Lammens’ error spells end for Belgium’s golden generation

'They could have had one last hurrah - everyone deserves to go far'The Belgian side that beat Algeria 2-1 in their opening group stage game of the 2014 World Cup read like an all-star fantasy team of players in their prime.

Belgium topped their group in their first World Cup since 2002 and reached the quarter-finals, before going one better and reaching the final four in 2018 and winning the third-place play-off.

Striker Charles de Ketelaere was not a prolific goal scorer in Serie A last season - he managed just three goals in 31 games - but he found the net on three occasions at the World Cup to finish the tournament as Belgium's joint-top scorer.