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You get the feeling, watching Belgium, that they should be a lot better than they are. I wonder how much of that is down to these players not coming together as a team and how much of it is down to the ridiculous tactics displayed by Belgium manager Marc Wilmots.
At any rate, there should be (hopefully) three Tottenham Hotspur players in action today: Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, and (hopefully) Mousa Dembele. Ireland will have our old friend Robbie Keane, who is now playing for his boyhood national team.
The late matches features Iceland vs. Hungary, and Portugal vs. Austria. Hopefully Austria will actually play Kevin Wimmer today.
Your open thread is below.
Day Nine Schedule (Saturday, June 18, 2016) / How to Watch
Belgium vs. Ireland - 9:00 am ET, 2:00 p.m. UK, 3:00 p.m. France (Stade de Toulouse)
TV: ESPN (USA), ESPN Deportes (USA - Spanish), ITV 1 (UK), TSN (Canada), beIn Sports (Australia), other countries at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: ESPN3/WatchESPN (USA), ITV Hub (UK)
Radio: BBC Radio 5Live, TalkSport
Iceland vs. Hungary - 12:00 pm ET, 5:00 p.m. UK, 6:00 p.m. France (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)
TV: ESPN (USA), ESPN Deportes (USA - Spanish), BBC 1 (UK), TSN (Canada), beIn Sports (Australia), other countries at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: ESPN3/WatchESPN (USA), BBC iPlayer (UK)
Radio: BBC Radio 5Live, TalkSport
Portugal vs. Austria - 3:00 pm ET, 8:00 p.m. UK, 9:00 p.m. France (Stade de Nice, Nice)
TV: ESPN (USA), ESPN Deportes (USA - Spanish), ITV 1 (UK), TSN (Canada), beIn Sports (Australia), other countries at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: ESPN3/WatchESPN (USA), BBC iPlayer (UK)
Radio: BBC Radio 5Live, TalkSport
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