The world’s top-ranked team are packed with attacking flair but Roberto Martínez must protect an ageing defence
This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2020 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.
Ten wins out of 10. Forty goals scored, three conceded. Qualification for the Euros was a pretty easy ride for Belgium, in a group with Russia and Scotland as the main opponents. Tactics haven’t changed much over the past few years. It’s easy to predict Belgium’s lineup when everybody is fit. In the 26-man squad, there are barely any newcomers.
