Belgium vs. Czech Republic: Time, Live Stream and TV Schedule for 2017 Friendly

Belgium will play host to the Czech Republic on Monday in preparation for their upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Estonia.

The Red Devils are expected to cruise to the finals and have been in fine form throughout qualifying, while the Czech Republic have struggled in their group and sit behind Germany and Northern Ireland in Group C.

With key qualifiers coming up, both teams are expected to rest some of their biggest stars after a long, hard season and instead give some youngsters and fringe players a chance.

Belgium will have to do without Eden Hazard in their upcoming matches after the Chelsea man suffered an ankle injury in training, per the national team's official Twitter account:

Here are the viewing details you need to catch the action, and read on for a preview of the contest.

Date: Monday, June 5

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET

Venue: 1, Brussels

TV Info: ESPN 3 (U.S.)

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Preview

To say the Red Devils have lived up to the expectations in qualifying Group H would be an understatement. In five matches, the Belgians have scored a remarkable 22 goals and conceded just twice. The only blip on their resume is a 1-1 draw with second-placed Greece, who trail the leaders by two points.

Estonia bore the brunt of the Belgian attack in their first meeting, conceding eight goals in Brussels. The team commemorated the victory with this aftermovie:

The pressure is on the team to perform and make good on their immense promise. Manager Roberto Martinez didn't take any chances, calling up all of his stars and letting none of them take an early holiday―only the injured Hazard, Thomas Meunier and Mousa Dembele are absent for the game.

The Czechs travel to Brussels without similar star power, but they do have plenty of exciting young talents. Patrik Schick has been the main talking point of late following his tremendous breakout campaign with Sampdoria and likely transfer to Juventus.

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Per team president Massimo Ferrero, the deal is all but done, as he told Pagine Romaniste (h/t Football Italia): "He's going to Juventus."

The fact the Bianconeri, who have tons of attacking depth, are willing to invest in a 21-year-old with just one year of Serie A experience is telling. Schick is a budding star, as you can see in the video below:

He should have the opportunity to impress against some of Belgium's less-heralded defenders, with Martinez possibly saving the likes of Toby Alderweireld and Vincent Kompany for the match against Estonia.

Instead, Laurent Ciman and Dedryck Boyata could see plenty of minutes, with Youri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker starting in midfield.

It should be a good test of Belgium's depth, but they should still pull out a win against a solid yet inexperienced Czech squad.