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More than 15,000 football fans crammed into Brussels’ Roi Baudouin stadium to see the Belgium-US match in Brazil on Tuesday evening.
Access to Brussels’ Grand-Place will be severely restricted on Tuesday evening because of the Ommegang, the medieval pageant commemorating the entry of Emperor Charles V into Brussels in 1549.
Most of the 3,000 Red Devils supporters in Brazil have returned to Belgium, reports La Dernière Heure.
Belgium sailed through to the second round of the World Cup on Thursday, after beating South Korea 1-0 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The captain of the Red Devils, Vincent Kompany, will not play in the national team’s next World Cup match against South Korea later today.
Belgium secured a place in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday evening, after beating Russia 1-0.
Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur has announced tightened security in the capital during Belgium’s next World Cup match, following the death of a football supporter in central Brussels on Tuesday evening
In the first Group H match of the World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday evening, Belgium managed to fight back from a 0-1 lead by Algeria at half-time to a 2-1 victory.
One in four Belgians has decided to alter their work schedule to fit around Red Devils matches in the World Cup, but only 22% plan to interrupt their working day to watch a match, according to a s
