The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Sunday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Belarus and Slovakia. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the New Borisov Arena in Borisov and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
Slovakia head caoch Jan Kozak had this to offer following Slovakia's shock 2-1 victory over Spain on Thursday (via UEFA): "I am thrilled. We put in a fantastic performance in front of a full stadium. I hope we pleased our fans. This win is very precious. Spain have not lost a qualifier in eight years. Our players put in a very brave performance. We fought very hard and gave our best, especially at the back. All the boys made a fantastic effort and played until the final whistle."
"People will say Spain underestimated us," he added. "But that is not true. We made Spain put maximum effort into the game. They gave us some hard times. [Matúš] Kozáčik in goal showed his class late in the first half and several times in the second. We had players suffering from cramps, but they battled through the pain and made the whole country happy."
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Player to Watch: Slovakia's Martin Skrtel put on a memorable performance in defense on Thursday. The 29-year-old is averaging 10.8 clearances per match for Liverpool this season.
Belarus' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gutor, Dragun, Martynovich, Shitov, Veretilo, Krivets, Kislyak, Balanovich, Olekhnovich, Filipenko, Kalachev
Slovakia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Kozáčik, Pekarík, Škrtel, Ďurica, Gyömber, Weiss, Hubočan, Hamšík, Kucka, Mak, Pečovský
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