ENGLAND scouts will be at the King Baudouin Stadium for this one.
The Three Lions face Roberto Martinez’s men in their third Group G match at the World Cup.
Belgium’s star player Kevin de Bruyne, 26, should be on show.
The Manchester City midfielder has played 59 internationals with 14 goals since 2010.
He leads a star-studded line-up that includes Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois and midfield teammate Eden Hazard, and Manchester United hitman Romelu Lukaku.
Another striker, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi, has been successful on loan at Borussia Dortmund, scoring two goals in his first game and then five more before getting injured.
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Belgium have scored at least three goals in five of their last seven games, including two 4-0 wins, one 3-3, a 4-3 and a 9-0 against Gibraltar.
Lukaku netted in all but one of these games.
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Portugal will travel to Russia with many of the players from the squad that won Euro 2016, including Cristiano Ronaldo, and also carry the same low-key mentality it had in France.
Coach Fernando Santos said: “We are fully aware that we are not the favourites.
“History shows it, as do all the titles of the other teams that will be playing at the World Cup.
“Before the European Championship I also didn’t believe we were the favourites.”
Portugal face Morocco, Iran and Spain in Group B.
On Monday they drew 2-2 with Tunisia began its World Cup preparations with a 2-2 draw against England’s Group G opponents Tunisia without Ronaldo because he’d just played with Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Portugal’s Bruno Alves and Bernardo Silva in action during a training session in Oeiras
Portugal have won just one of their last four friendly matches but have not played an away friendly since 2016, when they lost 1-0 to England.
They were 2-0 up against Tunisia on Monday before conceding twice. They were also beaten 3-0 at home by Holland and 1-1 with the US, both of whom failed to qualify for the World Cup.
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Where can I live stream Belgium v Portugal and which TV channel is the match on?
Unfortunately the game is not being shown live in the UK.
But you can catch details of the action on the SunSport blog.
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What time does the friendly kick-off?
Catch the action at 7.45pm from the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Saturday, June 2.
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