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The Belgium national football team[ b] has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA —both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association.
The history of the Belgium national football team officially dates back to their first international in 1904. The Royal Belgian Football Association, which governs the team, co-founded the international governing bodies FIFA (in 1910) and UEFA (in 1954). As of October 2015, Belgium qualified for 12 FIFA World Cups and 5 UEFA European ...
Main article: Belgium national football team results – 2020s. 45 matches played (as of 6 November 2023): 2020–2029. Win Draw Defeat.
—Dutch international Frank De Boer, after the high Netherlands-Belgium scoring draw (5–5) in 1999 Highest scoring draw 5–5 vs Netherlands on 4 September 1999 Highest scoring draw at the World Cup Finals 4–4 (a.e.t.) vs England on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals 1–1 vs England on 12 June 1980, Euro 1980 Highest scoring draw at the ...
Win Draw Loss. In the 2010s, the Belgium national football team missed out on both the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, but improved greatly in the next years. They secured qualification for the 2014 World Cup with an impressive unbeaten record, and achieved sixth place at the finals: their second-best result ever (after reaching fourth in 1986 ...
Belgium national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Belgium have appeared in the finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup on 14 occasions, the first being at the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 where they finished in 11th place and played the first ever World Cup match against the United States.
Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. The first match of the Belgium national team was played on 1 May 1904, a 3–3 draw against France .
List of Belgium international footballers. Defender Jan Vertonghen is the men's overall record holder with 148 caps as of 20 June 2023. Romelu Lukaku is the all-time top scorer, having scored 75 goals in 108 matches. The Belgium national football team represents the country of Belgium in international association football.