Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Belgium saw off a spirited Denmark side to advance to next October’s final four.
Romelu Lukaku ended Denmark’s valiant effort with two second-half goals as Belgium joined France, Italy and Spain in next year’s UEFA Nations League final four.
Lukaku struck twice in the second half to all but end Denmark’s challenge for a finals spot in a thrilling encounter in Leuven. The game was not three minutes old when Youri Tielemans opened the scoring, but Denmark were not cowed.
Jonas Wind soon marked his full debut with a goal, and the visitors had chances to go ahead themselves before Lukaku’s opportunistic strike made it 2-1 some 11 minutes after the break. His second, a trademark header, gave Belgium breathing space.
There was a late hiccup, however, when Thibaut Courtois allowed Nacer Chadli’s pass to slip under his foot, but Kevin De Bruyne hit back immediately to rubber-stamp progress.
