On July 2nd, Belgium was eliminated from the Round of 16 in the European Championship after a 0-1 loss to France. This loss marks the official end of the Belgian Golden Generation. Since their promising debut in the 2014 World Cup, the Golden Generation has not won any trophies in their ten years and has never reached a major tournament final, a rather disappointing result.
In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Golden Generation made its first appearance on the world stage. This young team, with world-class stars like De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku and Courtois, was brimming with energy despite lacking experience. In that tournament, they reached the quarter-finals before narrowly losing 0-1 to Argentina.
This marked the beginning of their journey, but the Golden Generation failed to bring home a major tournament trophy for Belgian football. Their most successful moment came in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where they reached the semi-finals before falling 0-1 to France. They went on to beat England for third place.
Compared to Croatia, who have reached the World Cup final, Belgium’s Golden Generation is even more unfortunate as they haven’t even reached a final in any major tournament.
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