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Match 14 Shenyang - Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
10 August
Belgium
2:0
China PR
2:0 (1:0)
  • Moussa DEMBELE (8')
  • Kevin MIRALLAS (80')

Referee Hector BALDASSI

Summary

Belgium leave hosts on the brink

Belgium leave hosts on the brink

China stand on the cusp of crashing out of the Men's Olympic Tournament after going down to a 2-0 defeat to Belgium in which two of their players were sent off. With another two Chinese representatives receiving their second yellow cards of the competition, the team's under-pressure coaches now face a major selection headache ahead of their make-or-break clash with Brazil. Belgium, ...

Line-up

BEL
CHN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Jean Francois DE SART (BEL)
(SRB) Ratomir DUJKOVIC
Officials
  • Referee: Hector BALDASSI (ARG)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo CASAS (ARG)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG)
  • Fourth official: Jerome DAMON (RSA)

Photos

  • Jiang Ning (L) of China vies with Moussa Dembélé of Belgium
  • Jiang Ning (L) of China fights for the ball with Moussa Dembele of Belgium
  • Li Weifeng (L) of China viesl with Faris Haroun (R) of Belgium
  • China's Feng Xiaoting (R) in action against Belgium.
  • Chinese fans cheer on their Men's Olympic team during their 2-0 loss to Belgium.
  • Action from the Group C game between China and Belgium. Belgium won 2-0.
  • Zheng Zhi (R) of China vies with Thomas Vermaelen of Belgium
  • China lost to Belgium 2-0 in Group C second game at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center
  • Players of Belgium celebrate after scoring against China during their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games fir

    • Quotes

    "Naturally, we're very pleased with the result. A defeat would have been the end of our Olympic dream," Jean Francois de Sart, Belgium coach

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