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W/C Qualifiers: Belgium thrash Belarus 8-0, Netherlands maul Gibraltar
Belgium made a mockery of Belarus with an 8-0 thumping in their World Cup qualifiers match on Tuesday night.
The Red Devils survived Wales’ scare in their opening game with a comeback 3-1 victory and Kent their perfect record with Belarus ‘ bashing.
Hans Vanaken and Leandro Trossard both bagged a brace in the eight-goal thriller, leaving no single stone unturned.
Simon Mignolet’s holiday at the Belgium goal was eased by the Belgian defense who kept their opponents at bay, allowing them register just one shot on target which they failed to convert.
Crystal Palace duo, Christian Benteke and Michy Batshuayi also got on the score sheet for the Red Devils.
Leicester City’s Dennis Praet and Jérémy Doku also registers their goals to completed the Belgians’ outstanding performance.
In the same vein, Memphis Depay netted a brace as Netherlands thrashed Gibraltar 7-0.
The Dutch put up a ruthless display having started the campaign with a 4-2 shocking defeat to Turkey.
Frank De Boer’s men continued their wining run after beating Latvia 2-0 in their second qualifying match.
Steven Berghuis, Luuk De Jong, Georgino Wijnaldum and Donyell Malen scored to make it 6-0.
Manchester United’s outcast, Donny Van de Beek completed the scoring with a late goalnto make it seven unreplied goals.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal to a 3-1 comeback win against Luxembourg.
Liverpool’s Diego Jota cancelled Gerson Rodrigues’ opener to keep the Portuguese in the game.
Juventus star, Ronaldo put the Serbia disappointment behind by giving the Portuguese the lead for the first time in the game with a 51st minute goal.
Recall that Ronaldo received a yellow card before walking off the pitch before the final whistle after he appeared to have scored what would have been the winning goal as the Serbians held Portugal to a 2-2 draw.
Joao Palhinha made it 3-0 in the 80th minute to give Fernando Santos ‘ men a comfortable 3-1 win.
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