1.0Blog | EU Business Schoolhttps://www.euruni.edu/blogCedric Groebschhttps://www.euruni.edu/blog/author/cedric-groebsch/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="duQfiWUbLg"><a href="https://www.euruni.edu/blog/belgium-from-footballing-minnow-to-powerhouse/">Belgium: From Footballing Minnow to Powerhouse</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.euruni.edu/blog/belgium-from-footballing-minnow-to-powerhouse/embed/#?secret=duQfiWUbLg" width="600" height="338" title="“Belgium: From Footballing Minnow to Powerhouse” — Blog | EU Business School" data-secret="duQfiWUbLg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.euruni.edu/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.euruni.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Belgium-National-Team-Featured-2-e1456755809730.jpg1080475Take a minute to think about the top countries in international football. Brazil comes to mind, with their record-breaking five World Cup titles. Italy, Germany, France or Argentina are others. More recently, Spain have pushed themselves to the forefront of international football. However, looking at the current FIFA World Rankings, a footballing minnow appears in first position: Belgium. The Rise to Power Just six years ago, in 2009, Belgium slipped down to 66th – their worst-ever position. In fact, since the introduction of the world rankings in December 1992, Belgium’s best position was in 2003, when they sat in 16th […]