Shining brilliantly in the victory over Romania in the second round of Group E EURO 2024, Kevin De Bruyne equaled Lukaku and Eden Hazard’s goalscoring + assists record for the Belgian team, thereby being voted the best player.
In the match early this morning, Belgium won with a score of 2-0. The two players who scored for the Red Devils were Tielemans and Kevin de Bruyne.
Belgium beat Romania to claim their first win at EURO 2024 after a shocking defeat to Slovakia. The win puts the Red Devils on the brink of a knockout spot. Coach Tedesco and his team will qualify if they don’t lose to Ukraine in the final match on June 26.
On the day he scored to help Belgium defeat Romania, De Bruyne reached an impressive milestone. According to statistics, including the goal against Romania, the Man City star has directly participated (scored + assisted) in 13 goals at major tournaments (EURO and World Cup).
Thus, De Bruyne has equaled Lukaku and Eden Hazard’s record of goals and assists for Belgium at EURO and World Cup (since De Bruyne’s first match for the national team at a major tournament in 2014). According to statistics, since De Bruyne debuted for the Belgian team at the 2014 World Cup, Lukaku and Hazard have both directly contributed to 13 goals at the World Cup and EURO.