Ukraine v Belgium player ratings: Zabarnyi 8, Sudakov 8; De Bruyne 7, Lukaku 4

Ukraine knocked out despite brave performance against disappointing Belgian side

Anatoliy Trubin 6/10

UKRAINE RATINGS. Largely untroubled by poor Belgian side. Good save late on from Carrasco. AP

Oleksandr Tymchyk 7/10

Worked tirelessly to shut down Belgium's left flank. One particularly great recovery run to thwart Carrasco. AFP

Illia Zabarnyi 8/10

Solid defensive work and composed on the ball. EPA

Oleksandr Svatok 6/10

Had a solid game. Blocked bravely from Doku's shot in second half. AFP

Mykola Matviienko 7/10

Impressive display on left of back three. Defended well and fed clever passes into midfield. EPA

Vitaliy Mykolenko 7/10

Enjoyed strong game at left wing-back before being forced off with ankle injury. AFP

Volodymyr Brazhko 6/10

Added steel to midfield so Sudakov and Shaparenko could play. Reuters

Mykola Shaparenko 7/10

Talented midfielder looked after the ball well and showed creative touches. AP

Georgiy Sudakov 8/10

A special talent. Class on the ball and surging runs from midfield. Could have won it late on with brilliant solo effort. AFP

Roman Yaremchuk 6/10

Had a running battle with Faes. Perhaps could have shot instead of crossing when put through by Shaparenko. Reuters

Artem Dovbyk 5/10

Worked hard up front but failed to make the most of the few looks at goal he had. EPA

Oleksandr Zinchenko 6/10

UKRAINE SUBS. (On for Mykolenko, 55'): Slotted in on the left after Everton man went off. Getty Images

Ruslan Malinovskyi 7/10

(On for Shaparenko, 70'): Was a real threat and so close to scoring direct from corner. AP

Vladyslav Vanat 6/10

(On for Yaremchuk, 70'): Added some energy up front, won his side a corner from which they almost scored. AFP

Taras Stepanenko 6/10

(On for Brazhko, 70'): Slotted into the midfield and offered fresh legs. Getty Images

Koen Casteels 7/10

BELGIUM RATINGS. Dealt well with what came his way including close shave with late corner. AFP

Timothy Castagne 5/10

Gave ball away more than once, attacking contribution limited to one decent cross. AFP

Wout Faes 5/10

Overly rash at times and troubled by Yaremchuk. Dealt with a Dovbyk break late in the game and followed that up with a brave block. AFP

Jan Vertonghen 5/10

Steady display although now lacks the mobility of old and looked rooted to the spot when one on one. AFP

Arthur Theate 5/10

Got up and down well but distribution was wild. AFP

Amadou Onana 6/10

Solid out of possession and careful with it, but contributed to slow tempo when moving the ball. AFP

Youri Tielemans 5/10

Looked surprised to be withdrawn but probably shouldn't have been. AP

Kevin De Bruyne 7/10

Cut a frustrated figure. Looked the most likely to make something happen for his side. Super pass to release Lukaku and almost scored with audacious free-kick. Getty Images

Leandro Trossard 4/10

Offered very little from right flank. AFP

Romelu Lukaku 4/10

Missed his side's best chance with scuffed finish. Some decent play with back to goal in second half. Reuters

Jeremy Doku 4/10

Started brightly but decision-making became increasingly erratic. AP

Yannick Carrasco 6/10

BELGIUM SUBS. (On for Trossard, 62'): Added some zip to Belgian attack but did try and dive for late penalty. EPA

Orel Mangala 5/10

(On for Tielemans, 62'): Struggled with lively Ukrainian midfield runners. AFP

Johan Bakayoko 5/10

(On for Doku, 77'): One wild shot but not much time to make an impact. Reuters

Lois Openda N/A

(On for Lukaku, 89'): Feigned injury to waste time late on. AP

Belgium will meet France in the last 16 of Euro 2024 after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, who go out of the tournament despite a brave effort in Stuttgart on Wednesday.

The Red Devils stumbled through Group E, finishing second behind Romania but being one Ukrainian goal away from going home.

That means they will meet France next as Ukraine exited on goal difference, becoming the first team to depart the extended 24-team European Championship at the group stage with four points.

Belgium, who were booed off by their fans, will need a big improvement against the 2022 World Cup runners-up after some unconvincing displays thus far.

They showed some promise in Saturday’s win over Romania, but were otherwise poor. Domenico Tedesco’s side were off the pace in the first half and only created one moment of danger.

A razor-sharp pass from Kevin de Bruyne opened up the Ukraine defence and played in Romelu Lukaku, but the Chelsea striker could not make proper contact and his scuffed shot dribbled to goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

But it was Sergei Rebrov’s side who were the more dangerous as Georgiy Sudakov’s effort was straight at Koen Casteels while Roman Yaremchuk tried to pass across goal when he was in a good position to shoot.

A big moment came midway through the second half when substitute Yannick Carrasco burst through in a two-on-one situation, but with De Bruyne in space he went down a blind alley and was tackled.

With Ukraine needing a goal, they upped the tempo and they nearly found a breakthrough in the 82nd minute. Substitute Ruslan Malinovskyi almost caught out Casteels from a corner, whipping in an effort to the near post, but the goalkeeper recovered well.

Malinoskyi fired in another goal-bound effort before Sudakov had a brilliant chance in stoppage time after a surging run from deep.

Ukraine had Belgium on the rack but couldn't find the goal that would have changed everything.