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Belgium vs Italy kicks off at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT) on Sunday, November 15 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
The Nations League match is live on Amazon Prime Video for £2.49 in the UK, with streaming on the accompanying app. In the US, it’s on Fox, Fubo and ViX.
If you live outside the UK or the US, visit UEFA’s Nations League broadcaster list to find out where to watch it in your region.
After impressive wins on Matchday 5, Belgium and Italy meet in Brussels on Sunday with the prize of a Nations League quarter-final at stake for either country.
Kevin De Bruyne and Charles De Ketelaere scored within four first-half minutes as Mark van Bommel’s players overturned a deficit to beat Turkiye 2-1 at home.
The Red Devils must win to advance, with their defeats against France ensuring they will finish third regardless of the final round of results if they do not prevail.
Pio Esposito’s double came either side of a Davide Frattesi goal as the Azzurri came from behind to beat France 3-1 at Stadio San Siro on Thursday, meaning they are guaranteed a spot in the last eight with a draw.
Roberto Mancini’s side will also be certain to advance if France lose their simultaneous game at home to Turkiye, although that appears an unlikely outcome against opponents who have lost all five of their matches in League 1.
Italy are unbeaten in three matches, having beaten Turkiye 3-1 at home on Matchday 4 and drawn their previous fixture 1-1 in France.
“We are a tight-knit group, all pulling in the same direction,” Frattesi told RAI Sport after the win in Italy.
“The credit goes to the coach and the new guys – they’ve brought the freshness we needed.”
The draw for the knockout stage will take place in Nyon, Switzerland from 11:00 GMT on Friday.
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| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | W W D W L |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | L W D W W |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | W L W L W |
| 4 | Türkiye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 | L L L L L |
Belgium’s record scorer, Romelu Lukaku, is a doubt after the Fenerbahce targetman missed the win in Turkiye with a hip issue.
Jeremy Doku was sidelined for Belgium’s first four matches of the campaign but the Manchester City winger produced a performance against the Crescent-Stars to suggest he could be crucial to their chances of finishing the group stage in style.
Right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo and forwards Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean missed out on Italy’s squad through injury.
Chelsea’s Marco Palestra, Paris’ Luca Koleosho, Roma’s Niccolo Pisilli, Parma’s Simone Lontani, Milan’s Alphadjo Cisse and Como trio Riccardo Cassano, Samuele Ricci and Mattia Liberali returned.
Belgium: Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Maxim De Cuyper, Nicolas Raskin, Charles De Ketelaere, Youri Tielemans, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Diego Moreira
Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Michael Kayode, Giorgio Scalvini, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Sandro Tonali, Nicolo Barella, Nicolo Cambiaghi, Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Davide Frattesi
The imperative is on Belgium to win, which means Van Bommel’s side could go on the attack and help to create an open game against free-scoring opponents. Italy’s form suggests they can earn the point they need to go through.