Football Previews
Belgium vs Panama
Competition – FIFA World Cup
Stadium – Fisht Olympic Stadium
Date: 18th June 2018
Kick-off time – 16:00 GMT
This is the time for Belgium’s golden generation to bring glory to their nation, and with many of their players currently heading towards the twilight of their career, they might not get another chance to win the World Cup.
The Belgians come into this competition as heavy favourites to top group G ahead of England and they have both the talent and form to achieve that.
They are unbeaten in almost two years, and Roberto Martinez has lost just one game as their manager.
They come into this World Cup with a record of 14 wins from their last 19 games and they should make it 15 in 20 after 90 minutes here.
Panama are debutants at the World Cup and their dream came true after a shock win over Costa Rica last year.
However, they have neither the talent nor the form that suggests they can finish in any position other than the bottom of the group.
They have no single player playing in Europe’s top leagues, and they come into the World Cup with four losses, one win and two draws from their last seven games.
Their 6-0 battering at the hands of Switzerland a few weeks back suggest they can be ran over, and Belgium are heavy scorers on their day.
Belgium are strong odds-on favourites to come out on top in this tie.
Possible starting lineups:
Belgium
Panama
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Belgium
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Belgium |  |
3-0 |  |
Egypt | 6 Jun, 2018 | International Friendly |
| D | Belgium | |
0-0 |  |
Portugal | 2 Jun, 2018 | International Friendly |
| W | Belgium | |
4-0 |  |
Saudi Arabia | 27 Mar, 2018 | International Friendly |
| W | Belgium | |
1-0 |  |
Japan | 14 Nov, 2017 | International Friendly |
| D | Belgium | |
3-3 |  |
Mexico | 10 Nov, 2017 | International Friendly |
Panama
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Norway |  |
1-0 |  |
Panama | 6 Jun, 2018 | International Friendly |
| D | Panama | |
0-0 |  |
Northern Ireland | 30 May, 2018 | International Friendly |
| W | Trinidad and Tobago |  |
0-1 | |
Panama | 18 Apr, 2018 | International Friendly |
| L | Switzerland |  |
6-0 | |
Panama | 27 Mar, 2018 | International Friendly |
| L | Denmark |  |
1-0 | |
Panama | 22 Mar, 2018 | International Friendly |
H2H
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