Soccer-Belgium reach World Cup finals with win over Estonia


Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group E - Belgium v Estonia - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - November 13, 2021 Belgium players celebrate after qualifying for the World Cup REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Belgium secured themselves a spot in next year’s World Cup finals and kept up their unbeaten qualifying run as they beat Estonia 3-1 in Brussels on Saturday.

The semi-finalists in Russia in 2018 climbed to an unassailable 19 points in Group E, after Christian Benteke scored early and Yannick Carrasco and Thorgan Hazard added second-half goals.

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