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          Belgium

          Dries Mertens celebrates after scoring the winning goal for Belgium on Tuesday night at the 2014 World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Martin Bureau / AFP / June 17, 2014

          Fellaini and Mertens goals help Belgium avoid Algeria shocker

          SportJune 17, 2014
          Simon Thurston and his daughter Daisy, at home in Dubai, show their true colours by sporting Belgium jerseys. Lee Hoagland / The National

          Talent backs up Belgian fans’ high hopes for their team’s World Cup prospects

          UAEJune 17, 2014
          Belgium coach Marc Wilmots shown at a press conference on Monday ahead of his team's World Cup Group H opener on Tuesday at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Peter Powell / EPA / June 16, 2014

          ‘No pressure’ says Wilmots, lauding ‘hungry’ Belgium

          FootballJune 16, 2014
          Vincent Kompany leads a run at Belgium'straining session on Saturday as they prepare for their 2014 World Cup Group H opener on Tuesday. Diego Azubel / EPA / June 14, 2014

          Man City’s Vincent Kompany finally gets to grace globe’s biggest stage

          FootballJune 16, 2014
          In pictures: family of WWI soldier pay homage at his grave in Belgium

          In pictures: family of WWI soldier pay homage at his grave in Belgium

          WorldJune 15, 2014
          Kaylene Biggs, great-granddaughter of World War I Australian soldier Andrew Bayne, places a wooden cross with a poppy and a message on the grave at Westhof Farm Commonwealth Cemetery in Nieuwkerke, Belgium on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Bayne's grave lies among the 131 Commonwealth soldiers and a handful of German soldiers in this small cemetery surrounded by a landscape still scarred by countless bomb craters, rusting gas shells, bunkers and trenches. Virginia Mayo/AP Photo

          The Great War: soldier’s story shows tragedy of First World War

          WorldJune 15, 2014
          Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a team training session in Campinas. Mauro Horita / Reuters

          World Cup 2014 round-up: Ronaldo fit for Germany match

          SportJune 14, 2014
          Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois shown during a team training session ahead of the 2014 World Cup on Friday. Martin Bureau / AFP / June 13, 2014

          Plenty tall in stature, Belgium’s Courtois growing in reputation too

          FootballJune 14, 2014
          Moussa Dembele, left, and Adnan Januzaj, right, shown during a Belgium training session on Saturday ahead of their World Cup 2014 opener. Martin Bureau / AFP / June 14, 2014

          Dembele says Belgium ‘have this winning spirit’, evident in bullish training

          FootballJune 14, 2014
          Jan Vertonghen, left, and Vincent Kompany board Belgium's team plane bound for Brazil on Tuesday. Francois Lenoir / Reuters / June 10, 2014

          Belgium’s Vertonghen: ‘I myself am the worst bench-sitter’

          FootballJune 12, 2014
          People pass graffiti of multi-coloured hands supporting the planet marked with a Brazilian flag on June 10, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mario Tama / Getty Images

          South American sides set for glory at Brazilian World Cup

          FootballJune 10, 2014
          World Cup Group H preview: Eden Hazard, Belgium’s shining star

          World Cup Group H preview: Eden Hazard, Belgium’s shining star

          FootballJune 10, 2014
          The Belgium team is a nice blend with many club honours for players as individuals, but nothing to show at the international level. Eric Vidal / Reuters

          World Cup dark horses Belgium will have to resolve club and country identity crisis

          SportJune 07, 2014
          Video: French Police arrest suspected Brussels Jewish Museum shooter

          Video: French Police arrest suspected Brussels Jewish Museum shooter

          WorldJune 02, 2014
          Belgium's Eden Hazard fights for the ball with Sweden's Mikael Lustig during their international friendly on Sunday in Stockholm. Ints Kalnins / Reuters / June 1, 2014

          World Cup friendlies: Hazard, Lukaku continue fine Belgium form, US top Turkey

          SportJune 02, 2014
          A picture released on June 1, 2014 shows the 29-year-old suspected gunman Mehdi Nemmouche. AFP

          Attack on Jewish museum highlights threat of Syria militants

          WorldJune 01, 2014
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