Football. ua presents the announcement of the FIFA World Cup match between Belgium and Panama.
Group E, 1st round, June 18, 15:00, Samara, Samara Arena.
Broadcasting the match on Inter.
Belgium and Panama meet in full at the World Cup 2018. Panama and does hold their debut match at the mundials, because before that never made their way to this tournament. In the country today is a national holiday and a day off, about the debut of the team at the World Cup.
Panama in the selection started with the third round, where she took second place in the group with Costa Rica, Haiti and Jamaica. In the fifth round, the Panamanians scored only three wins in 10 matches, but still took the third position, allowing for a direct pass to the World Cup.
The European team is approaching this match with problems in the center of defense. Thomas Vermaelen and Vincent Company - two incredibly strong and incredibly traumatic defenders approach the championship with injuries, and the media even reported a possible replacement of one of them. In addition, he may miss the match due to injury and Misha Batshuyi.
The Panama team also has losses. Roman Torres may not play in the match due to damage. He had a hamstring injury, which he seemed to have healed, but would the coaches risk? In addition, winger Alberto Quintero, who broke his leg before the mundialeum, will not help his team.
Approximate compositions:.
Belgium: Courtois - Alderweidereld, Boyat, Vertonghen - Meunier, de Breigne, Dembele, Carrasco - Mertens, Lukaku, Azar Panama: Penedo Murillo, Torres, Escobar, Davis - Godoy - Rodriguez, Cooper, Gomez, Barsenas Torres Interesting facts:.
- Panama scored 9 goals in 10 matches of the fifth qualifying round - two less than one Romel Lukaku in the European selection.
- The last 8 goals of the Belgian national team at the world championships were scored after the 70th minute of the meeting.
- Belgium - one of the 4 teams who have not lost in the European qualification (England, Spain, Germany).
- Gabriel and Roman Torresa became the best scorers in Panama in the selection for the World Cup, scoring just two goals.
- Panama - the fifth most senior team of the World Cup 2018.
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