BEL vs POR: The defending champions, Portugal, will take on Belgium in the Round of 16 fixture at Estadio de La Cartuja Stadium on June 28.
Portugal has had a very bumpy competition so far having won their first game emphatically by 3-0 but faced a traumatic 4-2 loss against Germany in their second. The penultimate match against tournament favourites France ended in a 2-2 draw. Ex-Real Madrid players starred with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two penalties for Portugal while Benzema scored two for France.
A dramatic draw didn’t change anything for Portugal as they happily entered the next stage.
Belgium is in a very strong position with an unbeaten run so far in the competition. They last played Finland which turned out to be a cakewalk for the former. An own goal by the opposing team and a late goal by Romelu Lukaku helped Belgium enter this Round of 16 being one of the strongest sides.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading goal scorer in the tournament so far and would be looking to exert his dominance right from the get-go.
Match Details
Match: Belgium vs Portugal
Date & Time: 28th June 2021, 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Estadio de La Cartuja Stadium
BEL vs POR Head-to-Head
There’s not been much difference in their overall 18 encounters. Portugal has won 6 of those while Belgium has bagged 5 wins. The remaining seven games ended in a draw.
The two teams last played an international friendly game in 2018 which ended in a stalemate.
BEL vs POR Predicted Playing XI
Belgium
Dedryck Boyata, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Thomas Meunier, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel, Thorgan Hazard, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois(GK)
Portugal
Nélson Semedo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, João Moutinho, Danilo Pereira, Renato Sanches, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Rui Patrício(GK)
BEL vs POR Dream11 Team Prediction
Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
Defenders: Thomas Meunier, Dedryck Boyata, Rúben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro
Midfielders: Thorgan Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne (vice-captain), Danilo Pereira, Bernardo Silva
Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo (captain), Romelu Lukaku
