Yannick Carrasco, a star for Belgium, will be hoping to win gold at the World Cup alongside the rest of their golden generation.
Despite having a team that is loaded with skill from start to finish, they have struggled lately. They lost to eventual runners-up Argentina in the quarterfinals of the 2014 tournament, and the global winners France in the semis of the 2014 tournament in Russia.
The time is running out for 29-year-old Carrasco, who also feels pressure to match his wife’s accomplishments. Another 29-year-old former Miss Belgium winner is Noemie Happart.
In 2013, while still a psychology student at the University of Liege, she won the title. She then represented her country in Miss World, where she placed in the top 20, and Miss Universe, where she didn’t place.
Two years later, Carrasco ran into her in a bar in Liege, and the two have been inseparable ever since. They wed in June 2017. Happart opened up to Belgian magazine Story about their relationship, saying: “Seducing a player was never one of my aims.
“When he told me he was a professional player, I was pretty suspicious. I had a fairly stereotyped image of footballers and I was afraid he had a reputation.
“But Yannick is a great boy, so I gave him a chance. He’s a handsome guy but I was mostly charmed by his character and personality.”
The WAG is always at his games supporting him. Following Carrasco’s equaliser for Atletico Madrid versus Real Madrid in the 2016 Champions League final, they are infamous for exchanging kisses.
When he signed with Dalian Yifang in 2018, Happart followed him to China and spent two years there. She was present at the most recent big tournaments as well.
She will undoubtedly be supporting Carrasco once more as he and the rest of the Belgian team face Canada today to begin their World Cup campaign. However, given that Happart is expecting their first child, it might be from home.
In Group F, Belgium will also compete against Morocco and Croatia with the hope of improving upon their performance in Qatar and qualifying for the
