Wales Stuns Belgium 3-1 at European Championship

Wales' Hal Robson Kanu, left, celebrates with Gareth Bale after scoring his side’s second goal during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between Wales and Belgium, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, near Lille, France, Friday, July 1, 2016. AP Photo/Martin Meissner

LILLE, France—Wales stormed back from a goal down to beat Belgium 3-1 in a pulsating quarterfinal on Friday at the European Championship.

This time Wales did not need to rely on its star player Gareth Bale, as it fought back from trailing in the 13th minute to secure its first ever berth in a semifinal of a major tournament.

Unheralded forwards Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes settled the game with goals in the 55th and 85th minutes. In Robson-Kanu’s career-best moment, he deceived two defenders with a ‘Cruyff turn’ and placed a shot past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Wales' Hal Robson Kanu, center left, scores his side’s second goal past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, foreground, during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between Wales and Belgium, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, near Lille, France, Friday, July 1, 2016. AP Photo/Martin Meissner