Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
24/03/2023
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Belgium
High-flying Sweden will look to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Belgium in the opening match of their EURO 2024 qualifying campaign. The Swedes have been impressive in friendly games, but they face an uphill task in Friday’s showdown. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back to the Sweden squad aged 41, and seeing that Alexander Isak has overcome his injury as well, we predict that the hosts are going to find the net in their opener.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, aim to make amends for the unsuccessful World Cup campaign. Belgium are eager to give fans something to cheer about, and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Romelu Lukaku has overcome his injury, but a man to watch in the away team will be Man City ace Kevin De Bruyne, who has 97 caps for the Belgium national team.
Highlighted Player (Zlatan Ibrahimovic):
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian descent. Ibra was born in Malmo on 3 October, 1981 and, as a result, he decided to represent Sweden on the international stage. The 195-cm-tall attacker started his senior career at Malmo and in 2011 he moved to Ajax.
Ibrahimovic was producing outstanding performances for the Amsterdammers from 2001 to 2004 and, as a result, he was linked with a move with several European giants. In 2004 he signed a deal with Juventus for a fee of €16 million. Ibra scored 23 goals in 70 league games with the Bianconeri and he won two Serie A trophies with club (both revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal). He played for Inter and Milan in the past as well and he was part of Barcelona between 2009 and 2011.
In 2012 he moved to PSG and it has to be noted that he won for Ligue 1 trophies with les Parisiens. After scoring on his last game for PSG against Nantes, he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016. Ibrahimovic represented Sweden at several major tournaments.
Highlighted Team (Belgium):
Present on the international stage since 1904, Belgium national team have had plenty of ups and downs in the past, finishing as runners up at the 1980 European Championship in Italy. The Red Devils also won the third place on home soil at the 1972 tournament, while they enjoyed some success at the World Cup finals as well.
Belgium qualified for 12 World Cup tournaments, reaching the semi-finals in 1986 and quarter-finals at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. It is the generation that played in Brazil that is believed to be the most talented team since the one featuring Enzo Scifo, Michel Preud’homme and Franky van der Elst.
Playing their home games at King Baudouin Stadium, the Red Devils have impressed at the start of the 21st century, with the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne just some of the world-class players in the squad. Following some impressive results in the Euro 2016 qualifiers and international friendlies, Belgium climbed to number 1 position in the FIFA Rankings in November 2015.
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