Quantcast
Channel: BuzzFeed - Sports
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 6920

11 Reasons You Should Support Belgium, The Dark Horse Of Brazil 2014

$
0
0

There are more than 10 famous Belgians now…

They play in red, and have been given the not entirely original nickname of 'The Red Devils.'

They play in red, and have been given the not entirely original nickname of 'The Red Devils.'

store.fifa.com

Historically, Belgium haven't been a great team. Their best World Cup to date was coming fourth in 1986.

Historically, Belgium haven't been a great team. Their best World Cup to date was coming fourth in 1986.

At the time, they were led by Jan Ceulemans.

en.wikipedia.org

Otherwise, they've mostly been eliminated in the very early rounds, before failing to qualify for any major tournament since 2002.

Otherwise, they've mostly been eliminated in the very early rounds, before failing to qualify for any major tournament since 2002.

That includes as recently as Euro 2012.

youtube.com

But within a few years, a new generation of players has emerged, and Belgium has managed to build a very competitive team.

The highlight of this recent period was a 4-2 win over the consistently strong Netherlands, where they demolished their geographic neighbours with brilliant attacking football.


View Entire List ›


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 6920

Trending Articles



<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>