The Euro 2024 qualifier between the two nations was abandoned at half-time with the score 1-1.
UEFA has decided that the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden, which was abandoned at half-time following a double shooting in Brussels on Monday, does not have to be replayed and that the 1-1 scoreline stands.
In response to the attack, Sweden captain and Manchester United player Victor Lindelof posted on social media: "I’m shocked and devastated by the terrible incidents in Brussels with the cold-hearted attacks on our fellow Swedes. I’m lost for words for the cruelty and inhumanity. UEFA has now confirmed the match will not be replayed. In a statement on Thursday, the governing body said: "With regard to the European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden abandoned at half-time upon request and agreement of the two teams, following the terrorist attack that killed two Swedish supporters in Brussels on 16 October, the UEFA Executive Committee decided today that: The match is abandoned and the result at the half-time interval is confirmed as final.
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