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Belgium should continue their good form against Estonia

Belgium should continue their good form against Estonia
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Belgium have kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign in emphatic style so far, winning three games out of three in Group H. On Sunday the Red Devils continued their qualification campaign with a home clash against Estonia.

Roberto Martinez’s team warmed-up for this clash by drawing 1-1 with neighbours Netherlands on Wednesday night. It was decent warm-up and Martinez’s side will be expected to keep up their hundred percent record in qualifying on Sunday.

So far in their three group games, Martinez’s side have scored 12 times and kept clean sheets in all their games. They followed up an opening game 3-0 win in Cyprus with a 4-0 home win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. In their last qualifier, they hammered UEFA new boys Kosovo 6-0.

Estonia, by contrast, have won one of their three group games so far, beating hapless Gibraltar 4-0 in their second group game. However, they started the campaign with a 5-0 hammering in Bosnia and last time out suffered a 2-0 defeat in Greece.

It is fair to say their recent record in international football is not great. In fact, the win in the game against Gibraltar was their only victory in their last 11 international outings.

Their record in World Cup qualifying is poor, too, as they have suffered defeat in five of their last seven games, failing to score in four of their last qualifiers. Estonia have never qualified for a major international tournament and that looks unlikely to change this time around.

Belgium will be hot favourites heading into this clash. In the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku the Red Devils have some of the most in-form Premier League stars available for selection.

Roberto Martinez’s team look set to coast through their qualification group. The Belgian fans will be pleased that their team are now producing such comfortable performances, after the Red Devils perceived under performances at Euro 2016.

WC Qualification UEFA Group A
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Serbia 20 8 6 2 0 9
2
Portugal 17 8 5 2 1 11
3
Ireland 9 8 2 3 3 3
4
Luxembourg 9 8 3 0 5 -10
5
Azerbaijan 1 8 0 1 7 -13
WC Qualification UEFA Group B
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Spain 19 8 6 1 1 10
2
Sweden 15 8 5 0 3 6
3
Greece 10 8 2 4 2 0
4
Georgia 7 8 2 1 5 -6
5
Kosovo 5 8 1 2 5 -10
WC Qualification UEFA Group C
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Switzerland 18 8 5 3 0 13
2
Italy 16 8 4 4 0 11
3
N. Ireland 9 8 2 3 3 -1
4
Bulgaria 8 8 2 2 4 -8
5
Lithuania 3 8 1 0 7 -15
WC Qualification UEFA Group D
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
France 18 8 5 3 0 15
2
Ukraine 12 8 2 6 0 3
3
Finland 11 8 3 2 3 0
4
Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 8 1 4 3 -3
5
Kazakhstan 3 8 0 3 5 -15
WC Qualification UEFA Group E
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Belgium 20 8 6 2 0 19
2
Wales 15 8 4 3 1 5
3
Czech Republic 14 8 4 2 2 5
4
Estonia 4 8 1 1 6 -12
5
Belarus 3 8 1 0 7 -17
WC Qualification UEFA Group F
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Denmark 27 10 9 0 1 27
2
Scotland 23 10 7 2 1 10
3
Israel 16 10 5 1 4 2
4
Austria 16 10 5 1 4 2
5
Faroe Islands 4 10 1 1 8 -16
6
Moldova 1 10 0 1 9 -25
WC Qualification UEFA Group G
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Netherlands 23 10 7 2 1 25
2
Türkiye 21 10 6 3 1 11
3
Norway 18 10 5 3 2 7
4
Montenegro 12 10 3 3 4 -1
5
Latvia 9 10 2 3 5 -3
6
Gibraltar 0 10 0 0 10 -39
WC Qualification UEFA Group H
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Croatia 23 10 7 2 1 17
2
Russia 22 10 7 1 2 13
3
Slovakia 14 10 3 5 2 7
4
Slovenia 14 10 4 2 4 1
5
Cyprus 5 10 1 2 7 -17
6
Malta 5 10 1 2 7 -21
WC Qualification UEFA Group I
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
England 26 10 8 2 0 36
2
Poland 20 10 6 2 2 19
3
Albania 18 10 6 0 4 0
4
Hungary 17 10 5 2 3 6
5
Andorra 6 10 2 0 8 -16
6
San Marino 0 10 0 0 10 -45
WC Qualification UEFA Group J
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Germany 27 10 9 0 1 32
2
North Macedonia 18 10 5 3 2 12
3
Romania 17 10 5 2 3 5
4
Armenia 12 10 3 3 4 -11
5
Iceland 9 10 2 3 5 -6
6
Liechtenstein 1 10 0 1 9 -32

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