Belgium's national football team player Jan Vertonghen (left) and head coach Marc Wilmots attend a press conference on Nov. 16, 2015 in Brussels. (AFP)
Belgium postpones friendly against Spain for security reasons
The scheduled football match has been postponed for security reasons after the Paris attacks
A football friendly between Belgium and Spain scheduled for Brussels on Tuesday has been postponed for security reasons on government advice after the Paris attacks, the Belgian football federation said in a statement.
“The URBSFA (federation) was contacted by the government this evening and advised not to organise the Belgium-Spain match tomorrow evening,” it said in a statement late on Monday.
The statement explained the advice was due to the current state of high alert and a suspect from Friday’s attacks being on the run.
The match had already been thrown into doubt following Friday’s attacks in Paris, particularly after investigators identified a Belgian national as the possible mastermind, with Brussels seen as the springboard.
