Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between France and Belgium. The match scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
What They're Saying
France head coach Didier Deschamps (via Goal): "[Belgium's] second place in the FIFA rankings is not accidental. They are a team with a lot of individual qualities, especially with offensive players like [Eden] Hazard, [Christian] Benteke, [Kevin] De Bruyne, [Dries] Mertens and [Romelu] Lukaku. All their players have developed well at big clubs. They belong to the best teams in Europe and the world. The only thing they lack is perhaps some experience. The difference between Belgium and us is simple: seven places in the world. They reached the quarterfinals at the World Cup and after that defeat against Argentina, have not lost since."
Belgium head coach Marc Wilmots (via Nieuwsblad): "The difference between number two and number nine is not really big."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Hazard enjoyed great success with Chelsea en route to a Premier League title. In 45 appearances across all competitions, the 24-year-old finished with 19 goals, 11 assists and an average of 5.2 take-ons.
France's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Lloris; Tremoulinas, Sakho, Varane, Sagna; Matuidi, Cabaye, Sissoko; Griezmann, Giroud, Valbuena
Belgium's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Courtois; Vertonghen, Lombaerts, Denayer, Alderweireld; Witsel, Nainggolan, Fellaini; Hazard, Benteke, De Bruyne
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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