Press reports revealed a crisis in the dressing room of the third-placed Belgian national team in the 2018 World Cup, caused by the loss of the Moroccan national team during the second round of the World Cup group stage, whose heroes were captain Eden Hazard with Kevin De Bruyne and Jan Vertonghen.
The Belgian national team is not experiencing its best time now, as it ranks third in its group with 3 points following a lackluster victory over Canada and a loss from Morocco, behind Croatia and the “Atlas Lions”, who have 4 points.
Tension has escalated in the ranks of the “Red Devils” since De Bruyne’s statement following the victory over Canada, saying: “We may not defend well because of the advanced ages of our defenders.” Vertonghen responded to him following the 2-0 defeat by Morocco: “I don’t think we created any chances, and I think we attacked badly.” Because we are also old in the front line.
According to the “RTL Sport” network, a quarrel broke out between the talking duo and team captain Hazard, and striker Romelu Lukaku was forced to separate them and calm things down.
This is not the first time that differences between players have dominated the atmosphere of the Belgian national team camp. For example, Courtois and De Bruyne have not spoken to each other for years due to personal differences, and Batshuayi and Lukaku are not close friends, and Hazard and Trossard do not talk to each other.
The Belgian national team will face its Croatian counterpart in a fateful match on Thursday evening.
