Belgium’s old guard fought valiantly but World Cup exit is end of their golden generation | Jeff Rueter
Defeat to Spain will surely prove World Cup swansong for multiple members of Belgium’s best batch of talent to dateNothing gold can stay, indeed, but Belgium’s greatest generation did themselves proud in a North American swansong. The manager, Rudi Garcia, and his players recovered from a thorny group stage to give Spain a stern test in this quarter-final, with Belgium only bowing out after their vital veterans were forced out of action.Friday’s warm-up compounded Garcia’s struggles to pick his ideal…
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