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Belgium head coach Marc Wilmots and defender Jan Vertonghen spoke to the media on Saturday (15th November), ahead of his team's European Championship Group B qualifier against Wales.

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Group B favourites Belgium face current leaders Wales on Sunday in a Euro 2016 qualifier.

Having played a game more than both Belgium and Israel, Wales top the group with seven points, and Belgian coach, Marc Wilmots, made clear that his team will not underestimate Chris Coleman's players.

SOUNDBITE: (French) Marc Wilmots, Belgium head coach:

"It is going to be played until the last minute. There might be some surprises and the Wales team is a nice surprise. They are a team that I respect a lot, which has individuals that have grown during the last 2 years as a collective. It is a team based in the English league and they are really hard to beat. I think they also have a system of scouting the opposition, that is why, tactically, we will need a lot of intelligence."

While Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen drew parallels between the Wales squad and the recent emergence of the current Belgium team...

SOUNDBITE: (English) Jan Vertonghen, Belgium defender:

"Yes, Wales is top of the group and I think they deserve to be there. I think Wales is in the position that we were in for a couple of years. You only have that position while having a very good team and it is a nice position because no one expects big things from you but you are able to do it - and I expect Wales to have a very strong team in the next couple of years."