Tue 10 June 2014, 17:00
Tottenham HotspurNacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen flew out with the Belgium squad to the World Cup in Brazil today (Tuesday, June 10).
They were photographed at Brussells airport ahead of take off. Belgium face Algeria in their first game of the tournament on Tuesday week, June 17. Nabil Bentaleb's Algeria are already in Brazil and trained at Ribeiro Stadium in Sorocaba on Monday.
Hugo Lloris arrived with France on Monday ahead of Les Blues' opener against Honduras on Sunday while Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Cameroon touched down in Brazil earlier today. They take on Mexico on Friday.
Meanwhile, Paulinho continued preparations with the host nation, training at Brazil's base at Teresopolis, near Rio de Janeiro, for the tournament opener against Croatia on Thursday.
First matches:
June 12 - Paulinho (Brazil) v Croatia - 9pm UK (ITV)
June 13 - Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Cameroon) v Mexico - 5pm UK (ITV)
June 15 - Hugo Lloris (France) v Honduras - 8pm UK (BBC1)
June 17 - Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) v Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria) - 5pm UK (ITV)
