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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 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 Championships (including an automatical qualification as co-hosts in 2000). In the periods 1920–1938, 1970–2002 and ...
Both the national football team and the top Belgium division have a reputation for physical play. This came as a result of a lack of technically skilled foreign players allowed to play in Belgium due to legal restrictions. This changed after the Bosman ruling which forced the liberalization of the football player market in Europe. In response ...
Belgium soon embarks on its 2022 World Cup qualifiers, with a realistic goal of winning the tournament. For decades, the aim wasn't nearly as high.
The Belgium national football team represents the country of Belgium in international association football.It is fielded by the Royal Belgian Football Association, the governing body of football in Belgium, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.
This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Belgium national team (The Red Devils). [ A ] The page currently shows the records as of 17 November 2024. Team records
The team that has played the most against Belgium in the finals is the continuum USSR-Russia: five times, with three victories for Belgium and two for the Soviet Union. [1] Belgium's best finish in the World Cup is third, at the Russia 2018 tournament. Belgium previously finished fourth in the Mexico 1986 competition.
Match frequency of Belgium against opponents worldwide (31 March 2021) The following table shows Belgium's all-time international record per opponent. It excludes any unofficial matches. Note: countries considered as a continuity by the FIFA are put in italics. Their statistics are in fact composed of multiple countries that are also included ...