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Belgium Football Formation

Creation DateDecember 16, 2022

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Batshuayi · E. Hazard © · De Bruyne · T. Hazard · Onana · Witsel · Meunier · Castagne · Alderweireld · Vertonghen · Courtois

Belgium Vs Morocco - World Cup Group F Game N3 (27/11/2022)

GK COURTOIS
CB ALDERWEIRELD
CB VERTONGHEN
CB/LB CASTAGNE
RB/RWB MEUNIER
LDMF WITSEL
RDMF/CMF ONANA
LWB/LMF T. HAZARD
AMF DE BRUYNE
AMF E. HAZARD
CF BATSHUAYI

Substitutions: Mertens for Eden Hazard (59 mn), Tielemans for Onana (59 mn), De Ketelaere for Thorgan Hazard (74 mn), Trossard for Batshuayi (74 mn) and Lukaku for Meunier (81 mn)
Notes: Though the played 3-6-1/3-4-2-1, it also seemed that Belgium morphed their original formation into a 4-2-3-1 approach with Meunier as RB, Alderweireld and Vertonghen (CBs), Castagne (LB), Onana (CMF/DMF), Witsel (DMF), Thorgan Hazard (LMF) De Bruyne and Eden Hazard (AMFs) and Batshuayi as CF
Lukaku played as CF, relocating Trossard as LMF, De Bruyne as left CMF, Witsel as SWP/CB, Vertonghen as left CB, Castagne as RWB and De Ketelaere as right AMF
Lukaku' shirt name was "R. Lukaku"

Captained by: Eden Hazard | Kevin De Bruyne
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Thorgan Hazard
Long Free Kick: Thorgan Hazard/Kevin De Bruyne/Axel Witsel/Jan Vertonghen/Dries Mertens
Free Kick 2: Thorgan Hazard
Left Corner: Thorgan Hazard
Right Corner: Thorgan Hazard/Kevin De Bruyne/Dries Mertens
Penalty: -
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Amadou Onana

Team Strategy

*Formation A/B - 4-2-3-1: Meunier (RB), Alderweireld (CB), Vertonghen (CB), Castagne (LB), Onana (CMF/DMF), Witsel (DMF), De Bruyne (AMF), Eden Hazard (AMF), Thorgan Hazard (LMF) and Batshuayi (CF)
*Left Side Attack
*Ball Possession DEF
*Change Sides: Witsel/Onana | De Bruyne/Eden Hazard | Mertens/Kevin De Bruyne | Witsel/Tielemans | De Bruyne/Tielemans
*Right Side Attack
*Pressure
*Counter Attack
*All Out Attack - After Morocco set the 0-1