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#4 Belgium - 1980
The Belgium side had been considerably improving under their new coach Guy Thys. Belgium overcame a difficult group consisting of Austria and Portugal to qualify for Euro 1980. The side consisted of many top players like Jean Marie Pfaff, Eric Gerets amd Jan Ceulemans.
In Euro 1980, Belgium were drawn in Group 2 with Italy England and Spain. In their opening match Belgium held England to a 1-1 draw which was followed by a 2-1 win against Spain thanks to goals from Eric Gerets and captain Julien Cools. A draw against Italy in the final group game was enough to take Belgium to the final where they would face a strong West Germany side at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
In the final West Germany took the lead after just 10 minutes through Horst Hrubesch. Belgium equalised in the 75th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick which was successfully converted by Rene Vandereycken.
West Germany restored the lead in the 88th minute once again through Horst Hrubesch and won Euro 1980. However, the Belgians’ performance was a surprise and this same team later went on to make the semifinals of the 1986 World Cup.
