GROUP H / BELGIUM

*--* World Cup record: Played 32 (9-16-7); goals for: 40; goals against: 56 Best finish: Fourth in 1986 1998 showing: Eliminated in first round Coach: Robert Waseige. Underwent quadruple bypass surgery during World Cup qualification, which had nothing to do with Belgium’s lack of reliable goal scorers. As evidenced by Belgium’s recent 2-1 victory over France at Paris, has a knack for squeezing a lot out of a little Players to watch: Marc Wilmots, Gert Verheyen, Wesley Sonck In brief: Belgium is the only country to have qualified for the last six World Cups without hosting or having won the tournament. Like goal posts and grass fields, the Belgians are always there--and usually just as exciting Quick quote: “We don’t have superstars. There’s no Beckham or Owen. We all need each other.”--Waseige Forecast: Should they win the weakest group in the tournament, the Belgians would probably face Turkey in the second round. The quarterfinals, believe it or not, are not out of the question

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