BELGIUM TURN ON THE GOALS
The outstanding team of the qualifying campaign, Belgium have recorded six straight victories, are top scorers with 19 goals and have conceded just once. And although Roberto Martinez’s side face a potentially tricky game away to second-placed Russia in November, automatic qualification should have been secured by then.
With the exception of Marouane Fellaini, who announced his international retirement, and the injured Vincent Kompany, Martinez has relied on the same players who reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, and Fellaini’s absence has offered more opportunities for younger talent.
