Belgium National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

June 14, 2021

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Belgium - Euro 2021 - Lineup. Learn about form of the Belgium team, lineup, stats and much more.

Belgium National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

Everybody knows that the Belgium National Team consists of the golden generation of players. They are more than ready to give their best on the field and to win their first major international trophy they had longed for so long.

At the 2018 World Cup, the Belgium Squad showed their fantastic form on the field and the performance of their highly-skilled, quality players, and managed to finish in third place. This time, at the EURO 2021 they will rush straight to win the title.

What’s good for the Belgium National Team is the fact that they really have talented players who are ready to face all the opponents. Does Belgium have a chance to win the title this year? See all the information about their football manager, possible lineup, their key players, tactics, full squad, etc.

Football Manager of the Belgium National Team

Roberto Martinez, a former Spanish football player and coach, is the football manager of the Belgium National Team. During his playing career, he played as a defensive midfielder. At the beginning of his career with Real Zaragoza, he won the Copa del Rey. Besides Zaragoza, Martinez has also played for Balaguer, Wigan Athletic, Motherwell, Walsall, Swansea City and Chester City.

As a football manager, so far he has managed Swansea City from 2007 until 2009, Wigan Athletic from 2009 until 2013, Everton from 2013 until 2016, to become the official manager of the Belgium National Team in 2016.

At Everton, he has managed to develop a strong relationship with Romelu Lukaku, making him one of Belgium’s most valuable, top-class forwards. In August 2016, he became the head coach of the Belgium National Team. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Roberto Martinez led the Belgium Squad to the third place which is, so far, their best-ever position at this tournament.

Under his management, in September 2018, Belgium came to the first place in FIFA World Rankings, until February 2021.

Belgium Possible Lineup for the European Championship

When it comes to the possible lineup of the Belgium National Team for the upcoming tournament, we can expect to see Courtois on the goal, Alderweireld, Denayer, and Vertonghen on defense, Witsel, Hazard, Tielemans, and Meunier in the midfield. In the front line, we can expect to see the famous forwards: Hazard, De Bruyne, and Lukaku.

The Key Player of the Belgium National Team

Even though it’s a squad full of talented players, perhaps the best one so far is Kevin De Bruyne. At the moment, De Bruyne plays as the midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgium National Team. He’s right-footed but possesses a fantastic shooting technique in his left foot.

Many say that De Bruyne’s crosses are lethal for the opposite teams, since he is considered to be one of the most creative and versatile football players in the world. Kevin De Bruyne has managed to pick up more assists from open play (43), and has managed to complete more through balls (36) which makes him so special and unique in the current football scene.

Other than De Bruyne, in the Belgium National Team we can say that the defender, Toby Alderwiereld will be crucial for his team with his fantastic passing range and great organizational skills in defence.

Robert Lukaku, the current striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium National Team, is also one of the key figures of his team. He’s famous for leading his team to a third-place finish in the 2018 World Cup. He then became the second-highest goalscorer and the winner of the Bronze Boot.

What is also interesting about Lukaku is that, during his debut Inter season he managed to break Ronaldo’s scoring record and helped Inter Milan to win the league title. With the help of de Bruyne, it is more than likely for Belgium to find their way to win the EURO 2020 title this year.

The Full Squad of the Belgium National Team

Goalkeepers: Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Matz Sels (Strasbourg)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin), Timothy Castagne (Leicester), Jason Denayer (Lyon), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund), Thomas Vermaelen (Vissel Kobe), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica)

Midfielders: Eden Hazard (Real Madrid),, Nacer Chadli (İstanbul Başakşehir), Yannick Carrasco (Atlético Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund), Dennis Praet (Leicester), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Dortmund)

Forwards: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), Jeremy Doku (Rennes), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Dries Mertens (Napoli

Tactics & Form of the Belgium National Team for the EURO 2021

The best tactic that Robert Martinez has used so far is definitely the 3-4-2-1 system. Martinez has an abundance of good full-backs and centre-backs. We can expect him to go with a back 3 to maximise his assets.

When it comes to the form of the squad, Belgium has managed to win every single game in their qualifying group of Euro 2020. They scored 40 goals, conceded only 3. They are on fire!