Belgium's curious success across continents at the World Cup World Cup 2018 Have beaten teams from each confederation

Belgium were one of the standout teams at this year's World Cup in Russia and have left after achieving a new record.

For the first time in the competition's history, the Red Devils can boast of having won a game against opponents from five different confederations in a single edition of the World Cup.

The five confederations from which Belgium have beaten a team

Panama (CONCACAF) Tunisia (CAF) England (UEFA) Japan (AFC) Brazil (CONMEBOL)

Roberto Martinez's side have beaten a Central American side, an African nation, a European one, an Asian opponent and a South American team en route to a third-place finish.

Therefore, they leave Russia with several records to their credit since, in addition to being a side from each confederation, they have also achieved their best ever finish with a bronze medal run and been the tournament's top scorers with 16.

If there is a record that nobody has been able to beat or even equal in the tournament's history then it is the one achieved by Jair Ventura Filho, popularly known as Jairzinho, in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

In that competition, the Rio de Janeiro native scored seven goals and one in each of the six games that he played in.

During the Selecao's first game, he netted a double against Czechoslovakia and after that, he couldn't stop scoring.

Even in the final he stepped up and netted for a side which are fondly remembered as one of the best footballing teams of all time, led by the legendary Pele.

While Jairzinho shone in that tournament for goals, it is also interesting to point out that despite his seven strikes and scoring in each game, he didn't win the trophy for that year's top scorer.

He was second behind the iconic German hitman Gerd Muller, who scored 10 times but didn't manage to do so in each game like the Brazilian attacker.

It is a milestone that, even 48 years later, nobody has come close to matching.