{"id":299521,"date":"2023-11-15T21:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299521"},"modified":"2023-11-15T21:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:24:22","slug":"belgiums-friendly-against-serbia-moved-and-played-behind-closed-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/belgiums-friendly-against-serbia-moved-and-played-behind-closed-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium&apos;s friendly against Serbia moved and played behind closed doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Belgium&#8217;s first home game since Brussels terror attack is played behind closed doors after the venue for Serbia friendly was moved 30km away due to heavy rain<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belgium&#8217;s friendly against Serbia on Wednesday night was switched to Leuven<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Match moved after heavy rain made pitch at King Baudouin stadium unplayable\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s the story with Raheem Sterling? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s friendly against Serbia on Wednesday night was switched to Leuven after heavy rain made the pitch at Brussels&#8217; King Baudouin stadium unplayable.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian FA announced on Wednesday morning that the match would be held instead at Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven with no fans allowed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Given the short-term impossibility of organising the match safely in the presence of supporters, the match will be played without an audience,&#8217; a spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Spectators who had bought tickets will get a refund.<\/p>\n<p>The match was Belgium&#8217;s first home game since Brussels terror attack last month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/20\/77848757-0-image-a-1_1700080848463.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s friendly against Serbia on Wednesday night was switched to Leuven<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/20\/77848733-0-image-a-2_1700080859469.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were banned despite the friendly taking place just 20 miles away in Leuven<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/20\/77848807-0-image-a-3_1700080921934.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Match switched after heavy rain made pitch at Brussels&#8217; King Baudouin stadium unplayable<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Two Swedish fans,\u00a0one in his 60s and one in his 70s, were shot dead and a third person injured in the the attack on October 16.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden were playing against Belgium at King Baudouin Stadium, about 5km away, but the match was abandoned at half-time after news of the attack and the crowd was instructed to stay inside the stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man suspected of the attack was shot dead by police the following day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After taking on Serbia, Belgium is set to face Azerbaijan in a qualifying game for next year&#8217;s European Championship on Sunday at King Baudouin stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The location for that Group F match remains the same &#8216;until further notice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Belgium has already qualified for next year&#8217;s European Championship in Germany.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12754541\/Belgiums-friendly-against-Serbia-moved-played-closed-doors-waterlogged-pitch-King-Baudouin-stadium-fans-banned-despite-game-taking-place-just-20-miles-away-Leuven.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium&#8217;s first home game since Brussels terror attack is played behind closed doors after the venue for Serbia friendly was <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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