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At the Estadio de La Cartuja on Sunday, two teams filled with a multitude of stars will take to the pitch and decide a worthy competitor in the quarterfinals of the competition.
Belgium have had a smooth sailing so far, topping Group B with nine points from nine whilst Portugal overcame the ‘group of death’ to give themselves a good chance of defending the crown.
Cristiano Ronaldo faces Romelu Lukaku, Bernardo Silva faces Manchester City teammate Kevin de Bruyne. The match has all the makings of a real cracker.
Game set to go into extra time
The two teams ooze quality in all positions on the pitch and will likely cancel each other out for most parts of the game.
The first extra time in the competition is expected to happen in this encounter with a possibility of penalties to decide the victor.
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to lead the charge for the Seleccao as he has done in the last three games. For Belgium, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne are expected to work some magic.
The odds
Belgium are favorites to advance to the next stage, with their odds priced at 2.44 by Betway. Portugal, in comparison, have their odds pinned at 3.04. A draw has been priced at 3.11.
Team news
Belgium predicted XI: Courtois, Vertonghen, Denayer, Alderweireld, Thorgan Hazard, Tielemans, Dendoncker, Meunier, De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku
Portugal predicted XI: Patricio, Guerreiro, Pepe, Dias, Semedo, Danilo, Sanches, Moutinho, Silva, Jota, Ronaldo
Belgium v Portugal head-to-head
2nd June 2018: Belgium 0-0 Portugal (International Friendly)
29th March 2016: Portugal 2-1 Belgium (International Friendly)
2nd June 2007: Belgium 1-2 Portugal (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)
24th March 2007: Portugal 4-0 Belgium (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)
23rd February 2000: Belgium 1-1 Portugal (International Friendly)
Portugal will go into the game with confidence as they have been superior in their last five meetings with Belgium, winning three and drawing two.
Overall, they have won six and lost five in their last 18 games against the Red Devils.
How to follow the tournament in Ghana
Betway is a proud sponsor of the coverage of the Euro 2020 on the Multimedia Group.
Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.
On radio, get live commentary of this match in English (Joy 99.7 FM, Luv 99.5 FM and/or Hitz 103.9 FM) or in Akan (Adom 106.3 FM, Nhyira 104.5 FM, and Asempa 94.7 FM).
You can also get all the above programs (radio and TV) streaming on the media section of this website.
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