Belgium with Colombia has been marked as a dark horse in 2014 FIFA World Cup. Their squad
is filled with some of Europe’s most highly rated youngsters. The team is attracting
worldwide attention on their performance in this summer, as this is the first World Cup
Belgium’s golden generation will be participating in -- fifa14mart.com
After winning eight games, drawing two and losing none, Belgium finished first in Group A
with a solid total of 26 points ahead of Croatia and Serbia. Its best performance was its
away match against Serbia ended in 0-3.
When the Belgian FA announced the appointment of former professional footballer Marc
Wilmots as new manager in 2012, nobody expected things to go as smoothly as they did.
Judging by the successful qualification campaign, Wilmots performed excellently as
assistant manager.
The national squad packs a number of high rated Europe’s youngsters. Eden Hazard, the
skillful winger and attacking midfielder, earned a move to Chelsea in 2012, breaking
through and becoming a regular first-team starter and key man the year after. Hazard will
undoubtedly be looking to make the next step.
Christian Benteke, who obvious should be the first-choice striker, injured his achilles
and would be out for about eight months. Step in Romelu Lukaku to hail as Benteke’
replacement. But the Chelsea manager has so far seemed to ignore Lukaku and has said he
is looking for a new striker.
Belgium has only recently joined football’s elite nations. Its World Cup history is not
full of glory. However, this summer would be a brand new start. They will meet Algeria on
June 17 in Estadio Mineirao, Russia on June 22 in Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, and
South Korean on June 26 in Arena de Sao Paulo. More information at
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