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Belgium takes it Tuesday night in the Fisht Stadium in Sochi against Russia, the host country of the World Cup next year. Both countries following the modest results of last weekend to put something right.
Russia :
Russia was immediately after the group stage at the European Championships last year pack her bags. The then coach Slutsky knows the laws of the world of football and wisely kept the honor to himself by sacrificing his contract. Successor Cherchesov now faces the uphill task to patch up the Russians and to ensure that the Golden Eagles next year as organizer of the World Cup beating mud figure.
Preparing for the World Cup and, of course, does the Confederations Cup this summer with just two wins from six exhibition games but quite stiff. Last weekend, Russia showed once again eat the cheese bread by losing 0-2 before a home crowd of Ivory Coast. Purely statistically, Russia did not even so bad: it held the ball, most shots on goal and the most corners. However, it comes to what you do with the ball. The best chances were clear for the Ivorians, thus treated the Russians a lesson effectiveness. However, Russia has not only trouble scoring, also the rear shows regularly disappoints. Belgium is at the helm by far the toughest opponent since Cherchesov, so I can imagine that Russia supporters with clenched buttocks will sit in the stands. Russia is currently fact still under construction – only seven of the 26 players have more than ten caps stand behind their name.
Belgium :
Belgium has with players like Courtois, Hazard, Mertens, Carrasco, De Bruyne and Lukaku on a generation of top players that can still years ahead. The harvest, however, is yet to come, as well at the World Cup 2014 and the 2016 European Championship reached the Red Devils no further than the quarterfinals. Among the Spaniard Roberto Martinez, the successor to the departed Wilmots, Belgium hopes to take the final step to ultimate glory.
With a provisional first place in the group, Belgium is in any event well on course for direct qualification for the World Cup. Last weekend The Red Devils had a hard tough with Greece, but at the last minute, Lukaku managed to save the red shirts to defeat 1-1. The likes of Hazard and De Bruyne did not participate because of injuries and were sorely missed. ‘Hazard and De Bruyne can decide a game with a magic moment and thereby conceal the problems we sometimes have, “said Martinez. “The fact that we did so without bothering them against the Greeks is disturbing. After all, injuries are part of football. we must also do without them can make a difference. ”
Belgium against Russia gets a second chance to manage without its top duo, because in Sochi are Hazard and De Bruyne the most notable absentees. However, they are not the only ones, because Fellaini, Courtois and Ciman got because of minor gripes out of the plane to Russia. Who eventually will appear remains to be seen at kick-off, though it is likely that Martinez will fully rotate. Russia-off is merely an exhibition game, while the players at their clubs approaching the decisive stage of the season.
Russia vs Belgium head to head
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