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Belgium at the FIFA World Cup
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Belgium national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Belgium have appeared in the finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup on 13 occasions, the first being at the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 where they finished in 11th place. The inaugural FIFA World Cup final was officiated by Belgian referee John Langenus.
Traditionally, Belgium's greatest rival is the Netherlands. The two countries have met each other twice in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with one win for Belgium (USA 1994) and one tie (France 1998). The team that has played the most against Belgium in the finals is the continuum USSR-Russia: five times, with three victories for Belgium and two for the Soviet Union.[1]
Belgium's best finish in the World Cup is third, at the Russia 2018 tournament. Belgium previously finished fourth in the Mexico 1986 competition.
Images of Belgium's first World Cup match in 1930, against the United States
In their golden era, Belgium featured two goalkeepers who were named the best at that position in the World Cup; Jean-Marie Pfaff (left) in 1986 and Michel Preud'homme (right) in 1994.
Contents
1 FIFA World Cup record
1.1 1930 FIFA World Cup
1.2 1934 FIFA World Cup
1.3 1938 FIFA World Cup
1.4 1954 FIFA World Cup
1.5 1970 FIFA World Cup
1.6 1982 FIFA World Cup
1.7 1986 FIFA World Cup
1.8 1990 FIFA World Cup
1.9 1994 FIFA World Cup
1.10 1998 FIFA World Cup
1.11 2002 FIFA World Cup
1.12 2014 FIFA World Cup
1.13 2018 FIFA World Cup
2 Overview
2.1 Tournaments
2.2 Matches
3 Record players
4 Goalscorers
5 Awards
5.1 Team
5.2 Individual
6 See also
7 Footnotes
8 References
8.1 Bibliography
9 External links
FIFA World Cup record[edit]
Belgian's first five appearances at the FIFA World Cup between 1930 and 1970 were not successful, as they failed to advance beyond the first round. After two scoreless defeats at the inaugural World Cup in 1930, Belgium scored their first two World Cup goals in 1934 against Germany, by virtue of Bernard Voorhoof. However, both in 1934 and 1938 the Red Devils went out with a single loss. In 1954 they held England at a tie (4–4) and in 1970 they achieved their first World Cup win, against El Salvador (3–0).
Belgium reached six successive World Cups from 1982 through 2002 by playing qualification rounds, a record bettered only by Spain whose 2018 World Cup is their ninth consecutive qualification (a streak going back to 1986). Every other nation with an equal or longer string of appearances has had the streak "interrupted" by automatic qualification as the host or the defending champion (the 2006 tournament was the first for which the defending champion does not automatically qualify). On top of that, in that era the Belgian team reached the second phase five out of six times.
Their fourth place finish in the 1986 was their best placement in their World Cup history, until 2018 when they finished third after beating England (2-0) in Saint Petersburg.
1930 FIFA World Cup[edit]
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Belgium squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup
GK Badjou
GK De Bie
DF De Deken
DF Hoydonckx
DF Nouwens
MF Braine (c)
MF Chantraine
MF De Clercq
MF Hellemans
FW Adams
FW Delbeke
FW Diddens
FW Moeschal
FW Saeys
FW Versyp
FW Voorhoof
Coach: Goetinck
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
United States 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4
Paraguay 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2
Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
13 July 193015:00 UYT (UTC−03:30)
United States
3–0
Belgium
McGhee 23'[2]
Florie 45'[2]
Patenaude 69'[2] Report
Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Macías (Argentina)
20 July 193015:00 UYT (UTC−03:30)
Paraguay
1–0
Belgium
Vargas Peña 40'[2] Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 900
Referee: Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)
1934 FIFA World Cup[edit]
The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament.
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Belgium squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup
GK Badjou
GK Vandewyer
DF Joacim
DF Pappaert
DF Smellinckx
MF Bourgeois
MF Claessens
MF Hellemans
MF Peeraer
MF Putmans
MF Simons
MF Van Ingelgem
MF Welkenhuysen (c)
FW Brichaut
FW Capelle
FW Devries
FW Grimmonprez
FW Heremans
FW Lamoot
FW Ledent
FW Versyp
FW Voorhoof
Coach: Goetinck
27 May 193416:30 (CEST)
* Nazi Germany
5 – 2
Belgium
Kobierski 25'
Siffling 49'
Conen 66', 70', 87' Report Voorhoof 29', 43'
Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy)
1938 FIFA World Cup[edit]
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Belgium squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup
GK Badjou
GK Braet
GK Vandewyer
DF Gommers
DF Paverick
DF Petit
DF Seys
DF Smellinckx
MF Dalem
MF De Winter
MF Henry
MF Stijnen (c)
MF Van Alphen
FW Braine
FW Buyle
FW Capelle
FW Ceuleers
FW Fievez
FW Isemborghs
FW Nelis
FW Vanden Wouwer
FW Voorhoof
Coach: Butler
5 June 193817:00 (WEST)
France
3–1
Belgium
Veinante 1'
Nicolas 16', 69' Report Isemborghs 38'
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 30,454
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
1954 FIFA World Cup[edit]
According to journalist Henry Guldemont, some of his Swiss colleagues regarded the 1954 Belgian team as "favourites for the world title" after a promising 4–4 opener against England.[3][4] However, in the second and last group match against Italy, Belgium was defeated 1–4 and was unable to proceed to the finals.
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Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Gernaey
2 Dries
3 Van Brandt
4 Huysmans
5 Carré
6 Mees
7 Vliers
8 Houf
9 Coppens
10 Anoul
11 Mermans (c)
12 Geerts
13 Dirickx
14 Van Kerkhoven
15 H. van den Bosch
16 P. van den Bosch
17 Ausloos
18 Van Der Linden
19 Backaert
20 Maertens
21 Van Steen
22 Van Hoywegen
Coach: Livingstone
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
England 2 1 1 0 6 4 3
Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
Italy 2 1 0 1 5 3 2
Belgium 2 0 1 1 5 8 1
Switzerland finished ahead of Italy by winning a play-off
17 June 195418:10 (CET)
England
4–4 (a.e.t.)
Belgium
Broadis 26', 63'
Lofthouse 36', 91' Report Anoul 5', 71'
Coppens 67'
Dickinson 94' (o.g.)
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)
20 June 195417:00 (CET)
Italy
4–1
Belgium
Pandolfini 41' (pen.)
Galli 48'
Frignani 58'
Lorenzi 78' Report Anoul 81'
Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)
1970 FIFA World Cup[edit]
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Belgium squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup
1 Piot
2 Heylens
3 Thissen
4 Dewalque
5 Jeck
6 Dockx
7 Semmeling
8 Van Moer
9 Devrindt
10 Van Himst (c)
11 Puis
12 Trappeniers
13 Beurlet
14 Martens
15 Vandendaele
16 Polleunis
17 Verheyen
18 Lambert
19 Carteus
20 Peeters
21 Janssens
22 Duquesne
Coach: Goethals
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5
Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
El Salvador 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
3 June 197016:00
Belgium
3–0
El Salvador
Van Moer 12', 54'
Lambert 76' (pen.) Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 92,205
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
6 June 197016:00
Soviet Union
4–1
Belgium
Byshovets 14', 63'
Asatiani 57'
Khmelnytskyi 76' Report Lambert 86'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 95,261
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
11 June 197016:00
Mexico
1–0
Belgium
Peña 14' (pen.) Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 108,192
Referee: Ángel Norberto Coerezza (Argentina)
1982 FIFA World Cup[edit]
In the first game of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, held at Camp Nou, Belgium celebrated one of their most famous victories: a 0–1 win over defending champions Argentina with a goal by Erwin Vandenbergh. After pushing through to the second group stage of that tournament, Belgium was stunned by a Polish hat-trick from Zbigniew Boniek. The decisive match against the Soviet Union ended in a 0–1 loss.
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Belgium squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Pfaff
2 Gerets (c)
3 L. Millecamps
4 Meeuws
5 Renquin
6 Vercauteren
7 Daerden∗
8 Van Moer
9 Vandenbergh
10 Coeck
11 Ceulemans
12 Custers
13 Van der Elst
14 Baecke
15 De Schrijver
16 Plessers
17 Verheyen
18 Mommens
19 M. Millecamps
20 Vandersmissen
21 Czerniatynski
22 Munaron
Coach: Thys
∗ Jos Daerden stepped in because Rene Vandereycken ruled out through injury on the eve of the finals
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Belgium 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
Hungary 3 1 1 1 12 6 +6 3
El Salvador 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
13 June 198220:00 CEST
Argentina
0–1
Belgium
Report Vandenbergh 62'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 95,500
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
19 June 198221:00 CEST
Belgium
1–0
El Salvador
Coeck 19' Report
Nuevo Estadio, Elche
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Malcolm Moffat (Northern Ireland)
22 June 198221:00 CEST
Belgium
1–1
Hungary
Czerniatynski 76' Report Varga 27'
Nuevo Estadio, Elche
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Clive White (England)
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Poland 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3
Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
28 June 198221:00 CEST
Poland
3–0
Belgium
Boniek 4', 26', 53' Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles (Costa Rica)
1 July 198221:00 CEST
Belgium
0–1
Soviet Union
Report Oganesian 48'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
1986 FIFA World Cup[edit]
Four years later they achieved their best World Cup run to that point when they placed fourth at Mexico 1986. Picked up as the best third-placed team, in the knockout phase Belgium surprisingly won against favourites Soviet Union after extra time (3–4). Different from the previous World Cup, the Red Devils were able to surmount an opponents' hat-trick (this time from Igor Belanov), something that only Brazil and Austria achieved as well in World Cup history (respectively in 1938 and 1954).[5] Belgium also beat Spain on penalties after a 1–1 draw, but they conceded a 2–0 loss against eventual champions Argentina in the semifinal - both goals scored by football icon Diego Maradona. In the third-place match Belgium lost to France (4–2) after extra time. Captain and midfielder Jan Ceulemans and goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff were the first Belgian players to be selected in the All-Star Team of a World Cup. Enzo Scifo was elected as best young player of the tournament.
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Belgium squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup fourth place
1 Pfaff
2 Gerets
3 F. Van der Elst
4 De Wolf
5 Renquin
6 Vercauteren
7 Vandereycken
8 Scifo
9 Vandenbergh
10 Desmet
11 Ceulemans (c)
12 Munaron
13 Grün
14 Clijsters
15 L. Van der Elst
16 Claesen
17 Mommens
18 Veyt
19 Broos
20 Bodart
21 Demol
22 Vervoort
Coach: Thys
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
3 June 1986 (First Round)12:00 CST
Belgium
1 – 2
Mexico
Vandenbergh 45' Report Quirarte 23'
Sánchez 39'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
8 June 1986 (First Round)12:00 CST
Iraq
1 – 2
Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
11 June 1986 (First Round)12:00 CST
Paraguay
2 – 2
Belgium
Cabañas 50', 76' Report Vercauteren 30'
Veyt 59'
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria)
15 June 1986 (Second Round)16:00 CST
Soviet Union
3 – 4 (a.e.t.)
Belgium
Belanov 27', 70', 111' (pen.) Report Scifo 56'
Ceulemans 77'
Demol 102'
Claesen 110'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 32,277
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
22 June 1986 (Quarter-Final)16:00 CST
Spain
1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
Belgium
Señor 85' Report Ceulemans 35'
Penalties
Señor
Eloy
Chendo
Butragueño
Víctor
4 – 5
Claesen
Scifo
Broos
Vervoort
L. Van Der Elst
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
25 June 1986 (Semi-Final)16:00 CST
Argentina
2 – 0
Belgium
Maradona 51', 63' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,500
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
28 June 1986 (Third Place Play-Off)12:00 CST
France
4 – 2 (a.e.t.)
Belgium
Ferreri 27'
Papin 43'
Genghini 104'
Amoros 111' (pen.) Report Ceulemans 11'
Claesen 73'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
1990 FIFA World Cup[edit]
In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Belgium survived the group phase by wins against South Korea and Uruguay (2–0 and 3–1). In the second round they did well against England, dominating the match by periods and with Enzo Scifo even hitting the woodwork twice.[6] With a persisting 0–0 penalties seemed unavoidable, but eventually they lost in the last minute of extra time after a "nearly blind" volley by David Platt.[7] Scifo was elected as second best player of the 1990 World Cup after Lothar Matthäus.[8]
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Belgium squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Preud'homme
2 Gerets (c)
3 Albert
4 Clijsters
5 Versavel
6 Emmers
7 Demol
8 Van der Elst
9 Degryse
10 Scifo
11 Ceulemans
12 Bodart
13 Grün
14 Claesen
15 De Sart
16 De Wolf
17 Plovie
18 Staelens
19 Van Der Linden
20 De Wilde
21 Wilmots
22 Vervoort
Coach: Thys
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
Belgium 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
12 June 199017:00
Belgium
2–0
South Korea
Degryse 53'
De Wolf 64' Report
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 32,790
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
17 June 199021:00
Belgium
3–1
Uruguay
Clijsters 16'
Scifo 22'
Ceulemans 48' Report Bengoechea 74'
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 33,759
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
21 June 199017:00
Belgium
1–2
Spain
Vervoort 28' Report Míchel 20' (pen.)
Górriz 38'
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 35,950
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
26 June 1990 (Second Round)21:00
England
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Belgium
Platt 119' Report
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Attendance: 34,520
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
1994 FIFA World Cup[edit]
In the 1994 FIFA World Cup two 1–0 wins in round 1 against Morocco and the Netherlands were remarkably not enough to finish second, but Belgium advanced as they were among the best four third-placed teams. In the second round they lost to title defenders Germany (3–2). During this last game, the Belgians were frustrated that Swiss referee Kurt Röthlisberger had not awarded them a penalty kick when German defender Thomas Helmer brought down their striker Josip Weber in the penalty area with a bump from behind.[9] After the match, Röthlisberger was sent home. Michel Preud'homme was elected as best goalkeeper of the tournament.
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Belgium squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Preud'homme
2 Medved
3 Borkelmans
4 Albert
5 Smidts
6 Staelens
7 Van der Elst
8 Nilis
9 Degryse
10 Scifo
11 Czerniatynski
12 De Wilde
13 Grün (c)
14 De Wolf
15 Emmers
16 Boffin
17 Weber
18 Wilmots
19 Van Meir
20 Verlinden
21 Van Der Heyden
22 Renier
Coach: Van Himst
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2
Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3
Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
4
Morocco 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA

19 June 199412:30 EDT
Belgium
1–0
Morocco
Degryse 11' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,219
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
25 June 199412:30 EDT
Belgium
1–0
Netherlands
Albert 65' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 62,387
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
29 June 199412:30 EDT
Belgium
0–1
Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Owairan 5'
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 52,959
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
2 July 1994 (Second Round)12:00
Germany
3 – 2
Belgium
Völler 6', 40'
Klinsmann 11' Report Grün 8'
Albert 90'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 60,246
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
1998 FIFA World Cup[edit]
In 1998 Belgium was one of only two teams, together with hosts and eventual world champions France not to lose a single game. Three draws in the first round – against Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea – proved not enough to reach the knockout stage. In 1998 Enzo Scifo and Franky Van der Elst appeared in their fourth World Cups, setting a Belgian record.
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Belgium squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 De Wilde
2 Crasson
3 Staelens
4 Vidović
5 Borkelmans
6 Van der Elst
7 Wilmots
8 Oliveira
9 M. Mpenza
10 Nilis
11 Van Kerckhoven
12 Vande Walle
13 Verlinden
14 Scifo (c)
15 Clement
16 De Boeck
17 Verstraeten
18 Verheyen
19 Van Meir
20 E. Mpenza
21 Boffin
22 Deflandre
Coach: Leekens
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
13 June 1998 (First Round)21:00
Netherlands
0–0
Belgium
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
20 June 1998 (First Round)17:30
Belgium
2–2
Mexico
Wilmots 43', 47' Report García Aspe 55' (pen.)
Blanco 62'
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
25 June 1998 (First Round)16:00
Belgium
1–1
South Korea
Nilis 7' Report Yoo Sang-Chul 71'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]
With two ties, the 2002 FIFA World Cup did not start well for Belgium, but the team improved during the tournament. Captain Marc Wilmots was notable for scoring in every match of the first round. Belgium won the decisive group match against Russia with 3–2 and in the second round they had to play against eventual champions Brazil. In this 1/8th final, referee Peter Prendergast disallowed a headed goal by Wilmots that would have given Belgium a 0–1 lead, after a "phantom foul" on Roque Júnior.[10] Eventually Brazil won 2–0, but Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted after this match that Belgium was a tough edge and after the tournament he declared that the match against the Red Devils had been the hardest for Brazil to win.[11] With the World Cup final still to go, the team did win the tournament's fair-play award.[12] Marc Wilmots equalled the record of Enzo Scifo and Franky Van der Elst by appearing in 4 World Cup squads, although he did not play in his first World Cup in 1990. Wilmots also scored his 5th World Cup goal against Russia, which made him Belgium's top scorer in World Cup Finals matches until the 2018 world cup when Romelu Lukaku also scored his 5th World Cup goal.[13]
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Belgium squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 De Vlieger
2 Deflandre
3 De Boeck
4 Van Meir
5 Van Kerckhoven
6 Simons
7 Wilmots (c)
8 Goor
9 Sonck
10 Walem
11 Verheyen
12 Van Der Heyden
13 Vandendriessche
14 Vermant
15 Peeters
16 Van Buyten
17 Englebert
18 Vanderhaeghe
19 Thijs
20 Strupar
21 Boffin
22 Mpenza
23 Herpoel
Coach: Waseige
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Japan (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2
Belgium 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3
Russia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4
Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.

4 June 200218:00
Japan
2–2
Belgium
Suzuki 59'
Inamoto 67' Report Wilmots 57'
Van Der Heyden 75'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 55,256
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
10 June 200218:00
Tunisia
1–1
Belgium
Bouzaiene 17' Report Wilmots 13'
Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
14 June 200215:30
Belgium
3–2
Russia
Walem 7'
Sonck 78'
Wilmots 82' Report Beschastnykh 52'
Sychev 88'
Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka
Attendance: 46,640
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
17 June 2002 (Second Round)20:30
Brazil
2–0
Belgium
Rivaldo 67'
Ronaldo 87' Report
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 40,440
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
2014 FIFA World Cup[edit]
In 2014, Belgium started as group favourites and beat all group opponents with the smallest margin. Thereafter, they played a round of 16 match against the United States in which American goalkeeper Tim Howard made 15 saves,[14][A] crowning himself man of the match.[15] The Red Devils needed the extra time to proceed to the next stage (2–1), where they faced Argentina. In a balanced quarter-final against the Albiceleste, the World Cup ended for Belgium as they failed to equalize after Gonzalo Higuaín's early goal.
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Belgium squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Courtois
2 Alderweireld
3 Vermaelen
4 Kompany (c)
5 Vertonghen
6 Witsel
7 De Bruyne
8 Fellaini
9 Lukaku
10 Hazard
11 Mirallas
12 Mignolet
13 Bossut
14 Mertens
15 Van Buyten
16 Defour
17 Origi
18 Lombaerts
19 Dembélé
20 Januzaj
21 Vanden Borre
22 Chadli
23 Ciman
Coach: Wilmots

Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2
Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3
Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4
South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
17 June 201413:00
Belgium
2–1
Algeria
Fellaini 70'
Mertens 80' Report Feghouli 25' (pen.)
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
22 June 201413:00
Belgium
1–0
Russia
Origi 88' Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
26 June 201417:00
South Korea
0–1
Belgium
Report Vertonghen 78'
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
1 July 2014 (Round of 16)17:00
Belgium
2–1 (a.e.t.)
United States
De Bruyne 93'
Lukaku 105' Report Green 107'
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 51,227
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
5 July 2014 (Quarter Finals)13:00
Argentina
1–0
Belgium
Higuaín 8' Report
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 68,551
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
2018 FIFA World Cup[edit]
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1 Courtois
2 Alderweireld
3 Vermaelen
4 Kompany
5 Vertonghen
6 Witsel
7 De Bruyne
8 Fellaini
9 Lukaku
10 E. Hazard (c)
11 Carrasco
12 Mignolet
13 Casteels
14 Mertens
15 Meunier
16 T. Hazard
17 Tielemans
18 Januzaj
19 Dembélé
20 Boyata
21 Batshuayi
22 Chadli
23 Dendoncker
Coach: Martínez

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Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2
England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3
Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4
Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
3–0
Panama
Mertens 47'
Lukaku 69', 75' Report
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Belgium
5–2
Tunisia
E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51'
Lukaku 16', 45+3'
Batshuayi 90' Report Bronn 18'
Khazri 90+3'
Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)20:00 KALT (UTC+2)
England
0–1
Belgium
Report Januzaj 51'
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,973
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Round of 16
Belgium
3–2
Japan
Vertonghen 69'
Fellaini 74'
Chadli 90+4' Report Haraguchi 48'
Inui 52'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 41,466
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Quarter-final
Brazil
1–2
Belgium
Renato Augusto 76' Report Fernandinho 13' (o.g.)
De Bruyne 31'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Semi-final
France
1–0
Belgium
Umtiti 51' Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Third place play-off
Belgium
2–0
England
Meunier 4'
E. Hazard 82' Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,406
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Overview[edit]
Tournaments[edit]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Belgium's FIFA World Cup record
Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round
Pos
Pld
W
D*
L
GF
GA
Squad
Outcome
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1930
Round 1 11th of 13 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad Qualified as invitees
1934
15th of 16 1 0 0 1 2 5 Squad 2nd of 4 2 0 1 1 6 8
1938
13th of 15 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad 2nd of 4 2 1 1 0 4 3
1950
Withdrew[16] Withdrew
1954
Group stage 12th of 16 2 0 1 1 5 8 Squad 1st of 3 4 3 1 0 11 6
1958
Did not qualify 2nd of 3 4 2 1 1 16 11
1962
3rd of 3 4 0 0 4 3 10
1966
1st of 4, playoff loss 5 3 0 2 12 5
1970
Group stage 10th of 16 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 1st of 4 6 4 1 1 14 8
1974
Did not qualify 2nd of 4 6 4 2 0 12 0
1978
2nd of 4 6 3 0 3 7 6
1982
Group stage 2 10th of 24 5 2 1 2 3 5 Squad 1st of 5 8 5 1 2 12 9
1986
Fourth place 4th of 24 7 2 2* 3 12 15 Squad 2nd of 4, playoff win 8 4 2 2 9 5
1990
Round of 16 11th of 24 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad 1st of 5 8 4 4 0 15 5
1994
11th of 24 4 2 0 2 4 4 Squad 2nd of 6 10 7 1 2 16 5
1998
Group stage 19th of 32 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad 2nd of 5, playoff win 10 7 1 2 23 13
2002
Round of 16 14th of 32 4 1 2 1 6 7 Squad 2nd of 5, playoff win 10 7 2 1 27 6
2006
Did not qualify 4th of 6 10 3 3 4 16 11
2010
4th of 6 10 3 1 6 13 20
2014
Quarter-finals 6th of 32 5 4 0 1 6 3 Squad 1st of 6 10 8 2 0 18 4
2018
Third place 3rd of 32 7 6 0 1 16 6 Squad 1st of 6 10 9 1 0 43 6
2022
To be determined
2026
To be determined
Total
Best: third place
13/21
48
20
9
19
68
72
—
Total
133
77
25
31
277
141
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Matches[edit]
showList of FIFA World Cup matches
Year
Round
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1930 Round 1 United States 0–3 Loss 0–0–1
Round 1 Paraguay 0–1 Loss 0–0–2
1934 Round 1 Germany 2–5 Loss 0–0–3
1938 Round 1 France 1–3 Loss 0–0–4
1954 Group stage England 4–4 (a.e.t.) Draw 0–1–4
Group stage Italy 1–4 Loss 0–1–5
1970 Group stage El Salvador 3–0 Win 1–1–5
Group stage Soviet Union 1–4 Loss 1–1–6
Group stage Mexico 0–1 Loss 1–1–7
1982 Group stage 1 Argentina 1–0 Win 2–1–7
Group stage 1 El Salvador 1–0 Win 3–1–7
Group stage 1 Hungary 1–1 Draw 3–2–7
Group stage 2 Poland 0–3 Loss 3–2–8
Group stage 2 Soviet Union 0–1 Loss 3–2–9
1986 Group stage Mexico 1–2 Loss 3–2–10
Group stage Iraq 2–1 Win 4–2–10
Group stage Paraguay 2–2 Draw 4–3–10
Round of 16 Soviet Union 4–3 (a.e.t.) Win 5–3–10
Quarter-final Spain 1–1
5–4 (pen.) Draw 5–4–10
Semi-final Argentina 0–2 Loss 5–4–11
Third place match France 2–4 Loss 5–4–12
1990 Group stage South Korea 2–0 Win 6–4–12
Group stage Uruguay 3–1 Win 7–4–12
Group stage Spain 1–2 Loss 7–4–13
Round of 16 England 0–1 (a.e.t.) Loss 7–4–14
1994 Group stage Morocco 1–0 Win 8–4–14
Group stage Netherlands 1–0 Win 9–4–14
Group stage Saudi Arabia 0–1 Loss 9–4–15
Round of 16 Germany 2–3 Loss 9–4–16
1998 Group stage Netherlands 0–0 Draw 9–5–16
Group stage Mexico 2–2 Draw 9–6–16
Group stage South Korea 1–1 Draw 9–7–16
2002 Group stage Japan 2–2 Draw 9–8–16
Group stage Tunisia 1–1 Draw 9–9–16
Group stage Russia 3–2 Win 10–9–16
Round of 16 Brazil 0–2 Loss 10–9–17
2014 Group stage Algeria 2–1 Win 11–9–17
Group stage Russia 1–0 Win 12–9–17
Group stage South Korea 1–0 Win 13–9–17
Round of 16 United States 2–1 (a.e.t.) Win 14–9–17
Quarter-final Argentina 0–1 Loss 14–9–18
2018 Group stage Panama 3–0 Win 15–9–18
Group stage Tunisia 5–2 Win 16–9–18
Group stage England 1–0 Win 17–9–18
Round of 16 Japan 3–2 Win 18–9–18
Quarter-final Brazil 2–1 Win 19–9–18
Semi-final France 0–1 Loss 19–9–19
Third place match England 2–0 Win 20–9–19
Record players[edit]
No.
Name
Matches
World Cups
1 Enzo Scifo 17 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998
2 Jan Ceulemans 16 1982, 1986 and 1990
3 Franky van der Elst 14 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998
4 Eric Gerets 12 1982, 1986 and 1990
Thibaut Courtois 12 2014 and 2018
6 Franky Vercauteren 11 1982 and 1986
Stéphane Demol 11 1986 and 1990
Georges Grün 11 1986, 1990 and 1994
Eden Hazard 11 2014 and 2018
Dries Mertens 11 2014 and 2018
Jan Vertonghen 11 2014 and 2018
Goalscorers[edit]
Marc Wilmots (as trainer), Belgium's joint all-time top scorer at the World Cup
Player
Goals
1930
1934
1938
1954
1970
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2014
2018

Romelu Lukaku
5
1 4
Marc Wilmots
5
2 3
Jan Ceulemans
4
3 1
Léopold Anoul
3
3
Nico Claesen
3
3
Eden Hazard
3
3
Enzo Scifo
3
2 1
Philippe Albert
2
2
Kevin De Bruyne
2
1 1
Marc Degryse
2
1 1
Marouane Fellaini
2
1 1
Raoul Lambert
2
2
Dries Mertens
2
1 1
Wilfried Van Moer
2
2
Erwin Vandenbergh
2
1 1
Jan Vertonghen
2
1 1
Bernard Voorhoof
2
2
Michy Batshuayi
1
1
Nacer Chadli
1
1
Lei Clijsters
1
1
Ludo Coeck
1
1
Henri Coppens
1
1
Alexandre Czerniatynski
1
1
Michel De Wolf
1
1
Stéphane Demol
1
1
Georges Grün
1
1
Henri Isemborghs
1
1
Adnan Januzaj
1
1
Thomas Meunier
1
1
Luc Nilis
1
1
Divock Origi
1
1
Wesley Sonck
1
1
Peter Van Der Heyden
1
1
Franky Vercauteren
1
1
Patrick Vervoort
1
1
Daniel Veyt
1
1
Johan Walem
1
1
Own goals
2
1 1
Total
68
0
2
1
5
4
3
12
6
4
3
6
6
16
Awards[edit]
Team[edit]
FIFA Fair Play Trophy 2002
Individual[edit]
Golden Glove 1986: Jean-Marie Pfaff
Golden Glove 1994: Michel Preud'homme
Golden Glove 2018: Thibaut Courtois
Best Young Player Award 1986: Enzo Scifo
See also[edit]
Belgium national football team records
Belgium at the UEFA European Football Championship
Footnotes[edit]
Jump up ^ FIFA's initial match statistics showed 16 saves, and many news sources continue to use this number. The official FIFA statistics were updated on July 5, 2014 to show 15 saves.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Head-to-Head: Belgium v Russia". FIFA.com.
^ Jump up to: a b c d This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
Jump up ^ Guldemont 1978, p. ?.
Jump up ^ Bilic, Pierre (3 Oct 2013). "de Rode Duivels in het collectieve geheugen". Sport/Voetbalmagazine. Roeselare: Roularta Media Group NV.
Jump up ^ "Classic football - matches". FIFA. 26 Aug 2012.
Jump up ^ Edworthy 1997, pp. 138-139.
Jump up ^ Witzig 2006, p. 167.
Jump up ^ "Scifo: I wouldn't change a thing". FIFA News. 14 Sep 2009.
Jump up ^ Lisi 2011, p. 263.
Jump up ^ Witzig 2006, p. 289.
Jump up ^ "Scolari praises team effort". BBC Sport. 17 Jun 2002.
Jump up ^ "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". FIFA News. 29 Jun 2002.
Jump up ^ "Belgium at the World Cups - Goalscorers at World Cups". thefifaworldcups.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014" (PDF). July 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
Jump up ^ "World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
Jump up ^ Lisi 2007, p. 47.
Bibliography[edit]
Edworthy, Niall (1997). England: The Official F.A. History. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-699-1.
Guldemont, Henry (1978). Toute L'Histoire du Football Belge (in French). Brussels: Editions Arts & Voyages. ISBN 2801600121.
Lisi, Clemente Angelo (2011). A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-08-108-7753-5.
Witzig, Richard (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. Harahan: CusiBoy Publishing. ISBN 0-9776688-0-0.
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