2023-10-19 14:54:49
Sweden will not return to Brussels. Stopped at half-time this Monday evening after an attack targeting Swedish supporters, the meeting between the Scandinavians and Belgium will not resume later. UEFA decided to seal the score acquired after the first period (1-1) and not to replay the last 45 minutes. Sportingly, the meeting was of limited interest since Belgium is already qualified for the next Euro and Sweden can no longer be. Given the seriousness of the facts, the European body therefore decided to stop the meeting at this stage.
Swedish fans experienced a true evening of horror this Monday in Brussels. Two of them, who came to attend the meeting, were killed by a man claiming to be from the Islamic State. Another Swedish national was injured. The attack took place near Place Sainctelette, Boulevard d’Ypres and Boulevard du Ninième de Ligne. A security perimeter had been set up and supporters of both camps had been forced to stay within the confines of the Roi-Baudouin stadium. They were finally evacuated late in the evening.
Hearing the news on their return to the locker room, the Swedish players did not want to resume the match, which was understood by everyone involved in the match. “I am terribly sad. We agreed 100% not to play the second half due to the conditions and out of respect for the victims and their families,” explained the coach of the Swedish team, Janne Andersson, quoted by the Swedish agency TT. The players left directly from the Capital leaving the stadium. The assailant was shot dead by police the next day.
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