Belgium started their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a precious 3-1 win over Russia in the first round of the Group Nine qualifiers.
The rest of the tour in the same group resulted in the victory of Kazakhstan on home to Scotland, three clean, and Cyprus at home to San Marino by five without a reply.
The goals of the "Red Devils" Yuri Telemans (14), Eddin Hazard (45 pen and 88), while Denis Cherchev scored the only goal of the guests (16).
The Russian team ended the game with ten men after the expulsion of Alexander Golovin in the 90th minute, for a second warning.
In the third set, the Netherlands crushed their home team Belarus by four clean, and the group also saw Northern Ireland beat Estonia 2-0.
The millers were Memphis DeBay (1, 54), Giorgione Finaldum (20), and Liverpool's Virgil Van Dyke (84).
With the win, the Netherlands managed to achieve their first three points, to get a good momentum ahead of their meeting with Germany next Sunday in the second round of the group.
In Group E, Croatia's World Cup finalists escaped Russia from an ambush after a 2-1 win over Azerbaijan, which also saw Slovakia beat Hungary 2-0.
Croatia's Purna Parisets (44), Andrei Kramaric (79) and Ramel Chadyev (19) scored the winner.
In Group G, Poland grabbed a valuable win with a 1-0 home win over Austria.
The rest of the first round in the same group resulted in Macedonia beating Latvia 3-1.
The Polish team is credited with winning the win to Milan striker Christophe Piatik.