Belgium have played six games so far in their qualifying group, winning five and drawing with Croatia in Brussels. Those dropped points could prove vital but the team’s form has been good enough for Belgium to rise to 12th in the FIFA rankings – a position to be confirmed tomorrow. Let’s have a look at… Read More »
Last Friday’s results mean that it’s virtually a two-horse race for Group A of the World Cup qualifiers. Croatia easily saw off Serbia and Belgium eventually overcame Macedonia without touching the heights that fans hope they are capable of. Tonight Croatia visit Cardiff and all Belgians will be hoping that Gareth Bale can be at… Read More »
This picture was taken in June last year. I’ll aim to put together a prize for what the Belgofoot team feel is the funniest caption. I’ll try and find something for the first response naming the owner of the legs. Prizes won’t be big but will be Belgian-football related. Cheers John
Belgium go into back-to-back matches with Macedonia and the country expects. The exploits of the 10 Belgians in the Premier League have not gone unnoticed – just the opposite in fact. The Saturday night football programmes tend to start with ‘Belgians abroad’ before turning to the domestic fare. The stadium will be packed on Tuesday… Read More »
The Jupiler Pro League ended on Saturday night and the playoffs will start at the end of the month. I don’t always approve of Milan Jovanovic’s comments as he tends to ‘talk the talk’ a little too much; however he was spot on when he said that he hated the playoff system. The Serb added… Read More »
Back in September, I wrote a piece on the blog that looked at Marc Wilmots’ embarrassment of riches in midfield. I reasoned that he had eight candidates for the five places – for argument’s sake let’s assume that the Belgian team lines up in a 4-5-1 formation. At the time I wrote that “De Bruyne… Read More »
Marc Wilmots used 15 players in the games with Wales and Croatia. Here’s my view of how the players fared in the two matches. Thibaut Courtois: Hardly tested in the two matches; made important saves and interventions when necessary. He’s there to stay. Guillaume Gillet: Superbly taken goal against Croatia but he’s not a full… Read More »
After two matches, Belgium are level on points with Croatia and Serbia at the top of the World Cup qualifying group. They had hoped for two victories – Wales in Cardiff, Croatia in Brussels – but it was not to be. A defensive error against Croatia, one that was almost repeated later in the game,… Read More »
Tonight Belgium play their most important game since they reached the World Cup finals in 2002. With one of the most valuable squads in world football and their players seemingly dominating the ubiquitous Premier League, it’s time for Belgium to show that they can become a leading football nation. Belgium have not qualified for a… Read More »
The Belgium team to play Wales in the first World Cup qualifier will be announced tomorrow and the competition for places is possibly keeping Marc Wilmots awake at night. The real pressure is in midfield. Assuming Belgium play 4-2-3-1, then there are no less than eight candidates for those five central roles: Chelsea’s Eden Hazard,… Read More »