1–5: Courtois helps Belgium qualify for the next round of the World Cup
Their team thrashed New Zealand and have qualified for the round of 32 as group winners.
Courtois helped Belgium qualify for the World Cup round of 32 as group winners after a commanding victory over New Zealand. The Real Madrid player featured for the full match, which was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Belgium will face the third-placed team in Group A on 1 July in the first round of the knockout stages.
New Zealand held out against Belgium for 45 minutes, with Courtois keeping a clean sheet between the posts. Trossard put the Europeans ahead in the 27th minute, and the score remained 0–1 at half-time. It was in the second half that Belgium took control of the match and secured victory with Trossard’s second goal (49’) and goals from De Bruyne (65’), Lukaku (85’) and Saelemaekers (93’).
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