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Belgium v Slovakia team news: De Cuyper a sub

17 June 2024 247 comments
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Matchday 1 of Euro 2024 Fantasy continues in Frankfurt, as Belgium start their campaign against Slovakia.

Romelu Lukaku was the top goalscorer in qualifying and he is unsurprisingly part of head coach Domenico Tedesco’s starting XI.

Wout Faes, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku also feature for the Red Devils, but Maxim De Cuyper has to settle for a place on the bench.

Instead, Yannick Carrasco starts at left-back, with Koen Casteels preferred to Matz Sels in goal, as expected.

As for Slovakia, the 2%-owned Adam Obert is their most-selected player, but he’s only named among the substitutes.

Martin Dubravka, Milan Skriniar and David Hancko are some of the familiar faces in action, however.

Kick-off is at 17:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Belgium XI (4-2-3-1): Casteels; Castagne, Faes, Debast, Carrasco; Mangala, Onana; Doku, De Bruyne, Trossard; Lukaku

Subs: Sels, Kaminski, Vertonghen, Witsel, Theate, De Cuyper, Vranckx, Tielemans, Vermeeren, Bakayoko, De Ketelaere, Lukebakio, Openda

Slovakia XI (4-3-3): Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Lobotka, Kucka, Duda; Schranz, Haraslin, Bozenik

Subs: Ravas, Rodak, Obert, Gyomber, De Marco, Kosa, Benes, Rigo, Suslov, Bero, Hrosovsky, Tupta, Duris, Sauer, Strelec

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  1. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wow Lukaku… he is truly horrendous

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    1. azz007
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      We all know this yet captain him

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  2. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ludonkey

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    lukaku not helping out chelsea trying to sell him

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Apparently he scored 17 goals in his last 11 belgium games.
      Perhaps opponents were Liechtenstein Andorra and san marino

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        4 of them were against Azerbaijan

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  4. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Form is temporary, being a donkey is permanent

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    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      LOL

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  5. Dragon Arcana
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Used limitless and rage sold all my Belgium

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They'll all come back in ur md3. Unless u wc in 3

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      1. Dragon Arcana
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yes wc

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  6. Sierra Hotel
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    10 minutes into the competition, I've captained Wirz, and I'm a fantasy god in my kid's school's league.
    One. Assist. Since. Several haven't even played.
    This is fine.

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same here..i haven't even got any assist or cs!! Next best foden bcoz of some ball recoveries!

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  7. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Doku.such a great dribbler.. but thats all he does

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    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not sure he’s even good at that

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  8. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I know Belgium are losing, but they are much more fun to watch that England

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    faes really isnt playing well.

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    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I can eat my dinner in the time it takes him to get a ball under control.

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      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Lukaku could eat 3 dinners in that time.

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    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You never saw him play for Leicester?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        not from the season just gone, is this his usual level?

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        1. Dubem_FC
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yes.

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  10. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What are the plans for chips guys? Is it a good idea to play LL in MD2 and try to save WC for KO?

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  11. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Donkey scores!!

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  12. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Lukaku

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  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    lukaku g

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  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    onana a

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  15. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Offside

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  16. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Offside… haha

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  17. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Oh god. Lukaku

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  18. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Never offside! (Not watching)

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Was already going in before he kicked it too, very funny

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  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    pain. trossard gets to go central though with bakayoko on

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  20. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is there anyone in this forum who thinks Lukaku is world class?

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    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      no asnwer in 11 min.... the silence speaks for itself haha

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  21. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Gundogan (c) backpass for Fullkrug.
    No assist

    Dimarco (c) assist for Barella.
    No assist

    Lukaku (c) scores from 3 yards out.
    Offside

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kaku has missed SOO many chances that it’s hilarious now

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      This reminds me why I needed rest from fpl. Team is good, luck not.

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  22. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Slovakia playing an interesting formation of 811

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  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    lukaku is the euros xG merchant

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  24. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Belgium crowd getting agitated. Throwing bottles now.

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  25. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Serious question. Who would you rather have in your team if you were a manager Darloss or Donkaku?

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  26. Johnjo
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Winner of Englands group could end up playing 3rd from Group E.

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      So eng vs belgium then

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      1. Johnjo
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yes could be, the way this groups going.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      this group looks the weakest so far, England lucked out with the draw again

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      1. Johnjo
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Well it could be 3rd place from D, E or F so numerous possibilities. But wouldn't fancy Belgium despite today's performance.

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  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    people like less added time but just means time wasting like that is rewarded

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  28. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    dubvraka has taught Howe's ways well to his countrymen

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  29. Tazah
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    this type of football is embarrassing to watch... bunch of grown men complaining and crying about every bit of contact

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  30. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Does belgium have no other center forward than Lukaku?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Openda

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