Live Football | Iceland v Belgium Live
Belgium will play their first-ever UEFA Nations League match on Tuesday, when the Red Devils visit Iceland in Group 2.
The hosts have already featured once in the tournament, taking a 6-0 beating at the hands of Switzerland. As shared by WhoScored.com, it was an ugly affair:
Per Oddschecker, Belgium will start the match as huge 4-11 favourites, while Iceland carry odds of 8-1. A draw comes in at 7-2.
Sky Sports and ESPN will provide coverage of the match through the Sky Go Extra app and ESPN+. Kick-off will be at 7:45 p.m. BST.
Iceland conceded six goals away to Switzerland in their last outing, while Belgium warmed up with a 4-0 demolition of Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow. On paper, Tuesday’s Nations League outing has “beatdown” written all over it, as the two sides are in decidedly different form.
Belgium finished third in the FIFA World Cup and were one or two lucky bounces away from a spot in the final after narrowly losing to eventual champions France.
The Red Devils’ squad has only become stronger since, with manager Roberto Martinez calling up several new names for the friendly against Scotland. But the goals came from usual suspects Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Michy Batshuayi, who bagged a brace:

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