Belgian national football team

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Belgium
België
Belgique
Belgian Football Association logo
Nickname (s) Rote Teufel (German),
Diables Rouges (French),
Rode Duivels (nld.)
Association Royal Belgian Football Association
(KBFV / KBVB / URBSFA)
confederacy UEFA
Technical sponsor adidas
Head coach SpainSpain Roberto Martínez (since 2016)
captain Eden Hazard
Record scorer Romelu Lukaku (52)
Record player Jan Vertonghen (118)
FIFA code BEL
FIFA rank 1. (1765 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey
Second jersey
Balance sheet
779 games
338 wins
165 draws
275 losses
statistics
First international match Belgium 3-3 France ( Brussels , Belgium; May 1, 1904)
BelgiumBelgium Third French RepublicThird French Republic
Biggest wins Belgium 9-0 Zambia (Brussels, Belgium; June 4, 1994) Belgium 9-0 Gibraltar ( Liège , Belgium; August 31, 2017) Belgium 9-0 San Marino (Brussels, Belgium; October 10, 2019) Belgium 10 : 1 San Marino (Brussels, Belgium; February 28, 2001)
BelgiumBelgium Zambia 1964Zambia

BelgiumBelgium GibraltarGibraltar

BelgiumBelgium San MarinoSan Marino

BelgiumBelgium San MarinoSan Marino
Biggest defeat Belgium 9-1 England (Brussels, Belgium; May 11, 1927)
BelgiumBelgiumEnglandEngland 
Successes in tournaments
World Championship
Participation in the finals 13 ( first : 1930 )
Best results Third place ( 2018 )
European Championship
Participation in the finals 5 ( first : 1972 )
Best results Second place ( 1980 )
Olympic games
gold 1920
(As of November 19, 2019)

The Belgian national football team is the football selection of the Western European state Belgium . The greatest successes of the Belgian team known as the "Red Devils" so far were the Olympic victory in 1920 and third place at the 2018 World Cup .

history

Main stand of the “De Ganzenvijver / Stade du Vivier d'Oie” stadium in Uccle / Ukkel , where the first international match was played in 1904

The first official international match took place on May 1, 1904 in front of 1500 spectators in Uccle / Ukkel in the stadium of Racing Club de Bruxelles , in De Ganzenvijver / Stadion du Vivier d'Oie against France and ended 3: 3. The founding of FIFA was suggested between his club secretary Louis Muhlinghaus and the French delegation , which took place on May 21, 1904 in Paris.

The name "Red Devils" comes from 1906 when a football reporter said that the Belgians would play like devils in red jerseys.

The Belgian national team had its first heyday in the early 1920s when it became Olympic champion in Antwerp and also took part in the first World Cup in Uruguay as one of the few European teams. Belgium was only able to build on these successes again in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, the Belgian team achieved considerable success at world and European championships under players like Jean-Marie Pfaff and Jan Ceulemans . In qualifying for the 1974 World Cup, they failed without conceding a goal in two draws against eventual runner-up Netherlands only because of the worse goal difference.

The team most recently failed in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 European Championship . In qualifying for the Euro 2012 , Belgium met Germany , Turkey , Austria , Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in Group A , finished third in the group and thus also missed the qualification for this tournament.

After the 2002 World Cup, the Belgian national team began to decline when they missed five consecutive major tournaments, from the 2004 European Championship in Portugal to the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine . Meanwhile, the 2007 U21 European Championship grew into a promising group that qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and came fourth there. After the national coach Georges Leekens, who had been in office since 2010, resigned in the summer of 2012, his assistant coach Marc Wilmots became an interim coach. He was later appointed the new head coach of the Belgian national team. The Belgian national team then qualified as group winners and without a single defeat for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . Part of the success was attributed to Marc Wilmots when he had formed a unit from a previously quarreling team and granted his players freedom, where he also demanded discipline. He also created professional conditions in the Belgian Football Association, with the team being a mix of experienced players and outstanding talents. Some of the players had foreign roots. At the final round in Brazil, the Belgian side met Algeria , Russia and South Korea in the group stage . They won all three games and qualified as group winners for the round of 16, in which the Belgians beat the United States 2-1 after extra time. Belgium was eliminated by Argentina in the quarterfinals . After Belgium qualified for the 2016 European Championship in France , they took first place in the FIFA world rankings, but lost that to Argentina after a friendly defeat against Portugal in March 2016 . After the Belgian national team did not live up to their role as favorites at the European Championship finals in France and were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Wales , Wilmots was sacked. After the Spaniard Roberto Martínez took over, Belgium became the first European team next to host Russia to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and won the group with three wins in three games. Subsequently, after victories against Japan (3: 2) and record world champions Brazil (2: 1), they reached the semi-finals and lost there against eventual world champions France (0: 1). The tournament ended Belgium in third place after beating England 1-0.

Participation of Belgium in the European Football Championship

Belgium took part in the final round of the European Championship five times, once as a host for four participants, for which Belgium also had to qualify, twice in a final round with eight participants, once in a final round with 24 participants and once as an automatically qualified host with 16 participants.

year Host country Participation until ... Last opponent Result Comments and special features
1960 France not participated
1964 Spain not qualified Failed in the preliminary round to Yugoslavia .
1968 Italy not qualified In the qualification of France failed.
1972 Belgium 3rd place match Hungary Third
1976 Yugoslavia not qualified Failed in the quarter-finals at the later third Netherlands .
1980 Italy final Germany Second
1984 France Preliminary round Denmark , France , Yugoslavia - Retired as third party
1988 BR Germany not qualified In the qualification of Ireland failed.
1992 Sweden not qualified In the qualification of Germany failed.
1996 England not qualified In the qualification of Denmark and Spain failed.
2000 Netherlands and Belgium Preliminary round Italy , Sweden , Turkey - Retired as third party
2004 Portugal not qualified In the qualification of Bulgaria and Croatia failed.
2008 Austria and Switzerland not qualified In the qualification of Portugal and Poland failed.
2012 Poland and Ukraine not qualified In the qualification to Germany and Turkey failed.
2016 France Quarter finals Wales - In qualifying , Belgium met Bosnia and Herzegovina , Israel , Wales , Cyprus and Andorra .
2021 Europe qualified In qualifying , Belgium met Russia , Cyprus , Scotland , Kazakhstan and San Marino .

Participation of Belgium in the World Cup

Belgium took part in the finals of world championships 13 times.

year Host country Participation until ... Last opponent space Trainer Comments and special features
1930 Uruguay Preliminary round USA , Paraguay 000000000000011.000000000011. Hector Goetinck First games outside of Europe
1934 Italy Round of 16 Germany 000000000000015.000000000015th Hector Goetinck
1938 France Round of 16 France 000000000000013.000000000013. Jack Butler
1950 Brazil not participated
1954 Switzerland Preliminary round England , Italy 000000000000012.000000000012. Dugald Livingstone
1958 Sweden not qualified In the qualification of France failed
1962 Chile not qualified In qualifying at the Switzerland failed
1966 England not qualified In the qualification of Bulgaria failed
1970 Mexico Preliminary round El Salvador , USSR , Mexico 000000000000010.000000000010. Raymond Goethals
1974 Germany not qualified In the qualification to the Netherlands failed
1978 Argentina not qualified In the qualification to the Netherlands failed
1982 Spain Intermediate round Poland , USSR 000000000000010.000000000010. Guy Thys
1986 Mexico 3rd place match France 000000000000004.00000000004th Guy Thys Semi-final defeat against eventual world champions Argentina
1990 Italy Round of 16 England 000000000000011.000000000011. Guy Thys Out after extra time
1994 United States Round of 16 Germany 000000000000011.000000000011. Paul Van Himst
1998 France Preliminary round Netherlands , Mexico , South Korea 000000000000019.000000000019th Georges Leekens
2002 South Korea / Japan Round of 16 Brazil 000000000000014.000000000014th Robert Waseige
2006 Germany not qualified In the qualification of Serbia-Montenegro and Spain failed
2010 South Africa not qualified In qualifying at eventual champions Spain failed
2014 Brazil Quarter finals Argentina 6th Marc Wilmots In qualifying , Belgium met Croatia , Macedonia , Scotland , Serbia and Wales . Belgium qualified for the World Cup with a 2-1 win against Croatia on October 11, 2013. Belgium met Algeria, Russia and South Korea in the group stage of the finals. With victories against all three teams, the Belgian team secured a place in the round of 16, in which Belgium beat the USA team 2-1 afterwards. In the quarterfinals, the team was eliminated against Argentina.
2018 Russia 3rd place match England 3. Roberto Martínez In UEFA qualifying , Belgium became the first European team to qualify for the finals on matchday three from last, beating Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greece , Estonia , Gibraltar and Cyprus . At the World Cup, Belgium beat Panama (3: 0), Tunisia (5: 2) and England (1: 0) in the preliminary round, against Japan (3: 2) in the second round, and against Brazil (2: 1) in the quarter-finals. prevailed and lost to France in the semi-finals (1-0). With a 2-0 win against England, the team reached 3rd place and thus the best result at a World Cup in the history of Belgian football.

Participation of Belgium in the Olympic Games open to senior national teams

1908 in London not participated
1912 in Stockholm not participated
1920 in Antwerp Olympic champion
1924 in Paris Round of 16
1928 in Amsterdam Quarter finals
1936 in Berlin not participated
1948 in London not participated

Current squad

The table names the players who were in the squad for the European Championship qualifiers against Russia on November 16 and Cyprus on November 19, 2019.

  • Performance data as of November 19, 2019 (after the game against Cyprus)
No. Surname birthday Games Gates society debut Last use
goalkeeper
01 Thibaut Courtois 05/11/1992 079 00 SpainSpain real Madrid 2011 16th November 2019
12 Simon Mignolet 03/06/1988 023 00 BelgiumBelgium Club Bruges 2011 19th November 2019
13 Matz Sels 02/26/1992 000 00 FranceFrance Racing Strasbourg
Defense
02 Toby Alderweireld 03/02/1989 098 05 EnglandEngland Tottenham Hotspur 2009 19th November 2019
04th Dedryck Boyata 11/28/1990 017th 00 GermanyGermany Hertha BSC 2010 16th November 2019
21st Timothy Castagne 05.12.1995 007th 02 ItalyItaly Atalanta Bergamo 2018 16th November 2019
15th Elias Cobbaut 11/24/1997 001 00 BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 2019 19th November 2019
05 Jason Denayer 06/28/1995 013 00 FranceFrance Olympique Lyon 2016 19th November 2019
15th Brandon Mechele 01/28/1993 001 00 BelgiumBelgium Club Bruges 2019 October 13, 2019
03 Thomas Vermaelen 11/14/1985 078 02 JapanJapan Vissel Kobe 2006 16th November 2019
midfield
07th Kevin De Bruyne 06/28/1991 074 19th EnglandEngland Manchester City 2010 19th November 2019
11 Yannick Carrasco 09/04/1993 041 06th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Dalian Yifang 2015 19th November 2019
22nd Leander Dendoncker 04/15/1995 009 00 EnglandEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015 September 9, 2019
19th Dennis Praet 05/14/1994 006th 00 EnglandEngland Leicester City 2014 19th November 2019
08th Youri Tielemans 05/07/1997 028 02 EnglandEngland Leicester City 2016 19th November 2019
18th Hans Vanaken 08/24/1992 004th 00 BelgiumBelgium Club Bruges 2018 19th November 2019
Yari Verschaeren 07/12/2001 003 01 BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 2019 19th November 2019
06th Axel Witsel 01/12/1989 105 09 GermanyGermany Borussia Dortmund 2008 16th November 2019
Storm
23 Michy Batshuayi 10/02/1993 029 16 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 2015 16th November 2019
20th Christian Benteke December 3rd, 1990 037 15th EnglandEngland Crystal Palace 2010 19th November 2019
10 Eden Hazard (C)Captain of the crew 01/07/1991 106 32 SpainSpain real Madrid 2008 19th November 2019
16 Thorgan Hazard 03/29/1993 026th 04th GermanyGermany Borussia Dortmund 2013 19th November 2019
09 Romelu Lukaku 05/13/1993 084 52 ItalyItaly Inter Milan 2010 16th November 2019
14th Dries Mertens 05/06/1987 090 18th ItalyItaly SSC Naples 2011 16th November 2019
17th Divock orig 04/18/1995 028 03 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC 2014 19th November 2019

Record player

(As of November 19, 2019)

Record player
Games player Period Gates
118 Jan Vertonghen since 2007 09
106 Eden Hazard since 2008 32
105 Axel Witsel since 2008 09
098 Toby Alderweireld since 2009 05
096 Jan Ceulemans 1977-1991 ref23
094 Timmy Simons 2001-2013 06th
090 Dries Mertens since 2011 18th
089 Vincent Kompany since 2004 04th
087 Marouane Fellaini since 2007 18th
086 Eric Gerets 1975-1991 0ref2
Franky Van Der Elst 1984-1998 01
085 Daniel Van Buyten 2001-2014 10
084 Enzo Scifo 1984-1998 ref18th
Romelu Lukaku since 2010 51
082 Mousa Dembélé since 2006 05
081 Paul Van Himst 1960-1974 30th
079 Thibaut Courtois since 2011 00
078 Bart Goor 1999-2008 13
Thomas Vermaelen since 2006 02
077 Georges Green 1984-1995 06th
074 Kevin De Bruyne since 2010 19th
070 Lorenzo Staelens 1990-2000 08th
Marc Wilmots 1994-2002 ref28
Record shooters
Gates player Period Games
52 Romelu Lukaku since 2010 084
32 Eden Hazard since 2008 106
30th Paul Van Himst 1960-1974 081
Bernard Voorhoof 1928-1940 061
ref28 Marc Wilmots 1994-2002 070
ref27 Joseph Mermans 1945-1956 056
ref26th Raymond Braine 1925-1939 0ref54
26th Robert De Veen 1906-1913 023
24 Wesley Sonck 2001-2010 055
ref23 Jan Ceulemans 1977-1991 096
23 Marc Degryse 1984-1996 063
21st Henri Coppens 1949-1959 047

Sources: rsssf.com , belgianfootball.be

National coach

International matches against German-speaking national soccer teams

International matches against the German national soccer team

date place Home team result Visiting team
01. May 16, 1910 Duisburg German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire 0: 3 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
02. April 23, 1911 Liege BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 1 German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
03. November 23, 1913 Antwerp BelgiumBelgium Belgium 6: 2 German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
04th October 22, 1933 Magdeburg German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire 8: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
05. May 27, 1934 Florence BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 5 German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
06th April 28, 1935 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 6 German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
07th April 25, 1937 Hanover German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire 1-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
08th. January 29, 1939 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 4 German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire
09. September 26, 1954 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2-0 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
10. December 23, 1956 Cologne Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 4: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
11. March 2, 1958 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 2 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
12. March 8, 1961 Frankfurt am Main Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 1-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
13. March 6, 1968 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 3 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
14th June 14, 1972 Antwerp BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
15th June 22, 1980 Rome BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
16. 22nd September 1982 Munich Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
17th February 29, 1984 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 1 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany
18th May 1, 1991 Hanover GermanyGermany Germany 1-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
19th November 20, 1991 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 1 GermanyGermany Germany
20th 2nd July 1994 Chicago BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 3 GermanyGermany Germany
21st 23rd August 1995 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 GermanyGermany Germany
22nd March 31, 2004 Cologne GermanyGermany Germany 3-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
23. August 20, 2008 Nuremberg GermanyGermany Germany 2-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
24. September 3, 2010 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 1 GermanyGermany Germany
25th October 11, 2011 Dusseldorf GermanyGermany Germany 3: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium

International matches against the GDR national soccer team

date place Home team result Visiting team
01. April 18, 1973 Antwerp BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic
02. March 13, 1974 Berlin Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic 1-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
03. 7th December 1974 Leipzig Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
04th September 27, 1975 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic
05. April 19, 1978 Leipzig Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
06th March 30, 1983 Leipzig Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic 1: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
07th April 27, 1983 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 1 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic
08th. September 12, 1990 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 2 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic

International matches against the Luxembourg national football team

date place Home team result Visiting team
01. May 27, 1928 Amsterdam BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5: 3 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
02. March 13, 1938 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 2: 3 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
03. May 13, 1945 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 4: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
04th February 23, 1946 Charleroi BelgiumBelgium Belgium 7-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
05. March 19, 1967 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0: 5 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
06th November 22, 1967 Bruges BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
07th 20th May 1971 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0: 4 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
08th. 7th November 1971 Verviers BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
09. February 27, 1980 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
10. October 14, 1986 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0: 6 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
11. November 11, 1987 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
12. June 1, 1989 Lille BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
13. October 25, 1989 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 1 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
14th February 27, 1991 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
15th September 11, 1991 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
16. November 18, 1998 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
17th March 1, 2006 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
18th November 19, 2008 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 1: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
19th May 26, 2014 Genk BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5: 1 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg

International matches against the Austrian national soccer team

date place Home team result Visiting team
01. December 13, 1925 Liege BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3: 4 AustriaAustria Austria
02. May 22, 1927 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 4: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
03. January 8, 1928 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 AustriaAustria Austria
04th December 11, 1932 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 6 AustriaAustria Austria
05. June 11, 1933 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 4: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
06th October 14, 1951 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 8 AustriaAustria Austria
07th March 23, 1952 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 2-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
08th. May 24, 1959 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0: 2 AustriaAustria Austria
09. June 14, 1959 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 4: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
10. March 22, 1978 Charleroi BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1-0 AustriaAustria Austria
11. March 28, 1979 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 1 AustriaAustria Austria
12. May 2nd 1979 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
13. October 12, 2010 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 4: 4 AustriaAustria Austria
14th March 25, 2011 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria 0: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium

International matches against the Swiss national football team

date place Home team result Visiting team
01. February 20, 1912 Antwerp BelgiumBelgium Belgium 9: 2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
02. May 4, 1913 Basel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
03. November 2, 1913 Verviers BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2-0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
04th May 24, 1925 Lausanne SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
05. December 6, 1931 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
06th March 12, 1933 Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3: 3 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
07th May 30, 1935 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
08th. May 24, 1936 Basel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
09. April 18, 1937 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
10. May 8, 1938 Lausanne SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0: 3 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
11. May 14, 1939 Liege BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
12. November 2, 1947 Geneva SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 4-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
13. October 2, 1949 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
14th November 22, 1953 Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
15th March 11, 1956 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
16. May 26, 1958 Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
17th March 27, 1960 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3: 1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
18th November 20, 1960 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 4 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
19th May 20, 1961 Lausanne SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
20th April 15, 1964 Geneva SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2-0 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
21st October 22, 1966 Bruges BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1-0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
22nd May 1st 1974 Geneva SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
23. October 6, 1982 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3-0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
24. November 9, 1983 Bern SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
25th October 19, 1988 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1-0 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
26th October 11, 1989 Basel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
27. May 28, 2016 Geneva SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
28. October 12, 2018 Brussels BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
29 18th November 2018 Lucerne SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 5: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium

So far there have been no meetings against Liechtenstein.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
  2. The abandoned game against Luxembourg on March 1, 2006 is included in the total.
  3. Filip van der Elst, Maarten Verdoodt: Ganzenvijver Ukkel . Bruzz No. 1580, August 25, 2017, pages 24-25.
  4. Olympia Verlag GmbH (ed.): Belgium: Like a phoenix from the ashes. In: kicker online. January 12, 2014, accessed January 8, 2016 .
  5. The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2010 (PDF; 200 kB)
  6. Martinez neemt verrassend Elias Cobbaut op in selectie Rode Duivels , belgianfootball.be, accessed on November 12, 2019 (Dutch)
  7. a b rsssf.com: Belgium - Record International Players
  8. a b In the RSSSF statistics 23 goals are mentioned, in the statistics of the KBVB only 22 goals. RSSSF and the DBU score a goal in the 1: 3 against Denmark on June 5, 1988 for Ceulemanns. rsssf.com dbu.dk The KBVB counts the goal for Enzo Scifo static.belgianfootball.be
  9. In the RSSSF statistics 2 goals are mentioned, in the statistics of the KBVB 3 goals. The KBVB counts as the 3rd goal a goal in the 1-1 draw against Portugal on February 15, 1989. belgianfootball.be
  10. In the RSSSF statistics 18 goals are mentioned, in the statistics of the KBVB 19 goals. belgianfootball.be KBVB scored the goal in the 1: 3 against Denmark on June 5, 1988 for Scifo static.belgianfootball.be RSSSF and the DBU scored the goal for Jan Ceulemans . rsssf.com dbu.dk
  11. a b The RSSSF statistics list 28 goals, the KBVB statistics 29 goals. belgianfootball.be The RSSSF counted only 1 goal in the game against Latvia Wilmots on June 2, 2001 at rsssf.com , while the KBVB and FIFA 2 goals from Wilmots counted de.fifa.com ( Memento from February 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  12. The KBVB counts 28 goals, including one goal in the 2-2 draw against Switzerland on November 22, 1953, which is not listed by the RSSSF. static.belgianfootball.be rsssf.com
  13. a b The KBVB counts only 23 goals in 52 games, whereby the games on May 27, 1928 against Luxembourg and June 2, 1928 against Argentina are not considered, in which, according to FIFA, he played and scored a total of 3 goals. static.belgianfootball.be de.fifa.com de.fifa.com
  14. ^ Appearances for Belgium National Team ( English ) The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  15. All Rode Duivels ( Flemish ) Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

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