France vs Belgium: 3 players to watch out for in the semifinal of World Cup 2018

#2 Kevin de Bruyne

Kevin de Bruyne

Belgium's playmaker took his time to settle in Russia as he was used in a more defensive position that suits him. Martinez's opted to use him as a false 9 which came as a surprise but ended up being a masterstroke to dump Brazil out of the World cup.

Belgium's counter-attacks were driven by him with a choice to pass either to Eden Hazard on the left or to Romelu Lukaku on the right. His bullet shot from outside the box was extremely crucial as it proved to be the winner for Belgium.

Roberto Martinez has to make sure that he doesn't switch to his previous tactics where Kevin De Bruyne was deployed at a deeper position with Axel Witsel.