Belgium national football team

Belgium
Nickname(s)De Rode Duivels
Les Diables Rouges
Die Roten Teufel
(The Red Devils)
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV)[A]
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDomenico Tedesco
CaptainEden Hazard
Most capsJan Vertonghen (127)[B]
Top scorerRomelu Lukaku (62)[B]
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeBEL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 4 Decrease 2 (22 December 2022)[5]
Highest1 (November 2015 – March 2016, September 2018 – present[5])
Lowest71 (June 2007[5])
First international
 Belgium 3–3 France 
(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 England Amateurs 11–2 Belgium 
(London, England; 17 April 1909)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1930)
Best resultThird place (2018)
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1972)
Best resultRunners-up (1980)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 RussiaTeam
UEFA European Championship
Silver medal – second place1980 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1972 BelgiumTeam
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 AntwerpTeam
Bronze medal – third place1900 ParisTeam

Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium.

Most appearances

# Name Belgium career Caps Goals
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

Romelu Lukaku is Belgium's top scorer.
# 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


References

  1. ↑ "Football MATCH: 14.11.2012 (Romania v Belgium)". EU Football. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Football MATCH: 26.05.2014 (Belgium v Luxembourg)". EU Football. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rules & Governance – Law 3: The number of players". The FA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "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 Dutch). Sporza. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 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]
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