 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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Soc: Belgium revel in role as hosts and underdogs
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-14-2000
Soc: Belgium revel in role as hosts and underdogs
By Michael Mann
BRUSSELS, May 13 Reuters - Besides home advantage, Belgium has one other key factor
in its favour at next month's Euro 2000 finals - no-one expects the side to win.
This lack of expectation has not been lost on coach Robert Waseige who reckons that
if Belgium can survive the group stage, it may just catch the championship...
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Football: De Bilde buoyed by co-hosts' underdog status Sheffield Wednesday striker says his country can profit from the element of surprise. By Phil Shaw
The Independent - London
; NAMING FIVE famous Belgians is a task that defeats many among the chattering classes. The artistically inclined tend to nominate Rubens, Brueghel or Magritte. Avid readers suggest Poirot and Tintin before conceding that they are merely fictional. Cinema buffs might offer Jean-Claude van Damme.
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Spreadwise: De Bilde quote so bewildering.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; THE Golden Boot is the pick of the Euro 2000 markets launched by Sporting today because the firm have made a rick in deciding to quote Gilles De Bilde at 7-10, writes Mark Worwood. Sporting have selected 12 forwards for their goalscoring line but may, for a number of reasons, regret pitching the
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Brazilian boost for Belgium.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England)
; ... no argument. Oliveira was Belgium's hottest property up front in the World Cup qualifiers, but his return came with some good news for Irish boss Mick McCarthy. In order to accommodate Oliveira, Belgium boss Leekens has seen fit to drop the controversial PSV ...
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Fans hope Belgium are out of Luc.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Irish fans have already seen the man who is Belgium's best bet of denying Mick McCarthy's team a place in the World Cup finals. Luc Nilis played for PSV Eindhoven in the Lansdowne Tournament in Dublin last July. And with top goal scorer Luis Olivera suspended for the first leg in Dublin, Belgian
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Football: Shearer rallies to revitalise England Keegan takes heart from deserved victory over Belgium but lack of pace and ideas are still a concern ahead of the Euro 2000 play-offs; England 2 Shearer 6, Redknapp 66 Belgium 1 Strupar 14 Half-time 1-1 Attendance: 40,897
The Independent - London
; HAVING BEEN rescued by Sweden from the scaffold, England began to show signs of prospering from their reprieve at the Stadium of Light yesterday. While there was still evidence of clear limitations in Kevin Keegan's side, for the first time in his reign England finished a match looking like a
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