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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Marcus Christenson

‘We were very clear’: Victor Lindelöf on stopping Belgium v Sweden game

Swedish players Emil Holm and Samuel Gustafson wait to be escorted outside the King Baudouin Stadium after the match’s abandonment.
Swedish players Emil Holm and Samuel Gustafson wait to be escorted outside the King Baudouin Stadium after the match’s abandonment. Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

Victor Lindelöf has said it was the players who made the decision to abandon the Euro 2024 qualifier against Belgium after they were told that two Swedish fans had been shot dead in Brussels before the game.

The attack on the supporters happened before the game at the King Baudouin Stadium, which kicked off at 8.45pm local time, but the players were not informed of the incident until half-time, at which point Lindelöf, Sweden’s captain, felt it was impossible to carry on.

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