Belgium v Slovakia: Ivan Schranz's goal earns side shock win at Euro 2024

Slovakia secured one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history when they defeated Belgium 1-0 after a controversial Group E clash in Frankfurt on Monday.

Ivan Schranz's first-half goal, after an error from Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku, turned out to be the winner as Slovakia, 48th in the Fifa rankings, sealed victory over a Belgian side ranked third in the world.

For Belgium's record goalscorer Lukaku, it was a night he will want to forget as the striker saw two goals disallowed after VAR checks and the forward – who has just spent a season on loan at Serie A side Roma from Premier League Chelsea – missed numerous other good chances.

The defeat brought Belgium's 15-match unbeaten run to an end and means they will have to pick themselves up quickly for the second game against Romania – who hammered Ukraine 3-0 earlier in the day – on Saturday.

“I knew that eventually we would lose a game. Unfortunately it was today,” said Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco. “There's not much I can tell the team to improve, we created many chances, and had we scored it would have been an easier game.

“The only thing that we didn't do well was missing chances. We had plenty. It's part of the game. Of course the players were disappointed.”

Doku had caused early chaos in the Slovakia defence with his surging runs forward, two of which could and should have ended with goals for Lukaku.

The first saw him fire straight at Martin Dubravka from close range with the goal at his mercy. The next saw the striker round the Slovakia goalkeeper but push the ball too wide with Leandro Trossard taking possession but his eventual cross flew straight into Dubravka's hands – much to Lukaku's evident frustration.

Within minutes, Belgium had