Belgium take on the visitors Serbia in a Friendly international match. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 15th at King Baudouin Stadium (Brusel).
Belgium became involuntary hostages of last month's violence. When they were already playing against the Swedes, news broke about the murder of several visiting fans, and the players left the field. The current score, 1-1, was decided to be the final one—no time for additional play, and why bother? Moreover, by that time, the Belgians had already achieved their objectives. In October, they defeated Austria away, the only opponent with whom they had previously drawn. As a result, Domenico Tedesco succeeded in his first task in his new position: qualifying for the Euro. On the one hand, it seemed like a mandatory program; on the other hand, it was essential to remember how poorly the era of his predecessor, Roberto Martinez, ended at the last World Cup, with so many scandals and disputes among the players in Qatar. But, even without the injured Courtois and De Bruyne, there were no problems. And now, they can dedicate the entire window to various experiments, with an eye on the Euro.
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Serbia is not as convincing as in the previous qualifying cycle, but it should be enough. After the failure of the last qualifiers, the "Southern Slavs" called on a former legendary player, Stojković, to take over as the national team coach. With him, they had an excellent last cycle, winning their group in both the World Cup qualifiers (ahead of Portugal) and the Nations League. Even the failure to reach the playoffs in Qatar did not shake "Pixi's" positions. In 2023, his team initially played in line with the favorites but then had a series of failures: dropping points in Bulgaria and losing twice to Hungary. However, they won against Montenegro in the last match, pulling away from them by 5 points. Yes, the neighbor has a game in hand, but it is not excluded that Jovetić and company will not win in the penultimate round, and the battle for a Euro spot will end remotely. If not, Serbia will have to avoid a slip-up at home against Bulgaria—a quite achievable goal.
In 2006, as Serbia and Montenegro, they won in the Euro qualification. But then, three times, also only in qualifying matches, the "Red Devils" were stronger. Domenico Tedesco's wards are definitely not weaker, and they play at home. So, let's bet on their victory.
Prediction for the match: Belgium to win.