2024-06-21 13:49:15
The upcoming soccer match between the nationwide groups of Belgium and Israel won’t be held in Brussels resulting from unsafe situations and attainable protests, municipal authorities of the Belgian capital report.
“The Metropolis of Brussels considers it unattainable to host the Belgium-Israel match on the King Baudouin Stadium. After cautious and in-depth evaluation, we have now come to the conclusion that the announcement of such a match in our capital throughout these significantly turbulent occasions will undoubtedly result in mass demonstrations, which is able to jeopardize the protection of spectators, gamers, residents of Brussels and our police,” stated an official assertion from the municipality.
The UEFA Nations League match was scheduled to happen on September 6, 2024. Tickets have been initially put up on the market, however their sale was suspended in Might.
Final yr, a soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at King Baudouin Stadium was reportedly deserted at half-time after a gunman killed two followers sporting Sweden jerseys within the capital. One other particular person was injured.
The incident occurred 5 kilometers from the King Baudouin stadium, the place the match was happening. The felony in a neon jacket fled on a moped, shouting “Allah is nice” in Arabic.
Whereas police have been investigating the incident, the groups continued to play with elevated safety in and across the stadium. After the break, the match didn’t resume, the rating remained 1:1 on the scoreboard, and the stadium was closed together with the spectators.
Kursor additionally reported that President Isaac Herzog addressed Israeli athletes within the context of the 2024 Olympics.