In an effort to bring home the nation’s first big trophy, Belgium captain Eden Hazard stated that his team needs to win the World Cup in Qatar in order to live up to the “golden generation” moniker it has held for the past ten years.
The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward will compete in his third World Cup as Belgium’s captain, looking to improve on their third-place finish in Russia 2018.
“I must establish a high standard. I’ll make an effort to perform better than in 2018. That was already rather good, so it will be difficult, Hazard told the FIFA website.
“We owe it to ourselves to have high expectations,” said the captain of a fantastic team and a sizable footballing nation.
In an effort to bring home the nation’s first big trophy, Belgium captain Eden Hazard stated that his team needs to win the World Cup in Qatar in order to live up to the “golden generation” moniker it has held for the past ten years.
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The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward will compete in his third World Cup as Belgium’s captain, looking to improve on their third-place finish in Russia 2018.
“I must establish a high standard. I’ll make an effort to perform better than in 2018. That was already rather good, so it will be difficult, Hazard told the FIFA website.
“We owe it to ourselves to have high expectations,” said the captain of a fantastic team and a sizable footballing nation.
A group of elite athletes who play for some of the greatest teams in Europe, including Hazard, Thibaut Courtois in goal, Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku, have inspired hope in a nation of nearly 12 million people that they can finally win a major prize.
“The term “golden generation” is frequently used, although there is some validity to it. We’ve been together for almost ten years. Young players are now beginning to emerge for us,” Hazard stated.
Although we have a fantastic generation of players, we haven’t yet achieved success. That, in my opinion, is the one thing we still need to accomplish if we truly want to live up to the moniker of the “golden age.”
We have undoubtedly benefited from our combined expertise in prior competitions, and I hope that this trend will last for some time.
Belgium’s campaign begins on November 23 against Canada, followed by matches against Morocco and Croatia on December 1.
