The 56-50 defeat to the Finnish earlier in the day had Britain on the ropes as it meant that they would have to defeat the hosts in order to progress to the semi-finals, but there was no mistake for the British this time as they came through 47-38 to book a match-up with Sweden for a place in the final- a repeat of the London 2012 fifth-placed play-off, in which Britain prevailed.

"Despite our young team, we played very well," said Britain's Sehmi Mandip.

"Everyone stuck to his position and did a 100% job.

"We knew that it was our only chance to prevent the Belgians from controlling the game.

"Now, we are aiming for the gold medal."

"The atmosphere was just perfect, the Belgians really surpassed themselves in the organisation.

"We have been warmly received, there is nothing negative to say about the event."

Britain will face Sweden in the semi-finals of the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Antwerp, as they did in the fifth-placed playoff at London 2012

Their semi-final opponents Sweden ensured their progress in the tournament with a thumping 48-33 win over Switzerland, whilst in-form Denmark were pushed to the wire as they defeated Italy 51-48.

The Danes will face Germany in the other semi-final after they eased past Austria 59-46 to clinch qualification to the latter stages.

Semi-finals are due to take place tomorrow before the medals and final positions are determined on Saturday.

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