The Netherlands National Football Team boasts a rich football heritage as it was the ground zero for totaalvoetbal (total football), a football philosophy that inspired the modern Juego de Posición and Tiki-taka football. The Netherlands reached the final in three of its ten World Cup appearances, but the trophy has evaded them. The Oranje played in seven European championships. It won the Euro 1988 to win its first, and till now, the only piece of major international silverware.

While the Ghana National football team’s history began as a limb of the dying British Empire, the country’s descendants now play for many of the world’s top teams, not to discount the elite players who have also stuck with the West African nation. Few teams on the continent have done as well at major tournaments, and the Black Stars are still one of Africa’s best chances at winning the World Cup for the first time.

After decades of dormancy, Wales has returned to the center stage of international football with two back-to-back Euro appearances. The British nation is also set to end its 64-year World Cup exile at the Qatar World Cup. In its only World Cup mission before the upcoming 2022 one, Wales reached the quarterfinals of the 1958 edition. In its debut Euro campaign, Wales made it to the semifinals.

Belgium National Football is one of the pioneers in European football, but for decades, international footballing success has evaded the country. Historians say that Belgium was the first country on the European mainland where football was first played. But, the nation infamously earned the nickname “World Champions Of Friendlies” because of their repeated failures in international competitions.