CHELSEA star Eden Hazard has claimed Belgium have it “easy” going up against England at the 2018 World Cup.
The Blues forward, 26, joked his country would breeze through the group after scoring twice for Chelsea in a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday.
Top seeds Belgium were drawn with England, Tunisia and Panama in Group G on Friday afternoon.
Following this weekend’s game at Stamford Bridge, Hazard’s team-mate Cesc Fabregas was quizzed on his thoughts on Spain’s World Cup draw, to which he replied: “It’s not bad.
“It’s a decent group, and hopefully we can go through and get some other big games like these guys [Belgium] against England.”
Hazard though, hilariously jumped in, saying: “No, for Belgium it’s easy. No problem!
“I’m joking, I’m joking! It’s a tough game.
“All the teams in the World Cup deserve to be there and they are top teams, so we’ll see what happens.
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“I spoke with [England defender and Chelsea captain] Gary Cahill yesterday.
“I think it’s a good group for us, a tough game [against England].
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“But it’s the World Cup, you never know what will happen, we will see there.”
England play Belgium in their third and final group game on Thursday, June 28 in Kaliningrad.
Prior to that, Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions will play Tunisia on Monday, June 18 and Panama on Sunday June 24.
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