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Belgium vs Slovakia LIVE: Euro 2024 football score, line-ups and updates

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Belgium vs Slovakia LIVE: Euro 2024 football score, line-ups and updates

Belgium aim to bounce back after Qatar disappointmentpublished at 16:23

Belgium v Slovakia (17:00 BST)

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Belgium lost to Morocco and drew with Croatia as they were eliminated in the group phase of the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Kevin de Bruyne believes Belgium have learned from their disappointing World Cup campaign.

The Red Devils were knocked out in the group stage at the 2022 tournament in Qatar and they enter Euro 2024 under head coach Domenico Tedesco, who was appointed in February 2023 succeeding Roberto Martinez.

Belgium kick off their campaign against Slovakia in Frankfurt and Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne insisted the team are ready to go ahead of their opening game.

He told a press conference: “Qatar is over now, we can’t change things, positively or negatively. It was a disappointment yes, but it was 18 months ago.

“This is a new tournament, a new coach, the team has changed quite a lot.

“We are all here to enjoy a good start to this competition. We can focus on positives or negatives from the past, the team is sharp and ready to start this tournament.”

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