Belgium will face the 1998 winners France at St. Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday.

According to the Belgian media, about 1,000 fans attended their quarter-final win over Brazil 2-1, while supporters of the side from South America were in the vast majority in Kazan.

"We are receiving a lot of photos of our fans celebrating in Belgium. Unfortunately, we can't celebrate the way they do. We were very happy when we beat Brazil but almost immediately switched to the match against France. We understand that it's not so easy for fans to get to the host cities, the logistics are more complicated than at the UEFA Euro 2016, but we hope more fans will attend the semi-final," Vermaelen told journalists.

The World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the final set to be played at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.