
Celebrating the folklore, heroes, triumphs and culture behind the most influential nations in football.

The greatest underachievers in world football, Belgium have proven adept at qualifying for major tournaments but failing to make the most of the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, and Thibaut Courtois.

During the 1950s Hungary's Magnificent Magyars drove footballing culture forward. Their failure to win the 1954 World Cup remains one of the sport's great missed opportunities.

Fueled by the Clairefontaine Academy, France has become a modern football factory, populating the world's biggest league with French stars.

Portugal, a historic and powerful footballing nation, has never reached a World Cup final, while producing some of the game's great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.