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Abandoned Belgium-Sweden match declared draw after shooting

Related Topics: Belgium, Sweden, UEFA

UEFA said on Thursday the result of the European Championship qualifying game between Belgium and Sweden, which was abandoned this week after two Swedish fans were killed before kickoff, will stand.

The game was called off at half-time with the score 1-1. Both the Belgian and Swedish federations had asked to keep it as the final result.

"The Belgian and Swedish Football Federations are satisfied with the decision," said the Belgian federation in a statement.

UEFA said "the result of this match does not impact the qualification of Group F.