A. Witsel: "The team must have a balance between experience and youth."

It is very important to have a good atmosphere, so alongside experienced players, I am, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, and Thibaut Courtois contributed.

I think gaining a bit of extra experience is always important at the World Cup.”

"There are always surprises at the World Cup, sometimes a team goes very far. The best example is Morocco in the last tournament.”

37-year-old Axel Witsel has been playing for the Belgium national team since 2008 and has scored 12 goals in 137 matches.

In the last season, the Belgian represented Girona.