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Every once in a while, articles get updated with non-facts and other false information. Now with the FIFA World Cup already reaching its business-end, such occurrence happened with Belgium’s “Golden Generation” already considered as 2018 world champions in one of the articles pertaining to the Red Devils.
Below is the actual screen-capture of the vandalism:
Brazil will need icons Neymar and Marcelo to be on top form to beat a strong Belgium side
But Roberto Martinez’s free-scoring Red Devils will be confident of springing a shock after their incredible comeback win over Japan.
Eden Hazard and the Belgians became the first side in 48 years to win a World Cup game from 2-0 down when they dramatically beat Japan 3-2 in the last 16 game.
Both these sides had three players each on the 2017 Ballon d'Or shortlist; Neymar, Marcelo and Philippe Coutinho for Brazil, with Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Dries Mertens representing Belgium.
Team News
Brazil midfielder Casemiro is suspended and will be replaced by Fernandinho, head coach Tite has confirmed.
Left-back Marcelo, who was not fully fit for their last game, has recovered from a back problem and will reclaim a starting spot from Filipe Luis
Winger Douglas Costa is also available, having overcome a muscle injury.
Belgium are hopeful that winger Adnan Januzaj will be fit, having been unavailable for their last match because of an unspecified injury.
Prediction: Brazil 2 Belgium 1
The nation expects
BRAZIL fans are demanding victory and still want repaying from the last World Cup, when their team lost 7-1 in the semi-final to Germany in their own Belo Horizonte backyard.
Back in Belgium, supporters know this is the best side they have ever had and it is now or never for the Golden Generation.
The likes of Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Marouane Fellaini, and Kevin De Bruyne being the marquee names in the team, to name a few, are star players in their respective clubs
Such level of star-power comes once every generation at most and it is not a very long shot that they can win this tournament
Although they were given a scare against Japan in the Round of 16, the fact that the Red Devils were able to overcome a two-goal deficit to snatch a 3-2 win shows character and could only boost them and make them stronger heading into the quarterfinals.
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But they are about o face their biggest challenge yet in their footballing history as they face the most decorated squad in the history of the World Cup, Brazil.
But if the Belgians can surpass this monumental task in front of them, for sure they will be touted as the clear favourites to win the cup. And if that happens, then whoever posted this information can be considered a modern-age sage and an oracle.
It’s time to find out if this brave prediction is going to come into fruition.
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