Belgium

FIFA Ranking: 9

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Country Information

• Capital: Brussels
• Population: ~11.6 million
• Continent: Europe

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World Cup History

• Appearances: 14
• Titles: 0
• Best Performance: Third Place (2018) 🥉

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Coach

• Domenico Tedesco: German-Italian manager who has overseen Belgium's transition from the golden generation era. Tactically intelligent, builds teams around collective pressing and quick transitions while still making use of elite individual talent.

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Key Players

• Kevin De Bruyne: One of the greatest midfielders of his generation and arguably Belgium's best ever player. His creativity, passing range, vision and leadership are unmatched. A driving force behind any Belgian success at this tournament.
• Romelu Lukaku: Belgium's all-time leading scorer. A powerful, physical centre-forward who scores goals in every major league. His presence and target-man ability remain a constant attacking weapon.
• Lois Openda: Young and prolific striker at RB Leipzig. One of the Bundesliga's most lethal finishers, capable of deputising or partnering Lukaku in attack.
• Jeremy Doku: Frighteningly quick and direct winger at Manchester City. Beats defenders with ease and creates chaos in wide areas.
• Wout Faes: Composed and commanding centre-back who has impressed in the Premier League at Leicester City.

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