Soccer World Cup 1938 / Belgium

This article covers the Belgian national football team at the 1938 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Netherlands	5: 1	3
2	Belgium	4: 3	3
3	Luxembourg	2: 7	0

Luxembourg	-	Belgium	2: 3
Belgium	-	Netherlands	1: 1

Contingent

Surname	Club at the beginning of the World Cup	birthday
goalkeeper
Arnold Badjou	Daring Club Brussels	06/26/1909
Robert Braet	Cercle Bruges	02/11/1912
André Vandeweyer	Union Saint-Gilloise	06/21/1909
Defense
Frans Gommers	Beerschot VAC	04/05/1917
Robert Paverick	Royal Antwerp	11/29/1912
Jean Petit	Standard Liege	02/25/1914
Corneille Seys	Beerschot VAC	02/12/1912
Philibert Smellinckx	Union Saint-Gilloise	January 17, 1911
midfield
Pierre Dalem	Standard Liege	March 16, 1912
Alphonse De Winter	Beerschot VAC	09/12/1908
Paul Henry	Daring Club Brussels	09/06/1912
Emile Stijnen	ROC Charleroi	11/02/1907
John Van Alphen	Beerschot VAC	06/17/1914
attack
Raymond Braine	Beerschot VAC	04/28/1907
Fernand Buyle	Daring Club Brussels	03/03/1918
Jean Capelle	Standard Liege	10/26/1913
Artur Ceuleers	Germinal beerschot	02/28/1916
Jean Fievez	RWD Molenbeek	11/30/1910
Henri Isemborghs	Beerschot VAC	01/30/1914
Joseph Nelis	Berchem Sport	04/01/1917
Charley Van de Wouwer	Beerschot VAC	09/07/1916
Bernard Voorhoof	Lierse SK	05/10/1910
Trainer
Jack Butler		08/14/1894

Belgian team matches

Round of 16

32,000

Stade Olympique de Colombes ( Toluca )

France

Belgium

Wüthrich ( Switzerland )

3: 1 (2: 1)

1: 0 Veinante (1st) 2: 0 Nicolas (16th) 2: 1 Isemborghs (38th) 3: 1 Nicolas (69th)

Host France defeated their neighbor Belgium 3-1.