Belgium national football team
Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium.
| Nickname(s) | De Rode Duivels Les Diables Rouges Die Roten Teufel (The Red Devils) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV)[upper-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Domenico Tedesco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Eden Hazard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Jan Vertonghen (127)[upper-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Romelu Lukaku (62)[upper-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | BEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest | 1 (November 2015 – March 2016, September 2018 – present[5]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 71 (June 2007[5]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium 3–3 France [[File:{{{flag alias-1794}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]](Uccle, Belgium; 1 May 1904) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium 9–0 Zambia  (Brussels, Belgium; 4 June 1994) Belgium 10–1 San Marino  (Brussels, Belgium; 28 February 2001) Belgium 9–0 Gibraltar  (Liège, Belgium; 31 August 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 England Amateurs 11–2 Belgium (London, England; 17 April 1909) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Third place (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearances
| # | Name | Belgium career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Jan Vertonghen | 2007– | 129 | 9 |
| 2 | Toby Alderweirld | 2009 - | 111 | 5 |
| Axel Witsel | 2008– | 111 | 10 | |
| 4 | Eden Hazard | 2008- | 109 | 32 |
| 5 | Dries Mertens | 2011– | 100 | 21 |
| 6 | Jan Ceulemans | 1976–
1991 |
96 | 22 |
| 7 | Romelu Lukaku | 2010– | 95 | 62 |
| Timmy Simons | 2001–2016 | 95 | 6 | |
| 8 | Daniel Van Buyten | 2001–2014 | 85 | 10 |
| 10 | Enzo Scifo | 1984–1998 | 84 | 18 |
Top scorers
| # | Name | Belgium career | Goals | Caps | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romelu Lukaku | 2010– | 40 | 75 | 0.5405 |
| 2 | Bernard Voorhoof | 1928–1940 | 30 | 61 | 0.4918 |
| Paul Van Himst | 1960–1974 | 30 | 81 | 0.3704 | |
| 4 | Joseph Mermans | 1945–1956 | 28 | 56 | 0.5000 |
| Marc Wilmots | 1990–2002 | 28 | 70 | 0.4000 | |
| 6 | Robert De Veen | 1906–1913 | 26 | 23 | 1.1304 |
| 7 | Eden Hazard | 2008– | 25 | 92 | 0.2637 |
| 8 | Wesley Sonck | 2001–2010 | 24 | 55 | 0.4364 |
| 9 | Ray Braine | 1925–1939 | 23 | 52 | 0.4423 |
| Marc Degryse | 1984–1996 | 23 | 63 | 0.3651 |
Belgium National Football Team Media
- 1920 Olympic football final (Belgium v. Czechoslovakia), penalty Coppée.jpg
In the 1920 Olympic football final at the Olympisch Stadion in Antwerp, Robert Coppée scored a penalty kick for Belgium.
- Nederland tegen Belgie 3-1, Belgisch elftal, Heylens, Bare, Trappeniers, Michiel, Bestanddeelnr 919-0402.jpg
The Belgium squad at the start of a friendly game against the Netherlands, 1966
- Selectie Belgisch elftal Atomium op de achtergrond, Bestanddeelnr 929-0880.jpg
The Belgian national team before a training session in 1977
- Argentina v belgica 1986.jpg
Diego Maradona and Argentina won 2–0 to knock Belgium out of the 1986 World Cup.
- The Belgium national team line-up before the match against Brazil, 6 July 2018.jpg
Traditional red home jersey during the 2018 World Cup where the team finished third.
- Gust De Muynck Belgium-Netherlands 1931.jpg
Gust De Muynck's live coverage during Belgium–Netherlands in 1931
- France-Belgium 1918-04-21.jpg
Illustration of Belgium's game against France in April 1918: some of such unofficial wartime matches served as charity fundraisers.
- OO-SNA Airbus A320-214 - BEL "Belgian Red Devils" (27254966721).jpg
"Belgian Red Devils" airbus with trident logo, pictured in 2016.
References
- ↑ "Football MATCH: 14.11.2012 (Romania v Belgium)". EU Football. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Football MATCH: 26.05.2014 (Belgium v Luxembourg)". EU Football. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Rules & Governance – Law 3: The number of players". The FA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Welles-nietesspel rond oefenmatch tegen Tsjechië: Daarom was het geen officiële wedstrijd" [Yes or no game about friendly against Czech Republic: this is why it was no official match] (in Nederlands). Sporza. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Notes
- ↑ The acronyms KBVB, URBSFA and KBFV come from the organisation's respective Dutch, French and German names: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football-Association and Königliche Belgische Fußballverband.
The title of "Royal Union" was awarded on its 25th anniversary in 1920. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Caps and goals against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA but are not officially recognised by FIFA – the former two due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game,[1][2][3] the latter because the Belgian and Czech football federations were too late in requesting an official match.[4]
