Belgium are not considered to be among the favourites to triumph at Euro 2024, with not too many tipping the Red Devils for success this summer, but they are certainly capable of being dark horses.
Domenico Tedesco’s side will enter the European Championship off the back of friendly wins over Montenegro and Luxembourg, scoring five times in the process and conceding zero, while they are unbeaten in all competitions since a 2-0 reverse to Morocco at the 2022 World Cup.
Indeed, De Rode Duivels failed to make it out of the group stage of the World Cup, finishing third in their section behind Morocco and Croatia, while they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.
Belgium’s best performance at a European Championship came in 1980, when they were runners-up, suffering a 2-1 defeat to West Germany in the final of the competition.
Tedesco’s team are the favourites to finish at the top of Group E, and they will face Romania in their second match in the section on June 22 before finishing against Ukraine four days later.
Slovakia will certainly have their eyes on second in Group E, while a strong third-placed finish could also see them advance to the knockout round of Euro 2024.
The Falcons have not been present in the finals of a World Cup since 2010, when they reached the round of 16, but they competed at Euro 2020, being eliminated in the group stage, managing just one win from their three matches.
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Slovakia’s last-16 spot at Euro 2016 represents their best performance in the competition, and they will enter their Euro 2024 opener off the back of two impressive friendly wins, beating both San Marino and Wales 4-0, but there is no question that this will be a step up in quality.
Francesco Calzona’s side have only lost one of their last seven matches in all competitions, while they finished second in their European Championship qualification section behind Portugal, claiming 22 points from 10 games.
Slovakia will be going in search of their first-ever win over Belgium on Monday, with the Red Devils winning one of their previous three matches – the other two being drawn – with the success coming when the two teams last locked horns in an international friendly in February 2013.
