Defeat to France in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup was extremely bitter for Belgium, as a so-called golden generation of players was sucker-punched by Les Bleus after a stunning last-eight victory over Brazil.
That loss became even more painful over time as Belgiums performances at major tournaments got progressively worse despite being able to call upon an unprecedented pool of talent.
And frustration boiled over in the stands in Stuttgart on Wednesday even though their goalless draw with Ukraine pushed Belgium into the knockout stage.
Belgium would have avoided France and in fact been on the other, ostensibly easier, side of the draw had they beaten Ukraine and finished top of Group E.
Instead the Red Devils had to settle for a point which infuriated their supporters, who unleashed a volley of boos and whistles at their underwhelming team.
