This Euro 2016 lark is going to be easy right? With Shane Long banging them in, and the other ten players stopping them from going in the other end - Ireland will be marching their way into the knockout stages before you know it.
But there are a few big hurdles to overcome first. Belgium - despite being with Vincent Kompany, and the in-form version of Eden Hazard - are still pretty good.
The Belgians warmed up for the big clash with Ireland with a 2-1 win over Switzerland. Not ideal from our point of view, no. But that isn't why I'm telling you this. This article is about Kevin de Bruyne and his piss-taking goal.
It's one of those goals that when you see it first you're like - meh. That's ok I guess, nice deflection.
But then the angle changes, and you realise - that's not a deflection. How did he do that? Wait, what?
Take a look for yourselves:
Here are the angles you want:
Kevin De Bruyne has scored this against Switzerland! Unreal dip ????pic.twitter.com/icUo7OJkXd
— Futbol Vines (@6SecondFutbol) May 28, 2016
Golazo, golazo, golazo indeed.
Worse, that's de Bruyne's fifth goal in six games for Belgium. Coming into form just at the wrong time.
In unrelated news, JJ Abrams has secured the script to Bend it Like de Bruyne.
