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The Belgian, however, will sweat the fitness of star pair Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne for their heavyweight struggle and coach Roberto Martinez said before the match that they were 50-50 to make it to the field. “We all know that we are fighting against time and we will wait until the last minute to make a decision,” Martinez said.
“You are looking at statistically the two best teams in this competition,” said Belgian coach Roberto Martinez, whose team beat Portugal in the final round.
“We had to face Portugal and now Italy and I think it’s a shame for both the national teams that we face each other at this level.”
Italy coach Roberto Mancini said he is looking forward to facing Belgium and hopes they can be at full force.
“Belgium are a fantastic team. They have been at the top of the FIFA world rankings for three years. We are doing well and I think it would be nice for a neutral audience to see them in full force.
“So we hope everyone can be fit and firing. Of course that will cause us more trouble but that’s the good thing about football.
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