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UEFA Nations League Belgium vs Denmark

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs Denmark 14:45 ET Belgium are sitting atop with 12 points in the group standings following a 2-0 win over England despite being on the back foot for large periods of the match. Roberto Martinez’s team just need a draw to ensure a spot in the Final. On the other hand, Denmark are closely behind Belgium in group standings with 10 points from five games so far. They come into this fixture on the back of a hard fought 2-1 win over Iceland. The win pushed them past England in the table. The two sides locked horns earlier in the first matchday of the Nations League 2020-21 and Belgium took the spoils with a 2-0 win. The upcoming fixture will be the 15th meeting between the two sides, the Danes have a slight edge in the head-to-head record with six wins, while Belgium managed five. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs England

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs England 14:45 ET Gareth Southgate's side head into the game after a comfortable 3-0 win against the Republic of Ireland in Thursday's friendly and face a huge examination of their progress with an away trip to Leuven. But England will still bare some of the scars from their 1-0 Nations League defeat to Denmark in October. Harry Maguire and Reece James will be suspended after both were sent off at Wembley and England will be aiming to reclaim top spot in Group A2, live on Sky Sports from 7pm. Belgium are the current group leaders and also lead the FIFA world rankings with England in fourth. They battled from a goal down to beat a strong Switzerland 2-1 in their friendly on Wednesday with Crystal Palace striker Michy Batshuayi scoring both goals. However, it was a much-changed side from Roberto Martinez and his star names will be back for Sunday's crunch game. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League England vs Belgium

UEFA Nations League England vs Belgium 12:00 ET England are back in action on the football pitch on Sunday night, as they take on Belgium in their second Nations League campaign. And it could be quite the challenge for the team, given Belgium are currently topping the Nations League A2 – although England are also showing good form, coming to the match fresh from their 3-0 victory against Wales in a friendly on Thursday night. The last time the two sides met was in the 2018 World Cup third place play-off, which ended in victory for the Belgian side. As with other current fixtures, the game will be played behind closed doors – but that doesn’t mean you need to miss out. LIVE STREAM

International Friendly Belgium vs Ivory Coast

International Friendly Belgium vs Ivory Coast 14:45 ET Belgium were initially scheduled to play New Zealand on Thursday evening, but the friendly was called off due to coronavirus travel restrictions and a new opponent has been found. This is the first of three games in six days for Roberto Martinez's side and the other two - the aforementioned clashes with England and Iceland - will take priority. Ivory Coast are the first non-European side Martinez's men have faced since their run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, so this will present a different type of test. The Elephants are in action for the first time in 11 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with their most recent match seeing them lose 2-1 away to Ethiopia. They beat Niger 1-0 in their game before that - Franck Kessie scoring the only goal - and they are third in their qualifying group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Indeed, the defeat to Ethiopia ended a three match winning run for Ivory Coast, who appointe...

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs Iceland

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs Iceland Belgium have won all 11 of their previous meetings with Iceland, most recently beating them 3-0 away and 2-0 at home in the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League. Iceland have not scored in their last eight competitive games against Belgium, since they lost 5-2 at home against the Red Devils in a World Cup qualifier in 1957. What the coaches say Roberto Martínez, Belgium coach: "It was a difficult start to the game for us [in Saturday's 2-0 win in Denmark], but my team’s reaction in the second half was very good. With Iceland, I expect a similar performance [to Saturday against England]; I was surprised by the organisation and defensive timing of their set-up. They defend very well and we will have to break this organisation to make a difference." Erik Hamrén, Iceland coach: "It's No1 in the world against No39, so everyone expects a Belgian victory. That was also the case in the previous edition of the Nations League two ye...