The Belgium national football team is the national team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. It had its best World Cup performance in 1986, when they beat Spain to reach the semifinals, losing 2-1 to Argentina.

Belgium has the longest current streak of qualifying for World Cups via the qualifying tournament, with six, tying Italy for the all-time record. Every other nation with an equal or longer string of appearances has had the streak "interrupted" by automatic qualification as the host or the defending champion. (The 2006 tournament will be the first for which the defending champion does not automatically qualify.)

Belgium also did quite well in the European Championships, finishing third in 1972 when they hosted the tournament, and second in 1980.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Round 1
• 1934 - Round 1
• 1938 - Round 1
• 1950 - Withdrew
• 1954 - Round 1
• 1958 to 1966 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Round 1
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Round 2
• 1986 - Fourth place
• 1990 - Round 2
• 1994 - Round 2
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2002 - Round 2

European Championship record

• 1960 to 1968 - Did not qualify
• 1972 - Third place
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Runners-up
• 1984 - Round 1
• 1988 to 1996 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2004 - Did not qualify

Famous players

• Philippe Albert
• Walter Baseggio
• Jan Ceulemans
• Bertrand Crasson
• Eric Deflandre
• Filip De Wilde
• Eric Gerets
• Bart Goor
• Georges Grün
• Vincent Kompany
• Emile Mpenza
• Mbo Mpenza
• Luc Nilis
• Luis Oliveira
• Jean-Marie Pfaff
• Michel Preud'homme
• Enzo Scifo
• Wesley Sonck
• Franky Van Der Elst
• Leo Van Der Elst
• Paul Van Himst
• Eric Van Meir
• Franky Vercauteren
• Gert Verheyen
• Dany Verlinden
• Sven Vermant
• Marc Wilmots

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1904-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1904-