Belgium's record against Group E opponents

Qualifying: Group B winners
Top scorers: Kevin De Bruyne/Eden Hazard (5 goals)
Qualifying record: P10 W7 D2 L1 F24 A5 Pts23
EURO best: runners-up 1980
Last EURO: 2000 (group stage)
EURO appearances:4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)

Belgium v Italy (21.00CET, 13 June, Lyon)
EURO P4 W1 D2 L1 F2 A3
World Cup P1 W0 D0 L1 F1 A4
Friendlies P16 W3 D2 L11 F21 A34

• The countries met for the first time since 2008 in November 2015, Belgium coming from behind to defeat Italy 3-1 in a Brussels friendly. Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi scored for the hosts in reply to Antonio Candreva's early strike.
• That was only the fourth victory for Belgium over the Azzurri in 21 meetings, their sole competitive triumph coming in the quarter-finals of the 1972 UEFA European Championship. They won 2-1 in Brussels after a goalless draw in Milan to eliminate the holders.
• The nations have met twice at the EURO final tournament, a goalless draw in Turin in 1980 enabling Belgium to reach the final at the hosts' expense. Twenty years later Italy helped to eliminate the UEFA EURO 2000 co-hosts at the group stage with a 2-0 victory in Brussels, Francesco Totti and Stefano Fiore scoring.

Belgium v Republic of Ireland (15.00CET, 18 June, Bordeaux)

EURO P2 W0 D2 L0 F2 A2
World Cup P5 W2 D3 L0 F9 A7
Friendlies P6 W3 D0 L3 F14 A11

• Matches between these countries have traditionally been tight, with four of the last six fixtures drawn and Belgium winning the other two by a one-goal margin.
• Two of those draws – 2-2 in Brussels, 0-0 in Dublin – came in qualifying for the 1988 UEFA European Championship as Ireland reached the finals for the first time. There have been no subsequent meetings in this competition.
• The most recent games took place in November 1997 as Belgium defeated Ireland 3-2 on aggregate in a play-off for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Luc Nilis scored in both legs for the Red Devils.

Belgium v Sweden (21.00CET, 22 June, Nice)

EURO P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A1
World Cup P4 W2 D0 L2 F5 A6
Friendlies P10 W5 D2 L3 F20 A23

• Co-hosts Belgium, coached by Robert Waseige, defeated Sweden 2-1 in the opening match of UEFA EURO 2000 thanks to goals from Bart Goor and Émile Mpenza. However, neither team reached the quarter-finals.
• At the Friends Arena in June 2014, the countries met for the first time since that Brussels encounter. Visitors Belgium won 2-0 thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard.
• Belgium defeated Sweden home and away in qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, with Sweden turning the tables for the 1962 tournament – although they did not qualify for the finals in Chile.