Vertonghen hopes Belgian stars can compete for Ballon d'Or

Jan Vertonghen wants his countrymen to challenge the likes of Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham for future awards

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00:00 I don't think it's going to be like two guys are going to be dominating for the next 15 years.

00:06 They've got a lot of massive talents at the moment. Obviously, you've got Haaland and Mbappé

00:12 already there for a couple of years. But then if you look at Bellingham, the way he's doing now,

00:18 Musiala, I love him, you know, Phil Foden. That's all like the young guys. I hope one day

00:27 a defender or even a goalkeeper, I think Thibaut Couture was very close

00:32 the year they won the Champions League. So, yeah, probably forgetting 10, 15 more years.

00:40 With Belgium, we have a great couple of young guys, but to go for that Ballon d'Or,

00:46 yeah, Vinicius, there's so many, you know, and I hope one day he could go to a Belgian one.