Football World Cup 1998 / Belgium
This article covers the Belgian national football team at the 1998 World Cup .
qualification
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 26: 4 | 19th |
2 | Belgium | 20:11 | 18th |
3 | Turkey | 21: 9 | 14th |
4th | Wales | 20:21 | 7th |
5 | San Marino | 0:42 | 0 |
Belgium | - | Turkey | 2: 1 |
San Marino | - | Belgium | 0: 3 |
Belgium | - | Netherlands | 0: 3 |
Wales | - | Belgium | 1: 2 |
Turkey | - | Belgium | 1: 3 |
Belgium | - | San Marino | 6-0 |
Netherlands | - | Belgium | 3: 1 |
Belgium | - | Wales | 3: 2 |
Belgian contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates | ||
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goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Filip De Wilde | RSC Anderlecht | 07/05/1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Philippe Vande Walle | Eendracht Aalst | 12/22/1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Dany Verlinden | Club Bruges | 08/15/1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defender | |||||||
2 | Bertrand Crasson | SSC Naples | 05.10.1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Lorenzo Staelens | Club Bruges | 04/30/1964 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4th | Gordan Vidović | Excelsior Mouscron | 06/23/1978 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Vital Borkelmans | Club Bruges | 06/01/1973 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15th | Philippe Clement | KRC Genk | March 22, 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Glen De Boeck | RSC Anderlecht | 08/22/1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17th | Mike Verstraeten | Germinal Ekeren | 08/12/1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Eric Van Meir | Lierse SK | 02/28/1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Eric Deflandre | Club Bruges | 08/02/1973 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||||
6th | Franky Van Der Elst | Club Bruges | 04/30/1961 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7th | Marc Wilmots | FC Schalke 04 | 02/22/1969 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Nico Van Kerckhoven | Lierse SK | December 14, 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14th | Enzo Scifo | RSC Anderlecht | 02/19/1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18th | Gert Verheyen | Club Bruges | 09/20/1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
21st | Danny Boffin | FC Metz | 07/10/1965 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
striker | |||||||
8th | Luís Oliveira | AC Florence | March 24, 1969 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Mbo Mpenza | Standard Liege | December 04, 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Luc Nilis | PSV Eindhoven | 05/25/1967 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20th | Emile Mpenza | Standard Liege | 07/04/1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||||
Georges Leekens | May 18, 1949 |
Belgian team matches
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 7: 2 | 5 |
2 | Mexico | 7: 5 | 5 |
3 | Belgium | 3: 3 | 3 |
4th | South Korea | 2: 9 | 1 |
Stadium: Stade de France ( Saint-Denis )
Spectators: 75,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy )
Goals: none
Stadium: Parc Lescure ( Bordeaux )
Spectators: 31,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland )
Goals: 1-0 Wilmots (43.), 2-0 Wilmots (47.), 2: 1 García Aspe (55.) 11m , 2: 2 Blanco (62.)
Stadium: Prinzenparkstadion ( Paris )
Spectators: 45,500
Referee: Márcio Rezende Freitas ( Brazil )
Goals: 1: 0 Nilis (7th), 1: 1 Yoo (71.)
In Group E, Mexico and the Netherlands fought head-to-head for group victory. After Oranje disappointed in their first game against neighboring Belgium, Dennis Bergkamp's team turned up against South Korea and won 5-0. In the last group game, the Netherlands and Mexico finally drew 2-2, while the Belgians also ended their last game with a draw and thus missed the knockout stage.