Published Jul 10, 2026, 5:50 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
Belgium’s old guard fought valiantly but World Cup exit is end of their golden generation
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Nothing 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 team. Amadou Onana entered the stadium on crutches, the victim of a torn ACL in the last-16 win over the USA