The generational shift in the Belgium national team is proving to be extremely challenging. At Euro 2024, the “Red Devils” only managed to make it to the playoffs from second place. Belgium started the tournament with a surprising defeat to Slovakia but then defeated Romania and drew 0-0 with Ukraine. In this unique group, all teams ended up with 4 points. However, in the playoffs, Belgium was decisively defeated by France 0-1 in the round of 16.
It’s clear that the atmosphere within the Belgium squad is not at its best. This is evident from the fact that head coach Domenico Tedesco has had a falling out with Thibaut Courtois and did not call up Romelu Lukaku for the upcoming matches.
In the previous Nations League campaign, Belgium lost twice to the Netherlands but finished second in the group, ahead of Poland and Wales.
Israel is the clear underdog in their Nations League group, where, in addition to Belgium, they will also play against France and Italy. The Israel national team had a chance to qualify for their first-ever European Championship but was heavily defeated by Iceland 1-4 in the first round of the playoffs. However, this does not change the fact that the country currently has the strongest generation of footballers in its history.
In the previous Nations League campaign, Israel significantly benefited from Russia’s disqualification. As a result, they only played against Iceland and Albania in their group, where they accumulated 8 points and finished in first place.
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