Eden Hazard aims dig at Group G rivals England as Chelsea star says Belgium’s Golden Generation will not fail like the Three Lions

EDEN HAZARD has taken a cheeky dig at England, saying: Belgium’s Golden Generation will not fail like yours.

The Three Lions had a star-studded team between 2002 and 2006 but ended up losing in the quarter- finals of three successive major tournaments.

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Chelsea and Belgium star Eden Hazard has aimed a dig at England’s Golden Generation[/caption]

Belgium are among the favourites to win the World Cup in Russia.

And Chelsea’s Hazard, 27, said: “We know what we are. We are good players, we all play in the big games in England, in Italy and in Spain.

“Ten years or 15 years ago, you had this golden generation in England but you won nothing.

“Now I think the fans, journalists, all of Belgium, the country just wants to win something.

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Belgium – with Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Jan Vertonghen and Co – are expected to impress in Russia[/caption]

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England’s Golden Generation failed to get past the quarter-final stage of any tournament[/caption]

“We have a golden generation — we just want to win something now.

“Can we be different to England? Maybe, maybe, we will see.”

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England take on Belgium on June 28 in Kaliningrad in the crucial final match of Group G.

Hazard was part of the Belgian team knocked out of the quarter-finals at both the last World Cup and Euro 2016.

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Hazard’s Belgium face England in the final game of Group G[/caption]

 

And after being roughed up by Egypt in their friendly on Wednesday, he knows he could be in for similar treatment in the World Cup clashes with Panama and Tunisia.

Hazard smiled: “I am used to that in England! It is something I know. I like to be kicked!”

Hazard is most looking forward to the Red Devils’ clash with England, where he could come up against team-mate Gary Cahill.

By then, Belgium and the Three Lions will both hope to have already qualified for the last 16.

Hazard added: “Playing England will be special because we know all their players.

“I know Gaz especially and it will be good to play against friends.

“England would have been favourites in the past but now it is different.

“I think we are quite the same — it is 50-50. England have a lot of good players but so do we.”