Eden Hazard believes Belgium will be expected to win major silverware after moving to the top of the FIFA World Ranking.
Belgium will replace Argentina as the No. 1 nation next month following their 3-1 win over Israel in their final Euro 2016 qualifier.
As well as ensuring the Red Devils finished above Wales as Group B winners, Tuesday's victory in Brussels will see Belgium jump past both Argentina and world champions Germany to go from third to first.
But Chelsea midfielder Hazard, 24, says that such an achievement will mean nothing if they do not go on to challenge at next summer's European Championship in France.
"We know we'll be judged on trophies -- if there are trophies," he told Belgian broadcaster RTBF. "But if we play like we did tonight, then I think we can be ambitious. We'll see what happens in the future."
Belgium had already qualified before their win over Israel but they impressed against a visiting side who were still hoping to book a playoff place. Dries Mertens and Kevin De Bruyne got the opening goals for the home team before Hazard added a third late on.
"We really played a super match," Hazard said. "We played a great match individually and collectively. It was a pity we conceded a goal at the end but other than that it was a perfect evening."
Belgium and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, who got through 58 minutes despite his club's concern over his fitness but reported no ill effects, was overjoyed to reach the No. 1 spot.
"There will always be people who will say we deserve it, others who say we don't," he told RTBF. "But seeing the celebration we're having today, we don't care about that.
"We're happy and we have to be partisan. I hope everyone will see it that way. It doesn't really matter if it's realistic or not -- we're happy."
Kompany, 29, maintained that no one in the squad would get carried away with their new status. But he also said the No. 1 ranking was nice to have on his CV.
"Yes, especially when we were, I think, 80th in the world [in the past]," he said. "I was there for some very low moments too so for me it's very good.
"But more important than being No. 1 is that the team continues to progress and to work."
Belgium manager Marc Wilmots expressed delight that his side had managed to drop just 11 points out of 60 over their past two qualifying campaigns.
"We won with style," he said of the victory over Israel. "It was one the best matches that we've played."