Belgium defender Debast says they are ready for surprise opponents Senegal in last 32

[p]The Red Devils finally ‌started to click in their final group game, albeit against a ‌limited [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]New Zealand[/a] side, after successive draws against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iran/xrRx85iA/"]Iran[/a] to give them confidence heading into the knockout stage of the tournament.[/p][p]A 5-1 win over the Kiwis ensured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] won ‌Group G, setting them up to face one ⁠of eight third-placed teams ‌and they were provisionally slated to play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a] until Saturday.[/p][p]But ​the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/d-r-congo/phn9mm8H/"]Democratic Republic of Congo[/a]'s comeback victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uzbekistan/EZYKKRMc/"]Uzbekistan[/a] secured their progress and eliminated the Koreans, making ​Belgium's next opponents [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a], though Debast said his side would nonetheless be prepared.[/p][p]"[b]It was a bit of a weird feeling, ⁠but we know ​it's Senegal now and we have, I think, three days to prepare the game[/b]," he told reporters on Sunday.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="0e880450-6cf1-4e27-8c21-f71970077a1b" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="0c184d3d-7753-486d-8901-23fc39d6d690" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The centre-back said his teammates were looking forward to playing a side which ‌won the Africa Cup of Nations final in January, before the title was later awarded to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Senegal is a really good team, I think they have some good physical and tactical parts (to their game) and they won also the African cup[/b]," Debast told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]I think it will be a good game, knowing that we also have the qualities ... if we are in good form and we continue in ‌a positive way like our last game, I think it ​will be a very good game[/b]."[/p][p]Debast has not yet ‌played at the tournament due to a leg injury, but said a recent MRI scan confirmed he was continuing to recover.[/p][p]"[b]It was positive, everything is going as planned so we are positive[/b]," he said. "[b]I feel good, today ⁠I can partially take ⁠part in the team ‌training so, yeah, it's going good[/b]."[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]