Forward and formation:
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If there is one area where Belgium are blessed with plenty of options, it us up front. Although they primarily play just a solitary striker up front, they have options should they decide to change things around. Although Divock Origi and Michy Batshuayi have been in good form for their respective clubs and have the experienced Christian Benteke to call on as well, it will be Romelu Lukaku, who looks set to lead the line for Belgium.
The Evertonian striker's future at the club may not be secure but he is first-choice for his country and even if Wilmots goes for a two-man attack, he will be the central point of attack.
Belgium will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Witsel sitting deep and Nainggolan going forward and at times making it a 4-1-4-1 formation. While Mertens is likely to start ahead of Carrasco, things could be completely different if Wilmots decides to go with a two-man attack, in which case, only Hazard and De Bruyne will feature with Lukaku and Benteke or Origi up front.
