Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has described his side’s performance at the World Cup as “embarrassing” and rubbished the claim the players are a “golden generation”.
Roberto Martinez’s side were knocked out of the tournament in the group stages after a lacklustre performance in Group F. Belgium started with a narrow 1-0 win over Canada, before a shock 2-0 loss to Morocco and 0-0 draw with Croatia sent them crashing out.
Belgium finished third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and have consistently been near the top of the FIFA rankings. Players like Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard have led to the side being branded a “golden generation”, but Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois rejects that tag.
