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Pre Match INSIGHTS
1
This will be the fifth meeting between Belgium and Italy at a major tournament – all four previous meetings came in the group stages, in the 1954 World Cup and European Championship in 1980, 2000 and 2016. Italy avoided defeat in all four matches, winning three and drawing one.
2
Against no side have Belgium played more games at major tournaments without winning than Italy (4, level with France and Germany) while the only European nations Italy have faced more often at the same tournaments without losing are Germany (9) and Austria (5).
3
Italy have reached the quarter-final of the European Championship for a fourth consecutive tournament. Each of those previous three appearances at this stage have been decided by a penalty shootout, with the Italians eliminated by Spain in 2008 and Germany in 2016 while progressing past England in 2012. Indeed, that accounts for three of Italy’s five European Championship penalty shootouts – more than any other nation prior to the 2020 edition.
4
Italy have only conceded more than once in one of their last 18 matches at major tournaments (EUROs/World Cup), dating back to the beginning of EURO 2012. They’ve conceded just 13 goals across these matches (8 clean sheets) with the only game they did concede more than once coming in the 2012 European Championship final against Spain (a 4-0 defeat).
5
Belgium have won seven of their last eight matches at the European Championships – the exception in this run was at this stage at EURO 2016, when they lost 3-1 to Wales.
Stadium:Allianz Arena
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