After losing 1-0 Italy On Thursday, Belgium Facing a difficult fight to qualify from Group B Euro 2025 As they face world champions Spain Next and if they lose, they can go out and Italy defeated Portugal. But Vipul in 32 -year -old striker Tesa wullartHe has a player used to break boundaries and do things in a difficult way.
Red Flames, who are currently ranked 20th in the world, are playing only in their third European Championship. But it is his third in a row after 2017 and 2022-he also reached the quarter-finals last time-and to a large extent it is leading the line as his captain as the country’s all-time record goal scorer.
In February, Wullirt presented his side against Spain in the Nations League with a 2–0 lead against Spain; A result, if it was held. Shockwaves will be sent to the entire continent. Instead, Spain level the game in the 92nd minute before breaking Belgium’s heart with a dramatic winner in the 96th.
That defeat immediately took his toll in the team. Defeat against Portugal And England Subsequently, before returning to the form in April, Luven witnessed a historic 3–2 victory against the lioness. Vullart stole the show, as he scored twice and assisted Justin Vanhemate In the first 30 minutes.
After a 5–1 defeat in Spain, one and two goals of Vullart won 3–0 in Portugal, helping Belgium to finish third in their Rashtra League Group. And, in the manufacture of euro, he caught another in a 2–0-suited victory Greece To purify its 93rd international target.
“If you asked me 93 goals earlier, did I think I could not believe in you for my country, then I didn’t believe you,” Vullart tells ESPN from Celgium’s training camp. “When I started playing, I had no specific goal [for my country]But now that I am on 93 and getting close to 100, I am sure now I am thinking about it now.
“I have never really set myself a goal; I have always tried to go from the game to the game, but always push myself to the maximum. But it would be great for the first male or female Belgian player to reach 100 goals.”
Vullart has already made history. In 2016, she overtakes Elin zoler Belgian as the highest scorer of women. By October 2024, she reached 85 goals, matching Romalu LukakuRecord for men’s team. And his 86th came after one month UkraineTo celebrate her praise to earn a pair of gold climbing shoes from Belgium FA.
When Vullart scored his first international goal in August 2011, RussiaShe was playing for her first club, SV Zulte Warlem, and she combined her training with an internship as she studied for a graduate diploma in tourism. While she was also good in tennis, she decided that a team game was compatible with her personality. “I am super critical for myself, so a personal game was not the right thing for me,” she believes.
His decision to pursue football came to a cost, though. He had to travel five times a week, five times a week to get training, balance his studies at the same time. After training, he led the tourism directed around Luven to complete his course.
However, as a result of low levels of women’s football in Belgium, she was forced to go abroad to pursue her dreams. She joined German veterans VFL Wolfsburg There was one more hit in 2015. He won two Bundesleiga and three DFB-Pokal titles, and two appeared in two UEFA Champions League The final in his three sessions, but struggled to customize the pitch and told Belgium’s brand La Michox: “I was often alone, alive: only those who I saw during ‘work’ and free time were my comrades and staff.”
One step Manchester City Chased in 2018 and, although it was one and two years old away from her lover and family, she won one FA Cup And League cup Double in his first season. Vullart scored six goals in 31 matches Female super leagueBut it returned to his next mantra and then in the Dutch side Fortuna Citard This was really firing him. Between 2020 and 2024, he scored 108 league goals in just 84 matches.
A step to inter in 2024 saw 10 goals in 23 matches and helped the team qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history, as as a result of finishing second in Seri A in second place (they became the highest.) However, Vullart admitted that he would like to experience that he would like to experience that he was also winning international duty.
“We [Belgium] Know that we have qualities, but we have to bring them together as a group and believe in the gameplan. We can all do live game-to-game and see where we get it, “She says.” This is only the third time we have reached the euro in our history, so we have to be proud of qualifying in the first place.
“What we have done by reaching here, and is qualifying for the euro three times in a row, building a foundation, now there is a minimum hope for Belgium to qualify for these competitions, as it is not easy to do.”
It is clear that Belgium is on an increase in women’s football and in 2019 the Royal Belgium Football Association (RBFA) has revealed its “our feet” strategic plans. The participation number is increasing, while the additional budget of € 3 million contributed by both RBFA and sponsors between 2020-2022.
“It is difficult to know what this will be back home,” says Wullart. “During the previous euro, some of our hometowns were decorated with a large screen so that people could watch the game. I don’t know what will happen in this summer, but I hope everyone will fall behind us and show us some support.
“A lot of things have changed since then, so it is difficult to say how far we can go to this time. Our ambition, as usual, is to win every game. If you have that mentality all the time then you never know what can happen. We know what will be difficult, and we know what is expected from Spain and Portugal, both of them played for both of them, both of them were in the nations league.
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Left defeat against Italy Denmark All this is to do against Spain and Portugal, but Vullart believes that Belgium is capable of beating someone on its day.
“Anything can happen in these matches,” she says. “I think because we defeated Portugal 3–0, when we played them last time, people feel that it will be easy. But before the game, they defeated us, so it will happen who changes the day of the game.”
It is clear that if Belgium has to move around its expectations of progress, Vullart will need to help their team motivate them from the front.
“Being a captain is a big responsibility, of course,” she says. “Players see you in all big moments. I really enjoy it, both on the pitch.
“When the game comes around, as an attacker, it is my job that an attacker has to score and score. I had a good game when we played Portugal last time, and I scored in that first match against Spain, but this does not mean that it is going to go the same way that we can all try, try and try to get out of the team.
In fact, Belgium is some of a contradiction. On the one hand, they thrive in being a small nation in which players can easily make headlines. On the other hand, they wish to grow and push the best nations.
“We are quite lucky that Belgium is a small country. Away from matches, we can go home and take time with our family or friends in such a way that some other nations may not,” she says. “This is something that both coaches and players feel that it is really important. It is a second summer in a line that we have busy, and this can mean longer away from those you care for the most. It is really important to have time with friends and family.
“At the same time, we as far as possible, as far as possible, as far as possible, and we take that mindset in every match. The standard of teams in these matches is so high that if we do not focus on and on our game, the ability to face a heavy defeat. We have already experienced against Spain and England, but we also know that we can harm these teams.
“We need to live together for us to succeed and progress.
