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A word from Mail Sport's man on the ground, Aadam Patel
Fantastic atmosphere here in Frankfurt, with a sea of Belgian red and yellow to my right and Slovakian white and blue to my left. You get the sense that it is now or never for the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku. Nothing less than three points will do for them today.
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15:46
ITV talks to Eden Hazard
When you play football, you always want to play. But I think Belgium have a new generation of players, really young, really good. I'm going to support them.
By far. We were close, but we lost the semi-final against France, and we all know the story.
No, no (it doesn't keep me up at night), that's part of football. sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
I think they have a good chance. They have the best player (De Bruyne) in the world, let's see.
To have him in the team is a bonus. He can make everything, every pass, he can see everything bigger than the other one, quicker. But it's not just about him, we have Lukaku, we have Doku.
And then we have a lot also, Trossard - I love that guy. There is plenty of players.
15:29
Kevin De Bruyne: Don't mention Qatar
Qatar is over now, we can’t change things, positively or negatively. It was a disappointment yes, but it was 18 months ago.
This is a new tournament, a new coach, the team has changed quite a lot.
We are all here to enjoy a good start to this competition. We can focus on positives or negatives from the past, the team is sharp and ready to start this tournament.
15:13
14:58
Franceso Calzona: Draw? Yes please!
We know we are by no means favourites for the match.
I hope the team plays beyond themselves and get the utmost in terms of result. What matters is not losing.
Belgium are good in transition and on the counter-attack, but we have our own way of playing. When you press well it can be an advantage, but if you don’t then you leave more space.
Key Updates
- Aadam Patel's report from Frankfurt has dropped
- SLOVAKIA HAVE BEATEN BELGIUM IN THE MOTHER OF ALL UPSETS!
- UPDATE: No, they are not!
- Belgium are on the march! (Lukaku 86')
- UPDATE: No, they do not!
- Belgium get on the scoresheet (Lukaku 56')!
- SECOND-HALF: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
- Aadam Patel's half-time thoughts
- Aadam Patel's lively press box update
- Slovakia draw first blood! (Schranz 7')
- A word from Mail Sport's man on the ground, Aadam Patel
- TEAM NEWS: How Slovakia line up
- TEAM NEWS: Belgium's starting XI