Belgium’s golden generation — De Bruyne, Lukaku, Hazard — climbed to No. 1 in the world and finished third at the 2018 World Cup, the nation’s best-ever result.

Their road

Group game 1 · Mon 15 Jun

vs Egypt1–1 D

Group game 2 · Sun 21 Jun

vs IR Iran0–0 D

Group game 3 · Fri 26 Jun

at New Zealand5–1 W

Round of 32 · Wed 1 Jul

vs Senegal3–2 W

Round of 16 · Mon 6 Jul

at USA4–1 W

Quarter-final · Fri 10 Jul

at Spain1–2 L

Three group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.