Belgium Olympic Squad Arrives In Yantai, China

The Belgium olympic squad arrived in Yantai, China today. There the Young Devils will prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games. Two injured players went with the team including Kevin Mirallas and Stijn De Smet. Mirallas’ trip with the young Belgians was doubtful for awhile due to his quadriceps injury. Giuseppe Rossini was supposed to replace him. Our olympic players will stay in Yantai till August 2nd. Then they will leave for Seoul, South Korea, to face the South Korea U-20 in a friendly. Jean-François de Sart, Belgian olympic coach, feels that Belgium can win a medal from the competition: “If our northern neighbors [the Netherlands] can obtain a medal from Pekin, why can’t we? Our first objective is to secure a spot in the quarter final. I didn’t forget the quality of our competitors. We start the tournament against the favorites Brazil. That is an advantage. We will see how good are team is.”