The Belgium national soccer team brings together a number of outstanding players from the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, the German Bundesliga and other top European leagues to form a strong lineup. These include Carrasco, who played for Dalian Yifang in the Chinese Super League (now renamed Dalian Ren Professional Football Club, which has since been disbanded), and Witsel, who played for Tianjin Quanjian. Belgium's starting lineup and substitutes are listed below:
Goalkeeper: 1-Castells; Defenders: 21-Castagne, 4-Faas, 5-Vertonghen; Midfielders: 7-De Bruyne, 8-Tielemans (72 mins, 18-Orel Mangala), 24-Amadou Ouane, 3-Tate (77 mins, 2-De Bastard); Forwards: 22-Dokou (72 mins, 11-Carrasco), 10-Lukaku, 14. Luke Bakio (56 minutes, 9-Trossard).
The substitutes who did not play were 12 Kaminski, 13 Mats Sells, 16 Franks, 17 De Ketelaere, 19 Bakayoko, 20 Oponda, 23 Vermeulen and 25 De Kuyepe.
At 00:15 on June 27, CCTV's two platforms kicked off a 45-minute live preview of two key matches in the final round of Group F. CCTV5 will broadcast live Portugal's national soccer team against Georgia's national soccer team, while CCTV5+ will be responsible for broadcasting live the Czech Republic's national soccer team's match against Turkey's national soccer team.
The Portugal national soccer team is led by superstar Crowe and has many other stars playing for AC Milan, Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United and many other giants in the team. They have won two consecutive matches since the start of the tournament, and with six points they have secured the top spot in the group ahead of schedule, advancing to the Round of 16 knockout stage. The Turkish national soccer team is in second place with three points, while the Czech Republic and Georgia both have one point, and all three teams still retain the possibility of qualifying.
Portugal's national soccer team, which thrashed Turkey 3-0 in the last round, started with the following lineup: 22 Diogo Costa, 20 Cancelo (69 mins, 2 Semedo), 3 Pepe (83 mins, 24 Antonio Silva), 4 Ruben Dias, 19 Nuno Mendes, 6 Palinha (46 mins, 8 Ruben Neves), 23 Viti Nia (88 mins, 15-João Neves), 8-B Faye, 10-B Silva, 7-Cairo, 17-Leo (46 mins, 25-Pedro Neto).
