World Cup diary: Belgians feted with fries on Brussels return

Belgium’s World Cup squad were welcomed as heroes in Brussels yesterday, after achieving their best-ever World Cup result in Russia, and were rewarded with the country’s national dish: A bowl of chips.

World Cup diary: Belgians feted with fries on Brussels return
Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 06:42

Belgium’s World Cup squad were welcomed as heroes in Brussels yesterday, after achieving their best-ever World Cup result in Russia, and were rewarded with the country’s national dish: A bowl of chips.

Victory over England at the weekend sealed third place for Roberto Martinez’s side, and bettering their fourth-place finish in 1986.

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