Belgium have been the major disappointment of the championship so far. The third from the last WC has not lived up to expectations at all. When asked if Belgium could take gold in this championship, De Bruyne replied "No, we are too old" which speaks volumes for how Belgium looked.

The backline has really looked old and stagnant. The team parts do not fit together and the will is lacking. They were lucky to get the win in the opener against Canada despite Canada pressing the team hard for 90 minutes. There is quality in the Belgians if the game is right, but based on what we have seen so far, it will be very difficult to defeat Croatia.

Croatia tops the group right now after the big win against Canada last round. In the premiere, they shut down the match against Croatia completely. The team then showed no great desire to attack but were content to wait for surfaces. We can probably count on a similar scenario here when you top the group before the last round. Their playable midfield of Brozovic, Modric and Kovacic could be the best midfield in the Championship.

However, Belgium can be a surprise here because today Eden Hazar doesn’t start. This is a good sign and it means that head coach Martinez no longer takes the players’ names into consideration. Belgium might suddenly become very compact.

Let’s back Belgium.

到目前为止，比利时是本届世界杯的主要失望者。上届季军完全没有达到预期的效果。当被问及比利时是否能在本届世界杯夺冠时，德布劳内回答说："不行，我们太老了。"这充分说明了比利时的表现。

后防线确实看起来很老，而且停滞不前。球队的各个部分并不协调，而且缺乏意志力。在对加拿大的首场比赛中，尽管加拿大在90分钟内对球队施以重压，但他们还是幸运地取得了胜利。比利时只喜欢顺风球，如果他们的状态就是我们迄今为止所看到的，要击败克罗地亚将是非常困难的。

在上一轮大胜加拿大后，克罗地亚现在是小组第一。在首轮比赛中，摩洛哥完全限制了克罗地亚的比赛。随后克罗地亚没有表现出很大的进攻欲望，而是满足于等待对手。最后一轮之前是小组第一，我们也许可以指望在本轮克罗地亚采取类似的踢法。他们由布罗佐维奇、莫德里奇和科瓦契奇组成的中场可能是世界杯上最好的中场。

然而，比利时今天可以成为一个冷门，因为今天阿扎尔没有首发。 这是一个好兆头，这意味着主教练马丁内斯不再考虑球员的名气。 比利时可能会突然变得非常和谐。

让我们支持比利时。