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Watch Euro 2025: Belgium and Italy still goalless in Group B opener
Update:
Date: 17:37 BST
Title: 'Belgium are being patient'
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on BBC Two
It's so clever how Belgium are being patient, compact and luring Italy into a false self of comfort on the ball.
Update:
Date: 35 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Jarne Tuelings is back to her feet, the players have taken on some fluids to deal with the heat and play continues.
Update:
Date: 34 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Time for a pause. Belgium's Jarne Teulings is down and in need of treatment.
Update:
Date: 33 mins
Title: YELLOW CARD
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Another booking... and it goes Italy's way once again.
Lucia Di Guglielmo drags Laura Deloose to the ground. Deserved.
Update:
Date: 33 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Italy send a good ball into the Belgium box but there's one issue.
It ends up going near Justine Vanhaevermaet, so, unsurprisingly, the tall Belgian heads it clear.
The one player you want to keep your deliveries away from.
Update:
Date: 17:34 BST
Title: 'Better from Italy'
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on BBC Two
Much better from Italy. Emma Severini with a late midfield run, a lovely ball, really nice flight on it. Severini just couldn't get over the top of the ball.
Update:
Date: 31 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Ooooh.
Emma Severini is in the middle of the Belgium box and looks to direct a header towards the Belgium box, but she can't properly connect with Martina Lenzini's cross and it goes over.
Update:
Date: 17:32 BST
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on BBC Two
Starting to click for Belgium. Hannah Eurlings and Jill Janssens are looking to combine.
Update:
Date: 30 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Another corner which results in absolutely nothing.
It looks like Belgium might play it short, Tessa Wullaert sends it into the box instead, but Italy deal with it.
Update:
Date: 29 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Hannah Eurlings and Tessa Wullaert play a one-two down the right and the ball is cut back, but it's blocked by an Italian player and goes behind.
Time for another corner.
Update:
Date: 28 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
There have been a lot of nice moves so far but a lack of final product from either side.
Tessa Wullaert sends a good pass towards Mariam Toloba but she can't make the most of it before being closed down.
Update:
Date: 17:29 BST
Title: 'Risk versus reward'
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on BBC Two
Good from Mariam Toloba. Really expansive Belgium - it's risk versus reward.
Italy are not filling the gaps quick enough in midfield and Toloba sees that as an opportunity.
Update:
Date: 26 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Close...
Hannah Eurlings wriggles free of her marker down the left and slides the ball across to Mariam Toloba about 30 yards from goal.
She twists and turns before sending a low effort towards goal but it's tame and goes wide.
Update:
Date: 17:26 BST
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on BBC Two
Emma Severini fell into Amber Tysiak's knee. There's nothing in that - Severini loses her balance.
Update:
Date: 24 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
A great bit of work from Emma Severini is stopped by a good tackle from Amber Tysiak.
For a moment it looks like Tysiak may have pushed Severini, but the replay shows the referee made the right decision letting play continue.
Update:
Date: 22 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Argh. Belgium counter-attack, Tessa Wullaert sends a great ball towards the far post but Hannah Eurlings can't control it and her heavy touch takes it behind.
Update:
Date: 22 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Good idea. Arianna Caruso attempts a curling effort from the edge of the area but it's straight at Lisa Lichtfus.
Update:
Date: 22 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Both sides are using their right side to for most of their attacks so far, with Belgium coming down their right more than 50% of the time and Italy 65%.
Update:
Date: 21 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Good defending. Sofia Cantore had the ball in the Belgium third and looks to run past the two defenders at the back, but Sari Kees stands her ground and prods the ball away.
Update:
Date: 20 mins
Title: Post
Content: Belgium 0-0 Italy
Argh. Italy have a good chance to break but they mess it up. They look to send a long ball towards Sofia Cantore but it's overhit and goes out for a throw-in.
Neither side have properly settled yet.
