One day before Belgium-Croatia, Villa Sporza was largely dominated by that all-determining match for the Red Devils. Karl Vannieuwkerke looked ahead with Heleen Jaques, Gilles Mbiye-Beya, Dennis van Wijk and Bob Peeters. Watch the best clips from the broadcast here.
De Croaat in Dario Gjergja
MNM presenter Dorianne Aussems went to Dario Gjergja to gauge his feelings about Croatia-Belgium. Gjergja has been a basketball coach in Belgium for more than 10 years, at Ostend and in recent years also the national team. He talks about what distinguishes Croats, and by extension players from the Balkans, from other nations. But who will he support later?
Martinez unknowingly admits his own mistake
Dennis van Wijk had noticed something about the interview Ruben Van Gucht had with Roberto Martinez. The national coach underlined the great loss of Amadou Onana, who is suspended.
“It is that the boy is now suddenly called indispensable, while he was just sitting on the bench during the first match. While you could see every week at Everton how Onana closes holes, upholsters the midfield,… The same is actually true for Trossard, also a man in form.”
The World Cup balls in the socket
Striking image: the balls that enter the field, also receive a warm-up themselves. Because they now contain an electric chip, they must be properly charged in advance. The chip could also prove that Cristiano Ronaldo had not scored against Uruguay.
Field stormer provides acrobatics
In the same match between Portugal and Uruguay, we also saw a first field attacker and apparently security has had a much more difficult time in recent days, because a supporter also entered the field in France-Tunisia. He entertained the audience (but not the TV fans, because everything was kept out of the picture) with some spectacular gymnastics.
Wouter De Smet in the footsteps of the Red Devils: “We are on our own”
Panel puts together its ideal player
To conclude, Karl Vannieuwkerke gauges the ideal player in the eyes of the guests at his table. Not 1 name, but a combination of names on some (changing, as it turns out) parameters.
Karl’s moment: Szczesny’s heroic role
Karl Vannieuwkerke determined that the Poles can burn a big candle for their goalkeeper, who, among other things, stops a penalty from Lionel Messi. “Because of Wojciech Szczesny they are in the 1/8th finals.”
