Belgium are going to be looking to require a further step towards qualification for Euro 2016 whenever they travel to face Cyprus.
Marc Wilmots's men defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 to have their hopes of reaching France pick up back on track, while Pambos Christodoulou's side lost 1-0 to Wales.
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Cyprus face an uphill challenge to be entitled to Euro 2016 following their defeat as a result of Chris Coleman's side on Thursday.
Gareth Bale scored the one goal in the game to condemn these to the loss, their fourth defeat from the qualifying campaign.
The result has left Christodoulou's men in fourth set up the group on nine points, and although their about reaching the tournament the coming year are not over, it truly is highly unlikely they that will probably be competing in France pick up.
The Cypriots have beaten Andorra twice and recorded an away victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, and definately will have to match their achievement against Mehmed Bazdarevic's men to have their slim expectations of qualification alive.
Christodoulou's side's problems will probably be coping with the attacking threat of Belgium, with notched probably the most goals in Group B with 16. Cyprus have conceded 12 inside their seven matches; only Andorra have allowed more goals within the group.
Nestoras Mitidis has notched three goals for Cyprus during qualifying and Christodoulou requires a contribution from him against Wilmots's men to provide the surprise result had to keep themselves from the hunt for third place.
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Belgium taken care of immediately their defeat as a result of Wales of their last qualifier in perfect fashion because they came from behind to overpower Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Nerves would have been present from the camp when Edin Dzeko put Bazdarevic's men ahead inside the 15th minute, but De Rode Duivels responded immediately through Marouane Fellaini.
Kevin De Bruyne put Wilmots's men ahead prior to the break and Eden Hazard netted through the penalty destination for a secure the victory, giving the c's a much-needed cushion from third-placed Israel.
The gap to Israel is only at two points so there is plenty of work to do for Belgium to secure their place on the Championships the coming year, starting in Cyprus at GSP Stadium.
De Bruyne was a student in impressive form for Wilmots's men of their victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Fellaini netted his fourth goal with the campaign within the win. The team can look for him to carry on his fine form as Romelu Lukaku and Christian Benteke have struggled when in front of goal.
Defensively, Belgium were cut open from time to time during their clash against Bazdarevic's side, while they have conceded just three goals within their seven matches. However, they have got failed to keep a clean sheet within their past two outings, which Wilmots will probably be determined to put right.
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Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after scoring with Belgium's Vincent Kompany through the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on September 3, 2015© Getty Images
Wilmots may elect to stick with a similar team that defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina due to quality with their performance.
However, Benteke may be available again after missing the clash on Thursday because of a thigh injury, although Lukaku played well inside lone frontman role with the King Baudouin Stadium.
Dries Mertens and Divock Origi can be found for Wilmots should he decided to rotate his lineup when they came from the bench within the 3-1 win.
Due to your nature with their narrow defeat to Wales, Christodoulou is going to be tempted to stick to the same team with the GSP Stadium.
Georgios Kolokoudias and Nikos Englezou are options available towards the Cyprus boss should he elect to make changes to his starting lineup.
Cyprus possible starting lineup:
Giorgallides; Dossa Junior, Demetriou, Antoniades, Laifis; Economides, Charalambides, Makridis, Nikolaou; Mitidis
Belgium possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Aldweireld, Kompany, Vermaelen, Vertonghen; Witsel; Fellaini, De Bruyne, Nainggolan, Hazard; Lukaku
Head To Head
Belgium hammered Cyprus 5-0 of their previous meeting during qualifying earlier this year on the King Baudouin Stadium.
Fellaini notched a brace, while there was clearly also goals for Benteke, Hazard and Michy Batshuayi within the comprehensive victory.
The teams have met on one other occasion in 1999 in a very friendly match, when an Emile Mpenza goal handed Belgium a 1-0 win in Larnaca.
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