It was the summer of 2009 and the Belgian national team was at their lowest ebb. Disjointed, demotivated and guilty of throwing away a solid start to qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, they lurched from one disastrous result to the next. Home and away defeats to an Edin Dzeko-inspired Bosnia and Herzegovina spelt the end for Rene Vandereycken, a coach whose decisions had always come under close scrutiny. And by the time caretaker Franky Vercauteren had overseen a demoralising 5-0 loss to Spain and an equally embarrassing loss in Armenia, any hopes of a place at the party in South Africa had been scattered to the four winds.Belgium take on Wales in important Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday nightThey enter the game ranked second by FIFA - second only to GermanyIt marks an incredible rise from their lowly position of 66th in 2009Coach Marc Wilmots has overseen development of a 'Golden Generation'Now Eden Hazard, Marouane Fellaini and the rest will challenge in finalsGareth Bale v Hazard: Real Madrid and Chelsea stars go head-to-head 
 Question:By the end of 2012, they had risen to a much more respectable 21st on the _ ladder and a year later were 11th.
FIFA