In Belgium's case, the reasons are more readily apparent. A nation sewn largely from a patchwork of three peoples, the Flemish, Walloons, and Germans, its football team nevertheless features several stars of African descent. Currently, Belgians of Moroccan descent -- including midfielder Marouane Fellaini and winger Nacer Chadli -- make up the biggest non-European group; for many Moroccans, French is a second language. Like France with its North African and Caribbean contingents and Germany with its Turks, Belgium's national team has benefited from multiple populations: one from Western Europe, one from Africa, and one from Eastern Europe.

拿比利时来说，理由更为显而易见。该国人口主要由弗拉芒人、瓦隆人和日耳曼人组成，但国家足球队中却有数名非洲裔球星。目前，摩洛哥裔比利时人，包括中场费莱尼和边锋查德利——组成了最大的非欧洲小团体。就像法国队内有北非和加勒比小分队、德国队中有土耳其裔球员一样，比利时国家队也从多元人口结构中受益：一个来自西欧，一个来自非洲，还有一个来自东欧。

Over time, this ethnic blend has led to an uncommon harmony among the current squad, whose young players -- notably Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea, and Adnan Januzaj 贾努扎伊of Manchester United -- are the envy of many of their competitors.

久而久之，这种民族融合给球队带了不同寻常的和谐。队中的年轻球员，尤其是切尔西的阿扎尔和卢卡库以及曼联的贾努扎伊，成了许多竞争对手羡慕的对象。

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