Soccer-Nations League an opportunity for Belgium’s golden generation - Witsel

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium have not backed up their long-standing position at the top of the FIFA rankings with a major title but midfielder Axel Witsel says success in this week’s Nations League final four would be validation of the country’s 'golden generation'.

Belgium have been ranked as the top national team by world soccer's governing body since 2018, despite only finishing third at the World Cup in Russia that year and going out at the quarter-final stage of the European Championship in July.

However Witsel, also a prominent member of the golden generation with 116 caps, believes there is a chance to put that right when Belgium compete in the four-team tournament in Italy. "You cannot compare the Nations League with the European Championship or the World Cup, but it is a prize that four major countries are competing for. If we can win it, that would be a crowning achievement for this group,” Witsel told a news conference on Monday as Belgium began their preparations.

"There are four big football nations in the Nations League. We want to take a trophy together, we have a big team and we can take on France," he added.

 

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