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81′ Belgium 2-0 Romania

VAR confirms the goal!

A big, long, booming goal kick from Koen Casteels flies deep into Romania territory and Andrei Burca, who mistimed his jump, could only accidentally flick a header back towards his own goal.

De Bruyne, who was running forward in anticipation of a Romelu Lukaku flick-on, looked offside had it been a Lukaku touch, but given that it came off Burca, was onside.

He raced onto the bouncing ball, tussled with Radu Dragusin, held off the strong Tottenham man, and flicked it beyond the goalkeeper Florin Nita, who took a right old whack for his troubles.

De Bruyne’s straight-leg flick meant he caught Nita nastily (though accidentally) on the follow-through, and Nita looked in real pain and rolled around on the ground. But the goal was upheld by VAR despite the tackle. Right decision for me.

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