The Belgian national team will face the Italian national team in the hot match of the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. The party will be played in Munich, Germany.
The Belgian national team is entitled to enter the quarter-finals after beating champions Portugal 1-0 in the round of 16.The match that took place at the La Cartuja Stadium, Sevilla, Spain. Meanwhile, Italy moved forward with difficulty after overthrowing Austria 2-1 through extra time. However, The Italian national team first confirmed their place in the quarter-finals after the win over Austria at Wembley Stadium, London, England,
Both the Belgian national team and the Italian national team have won their last 14 European Cup matches, including in the qualifiers. As a result, one of them will create the record as the team with the most consecutive wins in this competition. From the history of the meeting, Italy is superior with 14 wins from 22 matches including in the group stages of Euro 2000 and Euro 2016.
Belgium’s only victory in the competition against Italy was when the two clashed in the quarter-finals of Euro 1972. Belgium’s record against Italy in competitive matches was 1 win, two draws, and 3 defeats. The two teams most recently met in the group stages of Euro 2016.
Emanuele Giaccherini’s goals and Graziano Pelle’s kick in injury time gave Antonio Conte’s men a 2-0 victory on the first matchday of Group E. The win helped the Azzurri finish top of Group E, the same with Belgium. A total of 10 members of the Belgian team at Euro 2020 are alumni of the squad compared to only three from Italy.
The last friendly match between the two teams came in November 2015. At that time Belgium made a comeback by beating Italy 3-1 in Brussels. Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi canceled out Antonio Candreva’s goals.
Below is the 6 meetings of Belgium and Italy in official competitions:
European Cup Group Stage, 13 June 2016
Belgium vs Italy 0-2 (Giaccherini 32′, Pelle 90+2′)
European Cup Group Stage, 14 June 2000
Italy vs Belgium 2-0 (Totti 6′, Fiore 66′)
European Cup Group Stage, 18 June 1980
Italy vs Belgium 0-0
European Cup Quarter-finals 13 May 1972
Belgium vs Italy 2-1 (Van Moer 23′, Van Himst 71′, Riva 86’pen)
European Cup Quarter-finals 29 April 1972
Italy vs Belgium 0-0
World Cup Group Stage, 20 June 1954
Italy vs Belgium 4-1 (Pandolfini 41pen, Galli 48′, Frignani 58′, Lorenzi 73’/Anoul 81′)
