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Belgium won six of their eight qualifiers to finish top of Group E with relative ease to make it to their third consecutive World Cup and fourteenth in history. They achieved their best ever result four years ago, but just fell short in the semi-finals when they were knocked out by eventual champions France. A win against England in Saint Petersburg saw them take third place in the tournament. Last year, they were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage, again, knocked out by the eventual champions. There is a feeling this could be their chance to lift a major trophy with quite a few of their “Golden Generation” reaching their mid-thirties; 8 of the top 10 most capped players in Belgium’s history are still active in the squad today.