Lukaku is expected to lead the lines for Belgium as the face Panama today
Hello, good day and welcome our coverage of today’s World Cup games. This afternoon we bring to you updates of the Belgium vs Panama game.
The new ‘Golden Generation’ of Belgium will be kick-starting their campaign against Panama who would be looking to make their mark in their first ever World Cup adventure.
Belgium will be heading into this fixture with some serious momentum after their impressive performances in their UEFA qualifying campaign and warm up friendlies. On the other hand, Panama would be circumspect of this talented Belgium squad and would be flurried to keep things compact at the back especially after their neighbours Los Ticos lost 4-1 to the same Belgian squad just a week ago.
Belguim would be missing the services of their leader Vincent Kompany who has been ruled out for this game and with Barcelona man Thomas Vermaelen who is also catering an injury, the 27-year-old Dedryck Boyata would be making his way into three-man defence alongside the Tottenham duo Toby Alderweild and Jan Vertogen.
For Panama, this debut game at World Cup represents the most significant match in their history. Their first ever opponents at the World Cup consists of a number of skillful attacking players, but Los Canaleros will be adamant to show their best by building on their defensive diligence and tactical regimen, while looking to get forward whenever they find a break.
It is going to be action packed, so follow the link below for all the live updates.
The game kicks of at 3pm GMT.
