'Too old' in Qatar. Still standing in LA.

Qatar, 2022: Kevin De Bruyne wrote Belgium's obituary himself — 'No chance, we're too old.' He was right; they went out in the groups. Four years on he's 35, at Napoli, no longer captain — he didn't even start the round-of-16 win over the USA. Now Spain, the European champions, wait in Los Angeles. Belgium knocked Spain out of a World Cup in 1986. Forty years. One more upset to write.