Fifa President Gianni Infantino said Tuesday he was “shocked” and “saddened” by the attack perpetrated Monday in Brussels which cost the lives of two Swedish supporters before the Belgium-Sweden match counting for Euro qualifying -2024. “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of two Swedes in Brussels near the stadium where Belgium hosted Sweden (…) On behalf of Fifa and the football community, I send my deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims. Our thoughts are with the people of Belgium and Sweden, their respective national teams and their federations,” the head of the International Football Federation wrote on Instagram. Two Swedish nationals were killed Monday evening in Brussels in a gun attack near the city center, a few hours before a Euro 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Stadium. Baldwin. The man suspected of having carried out this attack, a radicalized Tunisian residing illegally in Belgium, was fatally injured during a police operation on Tuesday morning. The Belgium-Sweden match was stopped following the attack on Monday when the two teams were tied 1-1 at the end of the first period.
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