Men.27s national football team 2012–13 in Belgian football
with no less 4 players winning individual awards best player in league following conclusion of 2011–12 season, namely eden hazard (in france), vincent kompany (in england), kevin mirallas (in greece) , jan vertonghen (in netherlands), questions raised how possible belgium had not managed qualify uefa euro 2012 tournament. moreover, raised belief belgium qualify 2014 fifa world cup, rather unexperienced head coach marc wilmots in charge after georges leekens quit in may 2012.
in friendly before actual qualifying campaign, red devils managed beat netherlands score of 4-2, dries mertens man of match, scoring once , giving 2 assists. once, decent start made, belgium won in wales , kept croatia 1-1 draw @ home. team continued on spirits, following 0-3 win in serbia, biggest ever loss serbian team, , 2-0 win @ home against scotland. left belgium , croatia in lead 10 points out of 12 , other 4 teams trailing 6 or more points behind looked battling out first place. also, november belgium moved position 20 on fifa world rankings, highest position since 2004. belgium finished year 2012 2-1 friendly loss in romania.
in 2013, belgium started 2-1 win against slovakia, due last minute goal dries mertens, before winning twice against macedonia keep unbeaten status in fifa world cup qualifying campaign. in june, while having risen record high 12th position in fifa world rankings, belgium first beat united states 2-4 in friendly in cleveland, before winning final qualifying match @ home against serbia 2-1. @ same time, croatia lost @ home scotland, allowing belgium take three-point lead.
2014 fifa world cup qualification
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