da aposte e ganhe： Sarina Wiegman's side no longer have their destiny in their own hands after a shock defeat in Leuven

da brwin： England were dealt a fright on Halloween night as Belgium's shock 3-2 win took the Lionesses' chances of progressing to the UEFA Women's Nations League finals, and thus securing Great Britain's place at next year's Olympic football tournament, out of their own hands. The reigning champions will not only need to beat the Netherlands at Wembley in December now, they'll also need other results to go their way.

Belgium took a surprise early lead in Leuven when Laura De Neve's free-kick deceived Mary Earps and England's start to the game was made worse when Alex Greenwood had to be stretchered off after a rather concerning clash of heads with Jassina Bolm.

A smart header from Lucy Bronze and a wonderful finish from the returning Fran Kirby put the Lionesses back on track for all three points only for Tessa Wullaert to level things up again before half time.

Try as they might, Sarina Wiegman's side couldn't put their noses back in front in the second half, with Alessia Russo guilty of missing a couple of big chances in particular, and that lack of cutting edge came back to haunt them when Wullaert gave the Red Flames a famous win from the penalty spot late on.

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Mary Earps (5/10):

Appeared to think De Neve's free-kick was going wide, which was a costly misjudgement.

Lucy Bronze (6/10):

Levelled things up with a very clever header. Attacking intent sometimes left England suspect to the counter, however.

Millie Bright (5/10):

Belgium's counter-attacking presence exposed a lack of pace in the centre of defence.

Alex Greenwood (N/A):

Stretchered off with a worrying looking head injury that she sustained with less than 20 minutes on the clock.

Niamh Charles (6/10):

Did some excellent defensive work. Not much luck in an attacking sense, though.

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Keira Walsh (6/10):

Sprayed the ball around brilliantly but was caught out of position for the second goal.

Georgia Stanway (5/10):

Gave the ball straight to Vanhaevermaet in an error that led to Belgium's equaliser. Handball offence that gave the Red Flames their match-winning penalty capped off a difficult night.

Fran Kirby (6/10):

Bagged her first goal since returning from the knee injury that ruled her out of the summer's World Cup and what a well-taken strike it was.

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Chloe Kelly (6/10):

Set piece deliveries were fantastic, particularly the one for Bronze's equaliser.

Alessia Russo (5/10):

Some nice passes but failed to put away either of the two really good chances she got.

Lauren Hemp (6/10):

Provided Kirby with a superb assist just before half time.

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Jess Carter (5/10):

Brought on early after Greenwood's injury and settled well despite that, but did struggle with Belgium's pace on the counter.

Rachel Daly (5/10):

Replaced Russo with just over 20 minutes to go. Had a decent headed chance saved but otherwise didn't get much of a look at goal.

Ella Toone (5/10):

Came on for Kirby at the same time as Daly but couldn't impact the game.

Sarina Wiegman (5/10):

Decision to bring Kirby in for Ella Toone, her only change to the line-up for Friday's 1-0 win over the same opponent, made a real positive impact. However, substitutes again failed to change things and the decision to keep faith in Russo over Daly will be under the microscope once more after her inability to put away some golden chances.