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Belgium beat Estonia 2-0 in 2018 World Cup qualifiers

Belgium currently top Group H with 16 points, four points ahead of second placed Greece.

IANS | Tallinn | June 10, 2017 9:29 am

Belgium beat Estonia 2-0 in 2018 World Cup qualifiers

Belgium winger Nacer Chadli celebrates his goal (Photo: AFP)

Visiting Belgium beat Estonia 2-0 in the 2018 football World Cup European qualifiers of Group H.

At the Le Coq Arena in the Estonian capital on Friday, Belgium's Napoli forward Dries Mertens tapped in the opener, while West Bromwich Albion winger Nacer Chadli scored their second goal in the 86th minute, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Belgium currently top Group H with 16 points, four points ahead of second placed Greece, while Estonia rank the fifth with four points.

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process decides 31 of the 32 teams to play, while Russia qualify automatically as the host of the quadrennial international football tournament scheduled from June 14 to July 15, 2018.

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