June 17th 2024.
It was a dreadful day for Kevin De Bruyne at Euro 2024. The Belgian football star was not in the best mood after his team's unexpected 1-0 loss to Slovakia on Monday. The upset came as a shock to many, as Slovakia's Ivan Schranz took advantage of a mistake by Jeremy Doku and scored just seven minutes into the game in Frankfurt.
Despite a valiant effort from Romelu Lukaku, who scored two goals, Belgium was unfortunately denied the victory by VAR. The first goal was ruled offside and the second was disallowed due to a controversial handball in the build-up. Although the Red Devils were no longer considered the top favorites, they were still expected to dominate their group, which also included Romania and Ukraine. However, Romania proved their strength earlier in the day by defeating Ukraine 3-0.
After the match, Belgium's captain De Bruyne was understandably furious as he shared his thoughts on the game. However, as the interviews went on, the Manchester City midfielder reached his breaking point and abruptly ended the interviews in a rather bizarre manner. In the mixed zone, De Bruyne answered a few questions in his native tongue and French before a reporter asked for an answer in English. Without hesitation, De Bruyne turned around with a look of confusion and disgust and walked away from the journalists, showing no interest in speaking to the English media.
Before storming off, De Bruyne expressed his disappointment with the match, saying, "It's a shame. We started off strong in the first 20 minutes, but then we made a mistake that cost us. It took us some time to get back into the game. We improved in the second half and deserved to win. We had two goals disallowed, but that's just football."
Despite the setback, De Bruyne and his team are determined to bounce back in their next Group E game against Romania on Saturday night. It's clear that the loss has only fueled their determination to come back stronger and prove their worth in the tournament.
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