Ahead of their returns to Euro 2024 qualifying at the weekend, Belgium and Serbia will meet in an international friendly in Brussels on Wednesday.
The hosts will return to action for the first time since their abandoned game against Sweden in October, having already qualified for next year's tournament, while their visitors' bid for qualification rests on Sunday's meeting with Bulgaria.
The two nations were tied at a goal apiece at the time, as Romelu Lukaku had drawn the Red Devils level from the penalty spot on the hour-mark after Viktor Gyokeres's early opener for the visitors, and it would then be announced that it would be settled as a draw as opposed to being replayed.
Prior to that abandonment, under the new management of Domenico Tedesco following Roberto Martinez's departure, Belgium had already done enough to book their place in a third straight European Championship group stage, as they picked up five wins and a draw from the first six qualifying games, scoring 16 goals along the way while only conceding three at the other end.
Indeed, after their disappointing exit from the World Cup group stage late last year, Tedesco has inspired an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions, and that will now be put to the test against a Serbia side who the Red Devils last met in 2013, when they completed a double over Wednesday's visitors in World Cup qualifying.
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