Piece by piece the gilt is flaking off what is left of Belgium’s golden generation. An abundance of talent, sometimes functioning, sometimes not, but a team without cohesion or an abiding idea, they were picked off by an unheralded Slovakia side who had everything their lustrous opponents did not. But boy, a fair amount happened along the way.
An unerring finish by Ivan Schranz after a defensive aberration was the decisive moment in the match and it came after just seven minutes.
