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Kevin De Bruyne says Belgium will need their fans behind them at Euro 2024 after their Group E draw with Ukraine was met with boos from the stands.
De Bruyne, 32, was man of the match as Belgium ensured qualification for the last 16 of the tournament with a 0-0 stalemate in Stuttgart.
Despite moving on to the knockout phase supporters were left unimpressed with the nature of the performance and what they perceived to be time-wasting late in the game as De Bruyne and his team-mates opted to hold on to the result they needed to progress.
After De Bruyne, the Belgian captain, appeared to gesture. .. Dominic Fifield and Ben Burrows22 Belgium and Ukraine scrapped to a 0-0 draw that saw the former sneak through to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 and the latter eliminated Dominic Fifield, Liam Tharme and more16 Four decades years on, the referee for one of the most infamous World Cup matches of all time tells his side of the story Daniel Taylor22 The group stages of the European Championship conclude on Wednesday with Group E and Group F yet to be finalised.
Group E is particularly notable as all four teams are level on three points going into the final round of matches, with none of the sides yet qualified for the round-of-16 stage or eliminated from the tournament.
Belgium play Ukraine in Stuttgart while Romania take on Slovakia in Frankfurt. Both matches will kick off simultaneously, at 5pm BST (6pm local).
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