Amorphous and without ideas against Slovakia, Belgium finds itself in a tough situation before facing the surprising Romania on the 2nd day. Victory is imperative so as not to definitively compromise their chances of qualifying for the second round.
Always placed in a major tournament, never winning, the Belgian selection therefore risks not seeing the round of 16 in the event of defeat this evening against the surprising Romanians. The fault lies in this misstep suffered against Slovakia, which the local media constantly harped on to coach Domenico Tedesco during the week. Certainly, the accounting situation is worrying but paradoxically the atmosphere that reigned in the Red Devils training camp in recent days was serene with a mixture of optimism and determination. Like the state of mind of the Italian coach who doesn’t see himself stumbling twice in a row.”We are still in control of our destiny when it comes to qualifying for the next round, we still have things in our hands. In my opinion, we are still the best team in the group. It’s not the start we had imagined or hoped for, but we have to try to stay positive and not be too dramatic” underlined Tedesco yesterday at a press conference.
Return of several frames
The expected return of several team executives, such as Arthur Theate and Jan Vertonghen (37 years old, 154 caps and captain) in defense as well as Tielemans in midfield, contributed to this serenity of Kevin de Bruyne’s partners . The team that will start the match this evening will be quite different from the one that started against the Slovaks (Carrasco, Debast and Mangala will have to return to the substitutes’ bench), for this reason, we should not dwell too much on this failure inaugural. However, the optimism and confidence of the Belgians will not hide the fact that they no longer have any margin for error.
Opposite, Romania, brilliant and solid against Ukraine (3-0) awakened in many football fans of yesteryear, the memories of the epic 1994 during the US World Cup where the partners of Gheorghe Hagi reached the quarter-finals. A dream course that defied all predictions at the time. However, coach Edward Iordanescu, son of the coach at the time Angel, does not want to enter into this comparison of generations despite several points in common. He quickly looked ahead to this second duel against the group’s favorite.
Romania wants to ride the wave of success
For Iordanescu, a second success is within sight and if his protégés were so brilliant (mainly in attack) against the Ukrainians, they can be again against Belgium. Don’t forget, we already have points in our pocket. We’re riding this wave!” declared the Romanian coach, he subsequently addressed these players directly “You are all good players, you are players who can break the mold; You can do it! Let’s go get them! Let’s do it again, Romania!” There is no lack of optimism on the Carpathians side either, even if the low rate of ball possession observed during the first match (29%) risks being crippling this evening if it is repeated. Iordanescu should nevertheless renew the same starting eleven with Denis Dragus alone at the forefront of the attack.
The probable compositions
The probable composition of Belgium: Casteels (L) – Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate – Tielemans, Onana, De Bruyne, Doku – Lukaku, Bakayoko
The probable composition of Romania: Niță – Rațiu, Burcă, Drăgușin, Bancu – R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu, Man, Coman – Dragus
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What time will the match start?
The match, which will take place at the Cologne stadium, will start at 9 p.m. It will be led by the Pole Szymon Marciniak, the referee who officiated the final of the 2022 World Cup.
The sides of the match:
Betlic: Belgium 1.51 / Draw 4.50 / Romania 6.75
Bwin: Belgium 1.44 / Draw 4.20 / Romania 6.00
Winamax: Belgium 1.51 / Draw 4.60 / Romania 6.90
PMU: Belgium 1.48 / Draw 4.60 / Romania 6.75