Eden Hazard of Belgium celebrates scoring in their Euro 2016 round of 16 win over Hungary on Sunday. Vassil Donev / EPA / June 26, 2016
Eden Hazard of Belgium celebrates scoring in their Euro 2016 round of 16 win over Hungary on Sunday. Vassil Donev / EPA / June 26, 2016
Eden Hazard of Belgium celebrates scoring in their Euro 2016 round of 16 win over Hungary on Sunday. Vassil Donev / EPA / June 26, 2016
Eden Hazard of Belgium celebrates scoring in their Euro 2016 round of 16 win over Hungary on Sunday. Vassil Donev / EPA / June 26, 2016

Football

Eden Hazard inspires Belgium into quarter-finals at Euro 2016

Eden Hazard was the star of the show as he put Belgium's attack into gear on Sunday in a match that eventually broke open into a 4-0 romp over Hungary at Euro 2016.

Reuters

June 27, 2016

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Belgium 4 Hungary 0

BEL: Alderweireld 10’; Batshuayi 78’; Hazard 80’; Carrasco 91’

Captain Eden Hazard inspired Belgium to a resounding 4-0 victory over Hungary at Euro 2016 on Sunday, setting up a quarter-final clash with Wales.

Hazard set up one goal and scored another as Toby Alderweireld, Michy Batshuayi and Yannick Carrasco completed a comfortable victory.

Belgium dominated the opening stages and took the lead after 10 minutes when Kevin De Bruyne swung an inviting cross into the box where centre back Alderweireld rose at the far post to power his header past Hungary keeper Gabor Kiraly.

Substitute Batshuayi tapped home Hazard's low cross with 12 minutes remaining shortly after coming on. The Chelsea player cut inside the Hungary box and then rifled home a superb finish for the third before Carrasco grabbed a late goal.

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