Belgium team in cheerful spirits as they train for semi-final

Record ID: 1137313

  • Title: Belgium team in cheerful spirits as they train for semi-final
  • Date: 9th July 2018
  • Summary: DEDOVSK, MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA (JULY 9, 2018) (REUTERS) BELGIUM PLAYERS INCLUDING FORWARDS ROMELU LUKAKU, EDEN HAZARD, MIDFIELDERS MAROUANE FELLAINI, AND DEFENDERS THOMAS MEUNIER AND DEDRYCK BOYATA RUNNING ON PITCH LUKAKU AND DE BRUYNE DOING DRILLS DEFENDER VINCENT KOMPANY AND MIDFIELDER YOURI TIELEMANS DOING DRILLS CAPTAIN AND FORWARD HAZARD, MIDFIELDER YANNICK CARRASCO AND FORWARD MICHY BATSHUAYI ON FIELD PLAYERS RUNNING BELGIUM TEAM COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ WATCHING PLAYERS TRAINING LUKAKU AND BATSHUAYI PRACTISING HEAD DRIBBLING DE BRUYNE BALANCING ON BALL HAZARD BALANCING BALL ON HIS BACK, KOMPANY RUNNING VARIOUS OF BELGIUM ASSISTANT COACH THIERRY HENRY WATCHING TRAINING DE BRUYNE, FORWARD THORGAN HAZARD AND LUKAKU STRETCHING KOMPANY RUNNING TOWARDS HUDDLED PLAYERS, PLAYERS LAUGHING VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TRAINING VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS CATCHING BALLS MARTINEZ WATCHING COURTOIS CATCHING BALLS PLAYERS HUDDLED AROUND MARTINEZ HENRY JOKING WITH LUKAKU TEAM HUDDLING, CHEERING THEN DISPERSING BELGIAN FLAG AT TRAINING GROUND
  • Embargoed: 23rd July 2018 12:15
  • Keywords: FIFA World Cup Belgium training Roberto Martinez Kevin De Bruyne Romelu Lukaku Eden Hazard
  • Location: DEDOVSK, MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA
  • City: DEDOVSK, MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Sport,World Cup
  • Reuters ID: LVA0018O0ZFB3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Belgium trained at their base camp near Moscow on Monday before heading to St Petersburg for their semi-final against France.
    Their 2-1 victory over Brazil in the quarter-finals followed a rousing come-from-behind win over the Japanese, where Belgium found themselves two goals behind with 30 minutes to play but won 3-2 in the round of 16.
    Belgium are counting on stars like forwards Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to counter the side of Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann.
    France has acknowledged that the Belgian team has an advantage having former French striker Thierry Henry, who won the World Cup in 1998, as assistant coach to Roberto Martinez.
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