Star signing: Hazard is heading to Chelsea after completing his £32m move
Someone at Stamford Bridge is convinced this generation of talent is the real thing and, across the English Channel in Brussels, there is genuine belief that these youngsters can blend with established players Kompany, Thomas Vermaelen, Mousa Dembele and Fellaini to help the nation to football's summit.
A full house at Wembley on Saturday can form their own opinions. Do Belgium represent the future of football? Or do they simply have some of the best agents?
They failed to qualify for Euro 2012 and will head for the beach as Roy Hodgson and his squad board a plane for Poland.
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Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |