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First Touch ’26 - Belgium
Belgium’s golden generation has come and gone, but the Red Devils still go as Kevin De Bruyne goes.
In this World Cup Capsule, David Gass looks at how a reshaped Belgium is trying to move past the dysfunction and disappointment of 2022 and write a new story in North America. We track the rise from early Olympic success to the first golden age of the 1980s, then the star-studded 2014–2018 era that peaked with a third-place finish in Russia and four straight years as the No. 1 team in the world—before it all fell apart in Qatar.
From Roberto Martínez’s messy exit and a fractured locker room to…
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