Belgium v Sweden suspended after Brussels shooting

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Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was suspended at half-time for security reasons after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels.

The killings happened in the city before the game. The gunman fleeing the scene and is still at large.

Prosecutors say they are treating the shooting as terrorism.

Belgian police instructed Sweden fans to stay inside the King Baudouin Stadium for their own safety after the game was suspended.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Belgium

Formation 4-4-2

13Sels21Castagne4Faes5Vertonghen3Theate19Bakayoko8Tielemans18Mangala11Carrasco17De Ketelaere10Lukaku

Substitutes

1Kaminski2Debast7Doku9Openda12Bodart14Lukebakio15Deman16Vanheusden20Vermeeren22Keita23Batshuayi

Sweden

Formation 4-4-2

1Olsen2Wahlqvist3Lindelöf4Helander6Augustinsson19SvanbergBooked at 36mins9Cajuste8Ekdal10Forsberg21Kulusevski17Gyökeres

Substitutes

5Holm7Claesson11Elanga12Johansson13Lagerbielke14Karlsson15Starfelt16Larsson18Gustafson20Olsson22Quaison23Nordfeldt

Live Text

Match abandoned due to unknown reason, Belgium 1, Sweden 1.

ends, Belgium 1, Sweden 1.

First Half ends, Belgium 1, Sweden 1.

Attempt missed. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.

Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).

Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.

Emil Forsberg (Sweden) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.

Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).

Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).

Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Albin Ekdal.

Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orel Mangala.

Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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