Belgium at Euro 2024: prediction and what you need to know

Name: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbal Bond

Nickname: Red Devils

Prize list: played better than France in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals

Licensees: around 400,000

What’s good about the Red Devils is that they don’t hesitate to break their habits when it comes to recruiting a coach. After Roberto Martinez, the Belgians hired the young Italian-German Domenico Tedesco (38 years old) to lead their 4-3-3 and it’s quite a gamble. He certainly has a lot of experience, even though he is not in his forties (Aue, Schalke, Spartak Moscow, Leipzig…) and he does not bother with possible local debates. Interesting!

At just 21 years old, Johan Bakayoko is the new exciting player released by Belgium. He has already won the Dutch championship multiple times with PSV Eindhoven and participated in it by stringing together goals and assists like pearls. Don’t be surprised if he signs for 60 million francs for Liverpool, Tottenham or Arsenal directly after Euro 2024, it would only be justice for such a talent.

Binational Belgian-Ivorian, he trained at Club Bruges, KV Malines and Anderlecht. He quickly flew to the Netherlands, where he revealed himself within the reserve of the Eindhoven club, which plays in the local 2nd division. He was also voted best talent of the 2021-2022 season. In the process, he goes up with the “one”, scores in his first match among the pros and goes directly to an assist, in the Champions League, three days later. Yes, the young man is in a hurry.

There’s no point in following Jan Vertonghen. Already because he has never gone very fast and you are not likely to lose sight of him. In addition, at 37 years old, he has not accelerated since time… The career of the valiant Anderlecht defender, which saw him move from Ajax to Benfica, via a long stay at Tottenham, is beautiful. But if he is still selected with Belgium for a Euro while he is in the twilight of his career, it is perhaps because the Red Devils have a small problem with succession in his position.

O Belgium, oh mother, darling,

Our hearts are yours, our arms are yours!

Our blood is yours, O Fatherland!

We all swear you will live!

You will always live big and beautiful

Will have immortal motto:

The King, the Law, Liberty!

The King, the Law, Liberty!

The King, the Law, Liberty!

Guardians (3): Koen Casteels (Hoffenheim/GER), Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town/ENG), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest/ENG)

Defenders (8): Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester/ENG), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (Atlético Madrid/ESP), Arthur Theate (Rennes/FRA), Timothy Castagne (Fulham/ENG), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor/ TUR), Maxim De Cuyper (Club Bruges)

Midfielders (8): Amadou Onana (Everton/ENG), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/ENG), Orel Mangala (Lyon/FRA), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa/ENG), Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg/GER), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal/ENG) , Yannick Carrasco (Al-Shabab/KSA), Arthur Vermeeren (Atlético Madrid/ESP)

Attackers (6): Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla/ESP), Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma/ITA), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig/GER), Jérémy Doku (Manchester City/ENG), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta Bergamo /ITA).