Euro 2016 Qualifiers : Belgium defeats Cyprus 1-0
NICOSIA, Sep. 6, 2015 (AMP) — France 2016 (Qualifiers) : Belgium defeated Cyprus by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2016 UEFA European Championship on Sunday night at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.
45 minutes of play and neither the Belgians nor the Cypriots have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
The result put the Belgians second in Group B with 17 points. Cyprus is 5th with 9 points. In their next game, Belgium will meet Andorra at the GSP Stadium on October 10, while Cyprus will face Israel.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Cyprus at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Belgium at the Euro
- 4 appearances (first in 1972)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1964)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1972)
- 6 September 2015
- 20:45
- Nicosia
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Wales | 18 |
| Belgium | 17 |
 Israel | 13 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 |
| Cyprus | 9 |
 Andorra | 0 |
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