Golden generation

In a sport, a Golden Generation, or Golden Team is an exceptionally gifted group of players of similar age, whose achievements reach or are expected to reach a level of success beyond that which their team had previously achieved. The term was first being cited by the media for Portugal's success during the FIFA Youth Championships in both 1989 and 1991.^[1][2] Below is a list of teams who have been referred to by the media as golden generations, most of which played in the 21st century.