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[1/3]Soccer Football – Euro 2024 Qualifier – Group F – Belgium v Sweden – King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium – October 16, 2023 General view inside the stadium as play is suspended after a shooting in Brussels REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing Rights
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden has been abandoned at halftime following the shooting dead of two Swedes in Brussels earlier on Monday, according to Swedish broadcaster TV6.
The Swedish players have told UEFA that they did not want to play the second half, and the Belgians agreed, the Swedish broadcaster said.
(This story has been refiled to add dropped words in paragraph 1)
Reporting by Philip O’Connor; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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