The Belgian revolution has been one of world football's success stories of recent times, as evidenced by their rise to number one in the rankings.
Josh Cullen took a punt when he left West Ham in October 2020 and now the midfielder is at the heart of Belgium's football culture, an Anderlecht regular in the club's fight for a top three finish in the First Division A this season.
No doubt Stephen Kenny has studied the story of how Belgian football changed tack and developed a bona fide football factory from the low of their Euro 2000 finals appearance, churning out players of the quality of De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku and Courtois.
