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Published 08:50 17 Jun 2016 BST
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And, according to reports on Friday, all is already not well in the Belgium camp.
According to BeIN Sports, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was involved in a serious "altercation" with manager Marc Wilmots following the 2-0 defeat earlier this week.
Courtois was publicly critical of his manager in the wake of the loss, saying that "tactically, technically and organisationally we came up short".
The goalkeeper's comments were not taken lightly by Wilmots who reportedly clashed with Courtois on the flight back to their Chateau du Haillan training base.
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