Coach Roberto Martinez says there is “nothing to worry about” regarding playmaker Eden Hazard’s fitness after the Belgium skipper limped out of their final World Cup warm-up match against Costa Rica.
Hazard was substituted with a dead leg in the 70th minute of Belgium’s 4-1 win in Brussels on Monday but Martinez expects the player to be fit for the start of their campaign in Russia.
“Eden is okay, he had a little trouble, but it’s nothing to worry about,” the manager told reporters. “I really enjoyed his performance. He was sharp and strong, he was majestic.
He said: “At the end, he just came off because he had a little bit of a dead leg, a little bit of a knock on his leg.”
Belgium is heading into the tournament on a 19-match unbeaten run and will face Panama in their Group G opener on Monday. Tunisia and England are the other teams in the pool.