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Belgium aware of Sweden's desperation

2016-06-22 07:53:00 from:SNTV

Belgium looked ahead on Tuesday to their final Euro 2016 group game, knowing that a victory over Sweden will secure them a place in the knockout stages of the tournament.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Jan Vertonghen, Belgium midfielder

"I think that not just for Zlatan (Ibrahimovic) but for Sweden it’s their last chance tomorrow to go through to the group stage. So they will try anything to score. That might be in our advantage as well. Obviously (I have) lots of respect for Zlatan as a player. He started his career in Ajax, obviously in Sweden first but then in Ajax. So there is a certain connection. So lots of respect for him and hopefully it will be his last game tomorrow."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Jan Vertonghen, Belgium midfielder

"I saw most of the (Euro 2016) games. Obviously Spain look very good. I always say England is one of the favourites for me as well. I think they’ve played a good tournament until now but they were a bit unlucky with the finishing. And then you have the other big countries like Germany, obviously Italy. We have to be ready for them. Obviously there is France as home favourites. I see France and England in my opinion as the big favourites."

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