Sweden footballer Victor Lindelof wants Belgium match completely scrapped after devastating terror attack
Sweden defender Victor Lindelof doesn't want the match against Belgium to resume
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Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof doesn't want Sweden's football match with Belgium to resume after a terror attack in Brussels on Monday.
The game was abandoned at half time after goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Romelu Lukaku, with two people in the city shot dead.
Sweden have nothing to play for and are already guaranteed to not be involved in next summer's European Championships.
As for Belgium, they've already qualified having beaten Austria 3-2 on Friday night.
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And Lindelof, speaking after finally being able to leave the King Baudouin Stadium, has insisted the match shouldn't resume.
"Belgium are already qualified and we don't have the opportunity to get to the European Championship," he said.
"So I see no reason to play [replay the game]."
Lindelof then proceeded to praise the Sweden security inside the ground and revealed what he was told in the wake of the terror attack nearby.
"Our security team handled it well and put us at ease," he continued.
"They explained that this is the safest place to be in Brussels."
As emotions ran high, UEFA put out a statement at half time confirming the match wouldn't resume on Monday night.
"Following a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels this evening, it has been decided, after consultation with the two teams and the local police authorities, that the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden is abandoned," it read.
"Further communication will be made in due course."
Sweden boss Janne Andersson has confirmed reports saying his players didn't want to play in the second half after hearing of the incident which took place roughly three miles away.
"When I came down for the break, I got this information," he said.
"Immediately, I felt that it was completely unreal. What kind of world do we live in today?
"I came into the locker room and when the team started talking we agreed 100 per cent that we didn't want to play on out of respect for the victims and their families."
Belgian FA CEO Manu Leroy opened up on the decision for the contest to go ahead in the first place.
He said: "Ten minutes before the match, reports started coming in about what had happened around the stadium.
"In consultation with the security and order services, it was then announced whether we could start the match.
"After the first half, the captain of Sweden announced that they did not want to start the second half."
Leroy then proceeded to discuss how the stadium could be safely evacuated.
"The decision was made at the highest level at 11.45pm," he explained.
"Stand by stand we looked at how we could best lead the people out.
Belgian police were on the scene after the terror attack in Brussels
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"The Swedish fans received a police escort, the players left under police escort to the airport to fly back to their home country."
When quizzed on whether the match would ever resume, Leroy sounded unsure.
"Only time will tell," he said. "It is surreal what happened.
"The players quickly knew at half time that the situation was serious, but first we had to get confirmation of the facts.
"As for the Belgian players: Everyone was allowed to leave as agreed.
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Sweden football fans console each other after their country's match with Belgium was abandoned following terror attack
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"Some went home, others to the players' hotel."
It has since emerged police have shot and arrested the gunman.
A 45-year-old Tunisian claimed online that he was a fighter for Allah.
He is now in intensive care in hospital.