Four years after recording their best ever finish at a World Cup, Belgium arrive at this winter’s edition of the tournament looking to go even further and finally claim gold – with time running out for the nation’s golden generation.
In 2018, Belgium reached their second ever world championship semi-final before beating England to finish third in the competition, improving upon the national side’s 1986 effort in Mexico. Having lost to eventual champions France in Russia, Belgium entered last summer’s Euros with confidence as they targeted a first major trophy – only to fall to the same fate as they had in 2018, bowing out against soon-to-be champions Italy in the quarter-finals.
