Match Facts
Head-to-head
- Belgium have won seven of 14 previous meetings against Sweden, who in turn have recorded five victories.
- However it's the Swedes with 30 goals who have scored more, Belgium have found the net 22 times.
- The two nations have met only once in a major tournament, Belgium won 2-1 in their opening game at Euro 2000, a competition they co-hosted.
- Belgium head coach Marc Wilmots played in that 2-1 win in Brussels.
- Sweden's last win in this fixture was a 2-0 success in qualifying for the 1962 World Cup.
- The Belgians are unbeaten in the last three encounters, winning the last two.
- Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard both scored as Belgium won 2-0 in an away friendly when the countries last met in June 2014.
- Sweden are competing at their fifth successive Euro finals, and their sixth in total. They have not made it through the group stage since reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2004.
- They have lost five of their last seven games at the Euros (W1, D1). They have also kept only one clean sheet in that run.
- Since the group stages were introduced in 1980, Sweden are the first team who have failed to hit a shot on target in their first two games of a European Championship.
- He was the second highest scorer in qualifying for Euro 2016 with 11 goals - including three in the play-offs.
- Belgium's best major tournament outing came 36 years ago, as they finished as runners-up to West Germany at Euro 1980.
- Their three-goal win against Ireland equalled their biggest victory at a major tournament (also 3-0 v El Salvador at the 1970 World Cup).
- Belgium have not drawn any of their last nine European Championship games, winning three and losing six since their last stalemate - a 0-0 draw against Italy in 1980.
- After winning their last game against Ireland, the Red Devils have the opportunity to win back-to-back games at the European Championships for the first time.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored six goals in his last six games for Belgium.
- Kevin De Bruyne has had a hand in 10 goals in his last 10 appearances for Belgium (five goals, five assists).
A late goal by Premier League target Radja Nainggolan earned Belgium a last-16 berth with a 1-0 win over Sweden making superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic end his international career with a defeat
The Roma midfielder, reportedly wanted by Chelsea, controlled a cross from Eden Hazard outside the area and powered it into the net in the 82nd minute. Belgium now take on Hungary in Toulouse on Sunday June 26,2016
Sweden finished third in the group and will look back with regret on a flat performance in their opener against Ireland.
Facing elimination if defeated, both teams pushed forward to attack which produced a pulsating first half hour in balmy Nice.
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