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Belgium secured their Euro 2016 ticket by comfortably winning their Group B qualifying match 4-1 against Andorra, grinding down the hosts’ defensive wall in front of a cheerful crowd of Belgian fans.

The Chelsea winger wore the captain’s armband in the absence of the injured Vincent Kompany and saw his side move top of Group B with a comprehensive away victory, with the only negative being a goal conceded from the penalty spot early in the second half.

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The Red Devils eventually broke the deadlock in the 19th minute when Jordan Lukaku teed up Radja Nainggolan, rifled one past Pol from the distance.

This pin-point free kick was De Bruyne’s fifth goal in six appearances for club and country…and it was pretty special.

Croatia visit Malta in their final qualifier while Norway travel to Italy on Tuesday.

Alarm bells were briefly ringing after the break when Andorra’s record goalscorer Ildefons Lima netted a penalty, but Belgium quickly responded with a spot-kick of its own, scored by stand-in captain Eden Hazard.

Belgium, quarter-finalists at the 2014 World Cup, will play at the European Championship for the first time since 2000 when they hosted the tournament with the Netherlands.

After Óscar Sonejee was cautioned for a foul on Hazard, De Bruyne stepped up to curl the resulting free-kick around the wall, hitting both the post and the goalkeeper along its route.

It was four for the visitors on 64 minutes.

Another handball in the penalty area – this time from Gabriel Riera as he attempted to block Vertonghen’s header – gave Hazard another opportunity from the spot, but this time Pol got down to save what was a poor effort from the Chelsea man.