The young Devils got off to the best start in the game. Well served by Anderlechtois Enock Agyei, Ajax player Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo gave Belgium the lead (17th).
After coming close to 0-2 on several occasions, David Penneman’s players conceded a penalty two minutes from time for a foul by Antwerp player Arthur Vermeeren on Vojin Serafimovi?. Jovan Milosevic transformed the penalty to offer a point to the Serbs (88th).
For its second match, Belgium will face Spain, which they met in qualifying, on Friday (3.30 p.m.) before challenging Turkey on Monday May 23 (4.30 p.m.) for their third and final group match.
Sixteen nations, divided into four groups, are participating in this Euro. The top two from each group advance to the quarter-finals, where Group C intersects with Pool D, which includes Denmark, Portugal, Scotland and Sweden.
Semi-finalists in 2007, 2015 and 2018, Belgium were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the last edition, in 2019, beaten by the Netherlands, double title holders. The 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
