Soccer-Hazard rocket fires Belgium past holders Portugal into last eight

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Belgium v Portugal - La Cartuja Stadium, Seville, Spain - June 27, 2021 Belgium's Thorgan Hazard celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Thanassis Stavrakis

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Belgium knocked defending champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 with a 1-0 victory in the last 16 on Sunday to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie against Italy.

A 43rd-minute strike from Thorgan Hazard secured the win for Roberto Martinez's team, who survived plenty of pressure from the Portuguese in the second half.