Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Belarus, Belgium will look to secure automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup finals when they take on Estonia at King Baudouin Stadium. Chelsea attacker Romelu Lukaku has been ruled out with injury, but Kevin de Bruyne returns to the starting XI after missing the Belarus game. Dries Mertens is back to contention as well. Real Madrid ace Eden Hazard will be yet another man to watch in the home team.
The Estonians, on the other hand, have collected only four points in total from possible 18, and given their shaky defence, we predict that the Red Devils are going to pick up all three points from Friday’s qualifier without any difficulties. When the two teams met in Tallinn earlier in the process Belgium recorded a routine 5-2 win over Estonia, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Estonia):
Former Soviet republic Estonia declared its independence on August 20, 1991 and they have been participating in FIFA and UEFA competitions ever since. The Estonians have yet to make it to the finals of a major tournament, but they often made life difficult for European giants in the qualifiers.
In 2010 Estonia did well to beat Serbia in Belgrade in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, but they eventually failed to qualify for the showpiece tournament. “The Blueshirts” welcome their rivals at Le Coq Arena in Tallinn and the capacity of the stadium is 10.500. Sergei Zenjov, who played for the likes of Blackpool, Karpaty and Torpedo Moscow in the past is one of the most famous Estonian footballers.
Ragnar Klavan is yet another notable footballer who plays for both Estonia national football team and Liverpool. The Estonians play their home games in blue shirts and black shorts, while they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.