Belgium in the quarterfinals: what Brazil should expect from the selection of gold

Promise since 2014, the Belgian gold generation confirms the expectations in Russia. Despite a more mature team and at the top of the form, reached the quarterfinals by pbading the choke in front of Japan . However, the impressive record since qualifying made the team a dangerous opponent.

To justify the status of one of the favorites in the title he was missing exactly what he will have against Brazil this Friday: the test against a rival of weight.

In group stage, they faced England already ranked and reserve and in the round of 16, it exceeded the average of Japan.

See what to expect from the Belgians, a hurdle of respect in the manner of the hexa. Early Final

Judging by FIFA's standings, the quarter-finals between Brazil and Belgium will be an early final. They are respectively the second and third selection of the list (the leader, Germany, is already at home). The raking position, which led Belgium to be the key to Group G, was won mainly because of the irreconcilable playoff campaign, with nine wins and one draw in 10 matches.

Français DNA

From tactical training to national clubs of players and coaches, Belgium has English DNA. Alongside her former England teammate, Belgium is one of the few teams that prefers the system with three defenders instead of the two famous lines of 4. Eleven of the 23 teams (six of them) play in Premier League. Coach Roberto Martinez, although Spanish, has made a career in the UK, coaching Swansea City of Wales, Wigan Atlethic City and Everton of England. Expectations were already high in Brazil in 2014, but inexperience weighed heavily and Belgium fell in the quarterfinals. In this Cup, the four stars of the team arrive at the top of their careers. Chelsea goaltender, the giant of Courtois, is 26 years old. The brains of the team are De Bruyne, 27, champion of England for Manchester City. On the front row, he has 27-year-old midfielder Eden Hazard of Chelsea and 25-year-old Romelu Lukaku striker from Manchester United, one of the contenders for World Cup artillery.

Diabolical Campaigns ]

The Belgian tradition of football is long. He has two Olympic medals, a bronze in Paris 1900 and a gold at home at the 1920 Games. Belgium is also one of the seven countries that founded Fifa in 1904. The nickname of the Red Devils comes from 1980s campaigns, when the goalkeeper team Pfaff and Ceulemans were finalists in the semifinals of the European Cup and World Cup in 1986. On this occasion, he was beaten by the l 39; Argentina's Maradona, the same rival who won the previous World Cup

Brazil

Belgium and Brazil met only five times, four in friendly matches. There are four Brazilian victories and one Belgian victory (5 to 1 in Brussels in 1963). In the only official confrontation, Brazil faced Belgium in the round of 32 of the 2002 campaign, in the 2-0 victory. At that time, the Belgians complained strongly about the cancellation of the campaign. a goal by Wilmots, when the score was set to zero. The referee saw a foul on Roque Júnior. Wilmots was coach of Belgium at the 2014 World Cup.

Printed shirt

In addition to good football, the Belgian national team has attracted attention in this World Cup by Adidas uniform, which displays a stamped chest model. The standard losangos in alternative colors is named in the fashion industry: "argyle".

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