Day: June 27, 2018

This game would be one of the most exciting as it is one of the most anticipated matches of this competition.

England and Belgium have already qualified, but we expect them to both still field a strong team as they attempt to top the group at the expense of the other team.

This English team is arguably the first time an English team has not been overrated or overhyped before a major competition. Gareth Southgate has built a cohesive team and they are as exciting as they are productive on the field of play.

England started their campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tunisia, however, in their second game against Panama they were so devastating it looked as if they would end the game with double figures. They were 5-0 at the break and eventually won 6-1 to top the group ahead of Belgium.

Belgium are also a talent-filled attacking team. They started by beating Panam 3-0 in their first match before rolling over Tunisia 5-2 in their next game. This would be the first time they would face genuine oppositions in this competition and we expect them to put up a good fight.

Romelu Lukaku has hit four goals in this competition already and he would be looking to add to that figure when this game has ended.

The Senegalese are the only remaining African team after Nigeria got eliminated at the hands of Argentina, so they are carrying the hopes of millions of Africans as they head into this match.

They started their campaign on a bright note after beating group favourites Poland 2-1, they would have qualified easily with a win their second game, but they let themselves down by allowing the Japanese to come back and score them each time they went ahead to end the game 2-2. They now have their work cut out as they try to reach the next round, however, a draw is all they need to progress.

Colombia were expected to still perform their heroics of Brazil 2014 in this competition, but their group stage games started on a poor note. They lost 2-1 to Japan in their opening game, thanks in part to them going a man and a goal down in the first five minutes. They battled hard and almost got a draw in that game before the Koreans took advantage of being a man up to win 2-1.

They turned on the style in their next game to beat Poland 3-0, they need to win this game to stand any chance of making it to the next round where they would face England or Belgium.

Poland were considered favourites alongside Colombia as teams who should qualify from this group after they qualified for the World Cup without much stress, however, the Poles head into this game already eliminated after suffering two losses in as many games.

Japan were not given much of a chance in the pre-tournament predictions, but they started on a bright note when they beat ten-man favourites Colombia 2-1 in their first game. They followed out up with a resilient 2-2 draw against Senegal after going a goal down each time. They need just one point from this game to qualify, they should get it.

Poland started their campaign with a shock 2-1 loss to Senegal and that seemed to have affected their confidence as they went on to lose their very next game 3-0 against Colombia. Their biggest problem seems to be their defence that cannot seem to stop their opposing strikers from scoring.

Robert Lewandoski has also not received enough support upfront making him isolated up front for most of their last two games. it would be a surprise if they are not beaten in this match again.