubin. However, it was Ukraine who created more opportunities before half-time, though they rarely troubled goalkeeper Koen Casteels.

The game followed a similar pattern after the break, with Belgium substitute Yannick Carrasco wasting one good breakaway before stinging Trubin's palms moments later, while La Liga's top scorer from last season, Artem Dovbyk, caused problems for Ukraine and Georgiy Sudakov spurned a glorious late opening.

In the end, Belgium held out to set up a clash with France on Monday, while Ukraine's late push for a goal came to nothing, and they will exit the competition despite picking up four points over the course of a very even group.

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Koen Casteels (6/10):

Dealt with a couple of shots that were straight at him in the first half before narrowly avoiding conceding from a corner late in the second.

Timothy Castagne (6/10):

Got up and down well on the right-hand side, but moves generally broke down when team-mates lost possession. Crucial block late on kept his team in the competition.

Wout Faes (4/10):

Troubled by Yaremchuk's movement and physicality, and misplaced the odd pass when in possession, but did make a couple of key interventions to deny Dovbyk in the second half. Booked.

Jan Vertonghen (4/10):

Starting to look his age as he was left static at times when Ukrainian players ran at him.

Arthur Theate (5/10):

Solid enough defensively and played some nice passes into Doku down the left, albeit mixed in with the odd wayward ball.

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Youri Tielemans (5/10):

Unable to dictate play as he would have liked as his passing was relatively safe. Replaced after an hour.

Amadou Onana (5/10):

Kept Belgium ticking over in midfield, but took too long to play his passes on many occasions, leading to a slowed tempo.

Kevin De Bruyne (7/10):

As always played some magical passes, but his team-mates generally let him down once it reached them. Deserved better.

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Leandro Trossard (3/10):

Very little he tried came off as he lost possession in key attacking moments. Never looked truly comfortable on the right before being replaced on the hour.

Romelu Lukaku (3/10):

Wasted a great early chance when he scuffed a finish after De Bruyne's fine through-ball, and seemed a step off the pace for much of the game. Did play one ball into Carrasco's path in the second half, but the substitute wasted the opportunity.

Jeremy Doku (4/10):

Couple of bursts of pace caused problems, but both his decision-making and final ball were lacking. Not at his thrilling best.

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Orel Mangala (6/10):

Looked to get on the ball and added some solidity to Belgium's midfield.

Yannick Carrasco (5/10):

Wasted a couple of promising breakaways, though did test Trubin with a vicious effort in between.

Johan Bakayoko (5/10):

Fired a curled effort wide when he should have got it on target.

Lois Openda (N/A):

Replaced Lukaku in the final minute.

Domenico Tedesco (4/10):

His team lacked sufficient tempo, and he probably should have got Bakayoko and Openda on earlier. Got through, but it was far from impressive – and now France lie in wait.