Kevin De Bruyne puts Belgium in the round of 16

The Manchester City sensation came from the bench to inspire the game on behalf of the Red Devils.

Kevin De Bruyne puts Belgium in the round of 16
Kevin De Bruyne

A sensational second-half performance from Kevin De Bruyne inspired Belgium to a 2-1 comeback victory against Denmark, sending them into the last 16.

The opening of the match between the two sides came with the honouring of Christian Eriksen during the game at the Parken Stadium.

A pre-planned tribute to Eriksen was superbly executed in the tenth minute as both teams, officials and fans applauded the Denmark No 10, who is recovering at a hospital close to the Copenhagen arena.

As early as possible, Yussuf Poulsen fires Denmark ahead inside two .minutes. The Danes should have doubled their lead during the first half too as the World No 1 side of Belgium looked lethargic on the field of play.

But the equalizer came in the 55th minute when Thorgan Hazard reset the scores to the same level. 

De Bruyne volleyed home a sensational effort in the 70th minute to wrap up a second Euro 2020 Group B victory for Belgium who now joins Italy in the round of16. 

Martin Braithwaite hit the crossbar late on for Denmark, but they remain winless at the tournament so far. 

However, they still have a chance of making the knockout stages as the best of the third-place finishers when they host Russia in their final group game on Monday.