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Courtois makes 50th Belgium appearance against Greece

Thibaut Courtois made his 50th appearance for Belgium as the Red Devils continue their World Cup quest away to Greece on Sunday. 

The Chelsea goalkeeper became the youngest shot-stopper to represent Belgium when he made his debut at the age of 19 back in November 2011.

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And since then he has raced to his half-century in less than six years, with the landmark coming in Athens' Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. 

Courtois himself marked the occasion on Twitter with a message to his followers stating his hopes for Belgium to make Russia 2018. 

In his 49 previous appearances, the ex-Atletico Madrid star conceded just 34 goals, keeping a total of 25 clean sheets. 

He was ever-present for his nation in the 2014 World Cup, where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals at the hands of Argentina, and at Euro 2016, where the Red Devils' quest for glory ended at the same stage, this time going down to Wales.

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