Italy start Eder, Daniele De Rossi and Matteo Darmian with Graziano Pellè against Belgium’s Radja Nainggolan and Eden Hazard.

It kicks off in Lyon at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Antonio Conte’s Azzurri choices have come in for criticism and the controversy continues with Eder in the starting XI despite scoring just one goal in the last six months at Inter.

Italy start Eder, Daniele De Rossi and Matteo Darmian with Graziano Pellè against Belgium’s Radja Nainggolan and Eden Hazard.

It kicks off in Lyon at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Antonio Conte’s Azzurri choices have come in for criticism and the controversy continues with Eder in the starting XI despite scoring just one goal in the last six months at Inter.

He partners Southampton striker Pellè, while the more defensive Manchester United man Darmian is picked rather than Stephan El Shaarawy on the left.

Antonio Candreva provides more attacking potential on the right with De Rossi pushing Thiago Motta on to the bench.

The defence is the only certainty in the squad, lifted wholesale from Juventus.

Belgium are ranked second in the latest FIFA World Ranking and were top team on the planet last month.

Marc Wilmots wants his Red Devils to be “warriors” and makes some adjustments, dropping Napoli winger Dries Mertens to bolster the midfield with Marouane Fellaini.

Roma star Radja Nainggolan starts, while Chelsea’s Hazard completes the attacking trident with Kevin De Bruyne and Juventus target Romelu Lukaku.

Belgium lost captain Vincent Kompany to injury before the tournament began and Nicolas Lombaerts also pulled out, so the back four is expected to be their weakest area with Montreal Impact’s 30-year-old Laurent Ciman.

They have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last seven games.

These sides crossed paths 21 times before with four Belgian wins, four draws and 13 Italian victories.

In competitive games the record is one victory for the Red Devils (2-1 in the 1972 European Championship quarter-final), two draws and two Azzurri wins.

Belgium: Courtois; Ciman, Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Vertonghen; Witsel, Nainggolan; De Bruyne, Fellaini, Hazard; R Lukaku

Belgium bench: Mignolet, Gillet, Carrasco, Mertens, Denayer, Meunier, Origi, Kabasele, Dembele, Benteke, J Lukaku, Batshuayi

Italy: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Parolo, De Rossi, Giaccherini, Darmian; Pellè, Eder

Italy bench: Sirigu, Marchetti, De Sciglio, Ogbonna, Zaza, Florenzi, Thiago Motta, Immobile, Sturaro, Insigne, Bernardeschi, El Shaarawy

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