Kevin de Bruyne has now scored 19 goals for Belgium
Belgium concluded their successful Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with an emphatic win over Cyprus in Brussels.
Kevin de Bruyne scored twice for the hosts, who surprisingly fell behind to Nicholas Ioannou's fine strike.
Christian Benteke levelled with the first of his two goals, as Yannick Carrasco and an own goal by Kypros Christoforou added to the scoring.
Roberto Martinez's side finish top of Group I after scoring 40 goals and winning all 10 of their matches.
Belgium, who have never lost to Cyrpus, have now won 14 of their 16 matches since finishing third at the World Cup finals in Russia in 2018.
Despite being stunned when Ioannou scored a superb individual goal, for much of the match Belgium looked irresistible as they swept forward at every opportunity.
De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Carrasco all came to the fore, while Benteke, who recently ended his international goal drought against San Marino, could on another occasion have registered at least a hat-trick.
The only slight concern for Martinez will have been the ease with which Ioannou raced through to score, with Jan Vertonghen's absence from the backline clearly felt.
However, while Cyprus became only the second team to score against Belgium in the group, Martinez's side go into next summer's tournament with the joint best defensive record of any qualifying nation after conceding just three goals.
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Line-ups
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Line-ups
Belgium
12Mignolet
2Alderweireld
5Denayer
15Cobbaut
16T Hazard
18Vanaken
8Tielemans
11Carrasco
7De BruyneSubstituted forPraetat 68'minutes
20BentekeSubstituted forOrigiat 80'minutes
10E HazardSubstituted forVerschaerenat 64'minutes
Substitutes
1Courtois
3Mechele
4Dendoncker
6Witsel
9Lukaku
13Sels
14Mertens
17Origi
19Praet
21Castagne
22Verschaeren
23Batshuayi
Cyprus
22Michael
8Kyriakou
19Christoforou
4MerkisBooked at 19mins
3IoannouSubstituted forKousoulosat 67'minutes
14Wheeler
16SpoljaricSubstituted forEfremat 79'minutes
18Artymatas
20Kastanos
17KostiSubstituted forPapoulisat 81'minutes
10Sotiriou
Substitutes
1Pardo
2Theodorou
5Pittas
6Demetriou
7Efrem
9Zachariou
11Avraam
12Kissas
13Kousoulos
15Papoulis
21Ioannou
23Economides
Referee:
Jørgen Burchardt
Match Stats
Home TeamBelgiumAway TeamCyprus
Possession
Home62%
Away38%
Shots
Home18
Away8
Shots on Target
Home12
Away1
Corners
Home7
Away2
Fouls
Home11
Away2
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Match ends, Belgium 6, Cyprus 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Belgium 6, Cyprus 1.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
Posted at 90'+2'
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Offside, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas tries a through ball, but Charalambos Kyriakou is caught offside.
Posted at 88'
Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Divock Origi (Belgium).
Posted at 87'
Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
Posted at 84'
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
Posted at 82'
Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Ioannis Kosti.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Christian Benteke.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgios Efrem replaces Matija Spoljaric.
Posted at 79'
Offside, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
Posted at 79'
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kypros Christoforou.
Posted at 76'
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. Jason Denayer (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Posted at 71'
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kypros Christoforou.
SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Belgium. Dennis Praet replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
Goal!Posted at 67'
Goal! Belgium 6, Cyprus 1. Christian Benteke (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kousoulos replaces Nikolas Ioannou.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
Posted at 66'
Attempt blocked. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou with a cross.
Posted at 65'
Attempt missed. Yari Verschaeren (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a through ball.
SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Eden Hazard.
Posted at 60'
Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric.
Posted at 59'
Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Posted at 57'
Offside, Cyprus. Nikolas Ioannou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
Posted at 55'
Foul by Christian Benteke (Belgium).
Posted at 55'
Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 53'
Attempt blocked. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
Posted at 53'
Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
Posted at 53'
Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal!Posted at 51'
Own Goal by Kypros Christoforou, Cyprus. Belgium 5, Cyprus 1.
Posted at 50'
Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Posted at 50'
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
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Source: bbc.com