Het Nieuwsblad journalist Nico Deykshorn stated that he would prefer to see the national teams of Belgium and Ukraine refuse to play playoff matches of the Nations League due to the war unleashed by Russia in the heart of Europe.

“I felt my heart tighten when on Thursday the “Red Devils” at the stadium of the Spanish third division team pretended that tens of thousands of Ukrainians had not perished in a brutal, unnecessary war.
It was like going to visit your friends. She opens the door in a torn blouse and with a bruise under her eye, and he stands behind her in the corridor with a strand of her hair in his hand. And just an hour later, you hear yourself saying, ‘This dish is wonderful! I want this recipe.’
The “Red Devils” and Ukraine should not have played football. If the players had gone onto the field and refused to make the first kick, it would have been great,” wrote Deykshorn in his article.