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Sports Mole anticipates Wednesday’s Nations League clash between Belgium and Denmark, including predictions, team news and possible line-ups.
The decider in League A Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League takes place on Wednesday as current leaders Belgium face the second classified Denmark in Den Dreef.
The hosts are two points ahead of their opponents ahead of this winner-take-all tie, with first place and a place in next year’s final up for grabs for both countries.
Match preview
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Belgium made sure that England did not hit England twice after losing to the Three Lions at Wembley last month, with Roberto MartinezThe men were left without winners 2-0 despite being on the defensive for long periods of the tie.
Youri Tielemans He struck first for Belgium, who doubled their lead through a sweet hit Dries Mertens free kick, and the Red Devils rearguard held England at bay for the 90 minutes to leave Belgium with just one point to advance to the final.
October’s defeat at Wembley remains the only time Belgium have failed to score all three points in the 2020-21 Nations League, with Martinez’s men winning four of their five group stage matches and scoring 12 goals in the way, the most goals scored by any team in the four leagues.
With Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne Y Romelu lukaku Running the show for Belgium, it’s no wonder that the world’s number one team has racked up an impressive number of goals in their bid to reach the Nations League final, but the group is not over yet and is not over yet. .
Avoid defeat and the Red Devils will progress, but Belgium will cede their place in the final four to Denmark if their midweek opponents defy the odds and prevail on matchday six.
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Denmark’s penultimate match of the 2020-21 Nations League also saw them score three much-needed points, although the Scandinavians’ path to victory against Iceland was by no means simple.
Christian eriksen broke the deadlock from the spot before a goal in the 85th minute of Vidar Kjartansson it seemed to have salvaged a draw for Iceland, which would have secured its first Nations League point before Eriksen scored once more from 12 yards in the dying moments.
It was a cruel blow for Iceland, but a crucial victory for Denmark, who are still in qualification for the Nations League finals before their trip to Leuven, in which nothing less than a victory will do for the visitors.
Kasper hjulmandHowever, men certainly know all about victories, as Denmark has triumphed in their last five games in all competitions, and only Portugal and Italy (2) have conceded fewer goals than Denmark (3) in League A.
Belgium and Denmark met on matchday one of the Nations League 2020-21, and it was the world’s number one team that took the spoils thanks to goals from Jason denayer and Mertens.
Belgium League of Nations form: WWLWW
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Team news
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Belgium will be without Thomas miller Y Alex Witsel after the duo secured their second tournament reserves in the victory over England.
As a result, the right side is configured to be occupied by Thomas foketwhile Leicester City Dennis Praet could fill the void left by Witsel in midfield.
Otherwise, Belgium’s lineup will remain the same, although Leander dendoncker He could potentially come back from injury in time to challenge Praet for a spot in the middle of the park.
Meanwhile, injuries keep piling up all over the store as Denmark’s number one Kasper schmeichel he was forced to flee after a heavy collision, although Hjulmand said the Leicester City man was not knocked unconscious.
Concussion protocols state that a player must not go out on the pitch until six days have passed, but Denmark will make a decision on Schmeichel’s participation, with Frederik ronnow on standby and ready to replace if necessary.
Despite his struggles at Inter Milan, Eriksen’s importance to the national team has been evident in the Nations League, only Erling Braut Haaland Y They were Zahavi they have scored more than Eriksen’s four goals in the tournament.
Possible starting line-up for Belgium:
Courtois; Alderweireld, Denayer, Vertonghen; Foket, Praet, Tielemans, Hazard; Mertens, De Bruyne; Lukaku
Possible starting lineup of Denmark:
Ronnow; Christensen, Kjaer, Vestergaard; Wass, Delaney, Jensen, Larsen; Eriksen; Braithwaite, Poulsen
We say: Belgium 2-1 Denmark
Wednesday’s game is destined to be a riveting winner-take-all battle between two teams that have been enjoying strong streaks of form lately. Belgium may be tempted to err on the side of caution as all they need to do is prevent Denmark from winning to qualify, but Martinez will want to see his team stamp their authority on the group with a win and we hope the Diablos Reds secure a spot in the final with a narrow win.
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