Wales vs Belgium, 2016 European Championship, Quarterfinals

· UEFA European Championship
Wales
  • 30': Ashley Williams
  • 55': Hal Robson-Kanu
  • 85': Sam Vokes
FT
3 - 1
Belgium
  • 13': Radja Nainggolan

Wales shock Belgium to reach semifinals at Euro 2016

Wales rallied from an early deficit to defeat Belgium 3-1 and advance to the semifinals in their first European Championship.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
52 Possession 48
14 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
410 Accurate Passes 355
472 Passes 421
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 6
35 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
44 Long Balls 57
30 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
11 Effective Clearances 23
14 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 45,936

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Wayne Hennessey (GK)
6 Ashley Williams
4 Ben Davies Yellow Card
5 James Chester Yellow Card
10 Aaron Ramsey
7 Joe Allen
16 Joe Ledley
3 Neil Taylor
2 Chris Gunter Yellow Card
9 Hal Robson-Kanu
11 Gareth Bale
Wales Substitutes:
David Edwards, Jonny Williams, Jazz Richards, David Vaughan, David Cotterill, Simon Church, Danny Ward, Owain Williams, James Collins, George C. Williams, Andy King, Sam Vokes.

BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
15 Jason Denayer
2 Toby Alderweireld Yellow Card
21 Jordan Lukaku
16 Thomas Meunier
7 Kevin De Bruyne
6 Axel Witsel
4 Radja Nainggolan
9 Romelu Lukaku
10 Eden Hazard
11 Yannick Carrasco
Belgium Substitutes:
Laurent Ciman, Christian Kabasele, Divock Origi, Simon Mignolet, Jean-Francois Gillet, Michy Batshuayi, Mousa Dembélé, Christian Benteke, Dries Mertens, Marouane Fellaini.

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