Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedBelgium held their own against Spain for much of the quarterfinal, Ketelaere levelling before half-time after Ruiz had given the Spanish the lead, only for Merino to break Belgian hearts two minutes from time. It was a cruel exit — competitive and largely deserved a different fate — but Spain's late winner ended the tournament for a Belgian generation that had long promised more than it delivered on the biggest stage.
Results
Just 84′Trossard 28′Trossard 50′Bruyne 66′Lukaku 86′Saelemaekers 90+4′
Group G standings
how the group finishedGroup G
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇮🇷Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0 | 3 | Out | |
| 4 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Belgium at Spain in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Thibaut Courtois34
- 12Senne Lammens24
- 13Mike Penders21
Defenders
- 4Brandon Mechele33
- 5Maxim De Cuyper25
- 21Timothy Castagne30
- 25Nathan Ngoy23
- 2Zeno Debast22
- 3Arthur Theate26
- 15Thomas Meunier34
- 16Koni De Winter24
- 18Joaquin Seys21
Midfielders
- 7Kevin De Bruyne35
- 20Hans Vanaken33
- 23Nicolas Raskin25
- 6Axel Witsel37
- 8Youri Tielemans29
- 24Amadou Onana25
Forwards
- 10Leandro Trossard31
- 11Jérémy Doku24
- 17Charles De Ketelaere25
- 9Romelu Lukaku33
- 14Dodi Lukébakio28
- 19Diego Moreira22
- 22Alexis Saelemaekers27
- 26Matias Fernandez-Pardo21