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Belgium once again come into this tournament with a decent looking squad, but I think looking particularly suspect. First they have the vastly overrated Roberto Martinez in charge, so bank on their defence looking iffy. Then he left Nainggolan and Defour out of the squad yet included Fellaini for....reasons. Yes, they have a formidable team on paper, with Vertonghan, Kompany, Alderweireld and Vermalen at the back, Dembele and De Bruyne in midfield and Hazard, Lukaku and Mertens up front.
But they always seem to play well below themselves and seem like a group of individuals rather than a cohesive team. They should get out of the group, but I think they'll come up short against the better teams later in the tournament.
As for Panama, they are making their tournament debut. Will they offer up much resistance in this one? They have a lot of experienced players, a third of their squad is 30 or over. But this might be a step too far for them. A draw would be lovely.
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But they always seem to play well below themselves and seem like a group of individuals rather than a cohesive team. They should get out of the group, but I think they'll come up short against the better teams later in the tournament.
As for Panama, they are making their tournament debut. Will they offer up much resistance in this one? They have a lot of experienced players, a third of their squad is 30 or over. But this might be a step too far for them. A draw would be lovely.
All match chat in here.