At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 27, in an international football friendly match, the world's No. 1 Belgium team played 2-2 Ireland away, and the last two matches were drawn consecutively. Former Chelsea striker Batshuayi curled a shot into the net, Vanakon crossed and Brown equalised for Ireland in the 85th minute.
Belgium have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar as no. 1 in the qualifying group, a match in which the European Red Devils are going to train for the World Cup, and manager Martinez has given a number of substitutes and marginal players opportunities in order to examine these players, De Carterell, Batshuayi and Vanakon to form a trident.
Just 12 minutes into the opening, Belgium took the lead away from home, Vanakon split the side, Batshuayi cut inside the box on the left and shot right-footed into the far corner, the ball slipped into the net, 0-1! Batshuayi scored 23 goals for Belgium's 40th appearance, and the 28-year-old batshuayi played for Chelsea and currently plays for Super League giants Besiktas, scoring 12 goals this season.
Ireland, who played at home, once equalised with Ogberni's goal, 1-1! But in the 58th minute, Hazard Jr. crossed from a corner and Vanakon grabbed the nodding mallet to make it 1-2! Vanaken scored the fourth goal of his national team career, and the world number 1 Belgian team still showed great strength despite a second-tier squad.
In the 85th minute, Brown scored a stunning goal and Belgium failed to win a 2-2 away draw with world-ranked Ireland, 49th. However, manager Martinez completed the inspection of some of the players, which played a role in establishing his big list for this year's World Cup.
In the 2018 World Cup, Belgium defeated England 2-0 to get the third place, this year's World Cup Belgium "golden generation" will be the last impact of the Hercules Cup, 30-year-old De Bruyne, 28-year-old Lukaku, 28-year-old Carrasco, 31-year-old Hazard, 29-year-old Courtois, 24-year-old Tillemance, 26-year-old Denier and other people will be the main backbone of the team, now it is up to the European Red Devils to bring surprises.