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Belgium (2026)

Belgique | België

Matches: 13; 13 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 8-3-2; 8 W · 3 D · 2 L
Goals: 32; 11 against
Goal difference: +21

General Information

Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association | Koninklijke Belgiese Voetbal Bond

Founded: 1895
FIFA entry: 1904
Average height in 2026: 1.84 m
Average age in 2026: 26.8 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

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Jersey in 2026

Coaches in 2026

Rudi Garcia(Coach)

Date of birth: 20 February 1964
Place of birth: Nemours, France
Matches: 10 (6 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Mark van Bommel(Coach)

Date of birth: 22 April 1977
Place of birth: Maasgouw, Netherlands
Height: 1.87 m
Matches: 3 (3 official · 0 friendlies)

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Players of Belgium in 2026

32 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Thibaut Courtois	11 May 1992	Goalkeeper	Real Madrid	8	0	0
Senne Lammens	7 July 2002	Goalkeeper	Manchester United	4	1	0
Matz Sels	26 February 1992	Goalkeeper	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0
Defenders9
Brandon Mechele	28 January 1993	Centre Back	Club Brugge	11	1	0
Maxim De Cuyper	22 December 2000	Left Back	Brighton & Hove Albion	10	3	0
Timothy Castagne	5 December 1995	Right Back	Fulham FC	10	2	0
Nathan Ngoy	10 June 2003	Centre Back	Lille OSC	10	1	0
Thomas Meunier	12 September 1991	Right Back	Sunderland AFC	4	3	0
Arthur Théate	25 May 2000	Centre Back	Bologna FC	3	2	0
Joaquin Seys	28 March 2005	Left Back	Club Brugge	1	4	0
Koni De Winter	12 June 2002	Centre Back	AC Milan	1	2	0
Zeno Debast	24 October 2003	Centre Back	Sporting CP Lisboa	1	1	1
Midfielders11
Kevin De Bruyne	28 June 1991	Attacking Midfielder	SSC Napoli	12	0	4
Charles De Ketelaere	10 March 2001	Attacking Midfielder	Atalanta Bergamo	11	1	5
Youri Tielemans	7 May 1997	Centre Midfielder	Manchester United	11	1	3
Nicolas Raskin	23 February 2001	Centre Midfielder	Glasgow Rangers	6	6	1
Amadou Onana	16 August 2001	Defensive Midfielder	Aston Villa FC	5	3	1
Hans Vanaken	24 August 1992	Attacking Midfielder	Club Brugge	4	7	1
Alexis Saelemaekers	27 June 1999	Right Midfielder	AC Milan	3	4	1
Diego Moreira	6 August 2004	Left Midfielder	AC Milan	2	2	0
Axel Witsel	12 January 1989	Defensive Midfielder	OGC Nice	1	5	0
Roméo Lavia	6 January 2004	Defensive Midfielder	Chelsea FC	1	2	0
Nathan De Cat	19 July 2008	Centre Midfielder	TSG Hoffenheim	0	1	0
Forwards9
Jérémy Doku	27 May 2002	Right Winger	Manchester City	7	2	0
Leandro Trossard	4 December 1994	Left Winger	Beşiktaş JK	7	1	3
Mika Godts	7 June 2005	Left Winger	Paris Saint-Germain	4	1	1
Dodi Lukebakio	24 September 1997	Left Winger	Benfica Lisboa	3	6	5
Romelu Lukaku	13 May 1993	Centre Forward	Fenerbahçe SK	1	9	5
Loïs Openda	16 February 2000	Centre Forward	Olympique Lyonnais	1	2	0
Matias Fernandez-Pardo	3 February 2005	Centre Forward	Newcastle United	0	7	0
Malick Fofana	31 March 2005	Left Winger	Sunderland AFC	0	1	0
Lucas Stassin	29 November 2004	Centre Forward	Sevilla FC	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Belgium in 2026

13 matches

2 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Stade Maurice DufrasneHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Belgium vs. Turkey 3–0Win
28 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Stade Roi BaudouinHvs.FranceMatch report: Belgium vs. France 0–1Defeat
25 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Stadio Olimpico RomaAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Belgium 0–2Win
10 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Quarter-final · SoFi StadiumAvs.SpainMatch report: Spain vs. Belgium 2–1Defeat
6 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · Lumen FieldAvs.USAMatch report: USA vs. Belgium 1–4Win
1 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · Lumen FieldHvs.SenegalMatch report: Belgium vs. Senegal 3–2a.e.t.Win
26 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · BC PlaceAvs.New ZealandMatch report: New Zealand vs. Belgium 1–5Win
21 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · SoFi StadiumHvs.IranMatch report: Belgium vs. Iran 0–0Draw
15 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · Lumen FieldHvs.EgyptMatch report: Belgium vs. Egypt 1–1Draw
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Stade Roi BaudouinHvs.TunisiaMatch report: Belgium vs. Tunisia 5–0Win
2 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion HNK RijekaAvs.CroatiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Belgium 0–2Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Soldier FieldAvs.MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. Belgium 1–1Draw
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Mercedes-Benz StadiumAvs.USAMatch report: USA vs. Belgium 2–5Win

Match Progress for Belgium

8 W · 3 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

87 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Netherlands	52	13	14	25	73
France	42	14	10	18	80
Italy	19	4	5	10	22
Spain	18	5	2	11	15
Wales	17	8	5	4	28
Germany	17	4	1	12	22
Luxembourg	16	13	3	0	52
Poland	14	6	3	5	20
England	14	4	4	6	17
Iceland	13	13	0	0	44
Cyprus	13	12	1	0	34
Scotland	13	10	2	1	32
Switzerland	13	8	1	4	31
Sweden	12	7	2	3	17
Bulgaria	12	5	2	5	18
Finland	12	4	4	4	22
Denmark	11	4	2	5	18
Portugal	11	3	4	4	11
Estonia	10	9	0	1	32
Romania	10	5	2	3	16
Turkey	10	4	3	3	19
Croatia	10	4	3	3	8
Ireland	10	3	7	0	16
Greece	10	3	4	3	11
Norway	9	6	3	0	17
Czechia	9	4	2	3	10
England (Amateur)	9	2	1	6	14
San Marino	8	8	0	0	46
USA	8	7	0	1	19
Hungary	8	6	2	0	20
Russia	8	6	2	0	19
Kazakhstan	8	5	3	0	20
Bosnia & Herzegovina	8	4	1	3	19
Israel	7	6	0	1	16
Yugoslavia	7	3	0	4	9
Azerbaijan	6	5	1	0	15
Armenia	6	5	0	1	11
North Macedonia	6	3	3	0	10
Austria	6	2	4	0	11
Japan	6	2	2	2	8
Mexico	6	1	3	2	10
Serbia	5	4	0	1	9
Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	0	6
Tunisia	5	3	1	1	13
East Germany	5	2	1	2	5
Egypt	5	1	1	3	5
Argentina	5	1	0	4	4
Andorra	4	4	0	0	14
South Korea	4	3	1	0	6
Morocco	4	2	0	2	6
Slovakia	4	1	2	1	4
Algeria	3	2	1	0	5
Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	6
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	4
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	3
Soviet Union	3	1	0	2	5
Brazil	3	1	0	2	3
Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	15
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	13
Belarus	2	2	0	0	9
Latvia	2	2	0	0	7
Faroe Islands	2	2	0	0	6
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	5
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	5
El Salvador	2	2	0	0	4
Canada	2	2	0	0	3
Montenegro	2	1	1	0	4
Slovenia	2	1	1	0	2
Albania	2	1	0	1	3
Colombia	2	1	0	1	2
Ivory Coast	2	0	2	0	3
Lithuania	2	0	2	0	2
Serbia & Montenegro	2	0	1	1	0
Zambia	1	1	0	0	9
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	5
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	3
Panama	1	1	0	0	3
Senegal	1	1	0	0	3
Australia	1	1	0	0	2
Gabon	1	1	0	0	2
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2
Chile	1	0	1	0	1
Peru	1	0	1	0	1
Iran	1	0	1	0	0
Malta	1	0	0	1	0
Total	616	304	132	180	1,148

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Belgium

Games Total: 206
Goals: 419
Goals Against: 239
Games W/D/L: 113/41/52
Avg. Goals / Match: 2.03
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.16

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 27; Romelu Lukaku
Most Matches: 50; Thibaut Courtois
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Jan Vertonghen
Most Red Cards: 2; Axel Witsel

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Belgium

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Vertonghen, Jan	Centre Back	2007–2024	154	147	7	10	5	17	0	0
2	Witsel, Axel	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2026	137	123	14	12	9	15	0	2
3	Lukaku, Romelu	Centre Forward	2010–2026	131	96	35	91	23	8	0	0
4	De Bruyne, Kevin	Attacking Midfielder	2010–2026	125	117	8	39	52	9	0	0
5	Alderweireld, Toby	Centre Back	2009–2022	125	122	3	5	10	11	0	0
6	Hazard, Eden	Left Winger	2008–2022	124	103	21	33	40	3	0	0
7	Courtois, Thibaut	Goalkeeper	2011–2026	115	115	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Mertens, Dries	Left Winger	2011–2022	108	68	40	21	34	8	0	0
9	Ceulemans, Jan	Attacking Midfielder	1977–1991	96	91	5	23	2	2	0	0
10	Simons, Timmy	Defensive Midfielder	2001–2016	94	85	9	6	0	12	0	0
11	Tielemans, Youri	Centre Midfielder	2016–2026	93	71	22	15	16	8	0	0
12	Kompany, Vincent	Centre Back	2004–2019	86	82	4	4	3	16	2	0
13	Gerets, Éric	Right Back	1975–1991	86	86	0	2	1	5	0	1
14	Van der Elst, Franky	Defensive Midfielder	1984–1998	86	83	3	1	2	7	0	0
15	Fellaini, Marouane	Centre Midfielder	2007–2018	85	69	16	18	3	16	1	0
16	Scifo, Enzo	Attacking Midfielder	1984–1998	84	79	5	18	3	3	0	0
17	Van Buyten, Daniel	Centre Back	2001–2014	83	79	4	10	1	8	0	0
18	Meunier, Thomas	Right Back	2013–2026	83	66	17	10	20	9	0	0
19	Vermaelen, Thomas	Centre Back	2006–2021	83	72	11	2	0	12	0	0
20	Van Himst, Paul	Centre Forward	1960–1974	81	81	0	30	0	2	0	0
21	Dembélé, Moussa	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2018	81	54	27	5	4	6	0	1
22	Goor, Bart	Left Midfielder	1999–2008	78	71	7	13	3	8	1	0
23	Ferreira Carrasco, Yannick	Left Winger	2015–2024	78	56	22	11	17	5	0	0
24	Grün, Georges	Centre Back	1984–1995	77	69	8	6	1	4	0	0
25	Castagne, Timothy	Right Back	2018–2026	72	63	9	2	9	8	0	0
26	Wilmots, Marc	Attacking Midfielder	1990–2002	70	56	14	29	0	6	1	0
27	Staelens, Lorenzo	Defensive Midfielder	1990–2000	70	68	2	8	0	7	0	0
28	Mees, Vic	Centre Midfielder	1949–1960	68	66	2	3	0	0	0	0
29	Heylens, Georges	Right Back	1961–1973	67	67	0	0	0	1	0	1
30	Chadli, Nacer	Left Winger	2011–2021	65	37	28	7	8	1	0	0
31	Jurion, Jef	Right Midfielder	1955–1967	64	64	0	9	0	0	0	0
32	Pfaff, Jean-Marie	Goalkeeper	1976–1987	64	63	1	0	0	3	0	0
33	Degryse, Marc	Centre Forward	1984–1996	63	60	3	23	0	2	0	0
34	Vercauteren, Franky	Left Midfielder	1977–1988	63	60	3	9	2	4	0	0
35	Voorhoof, Bernard	Striker	1928–1940	61	61	0	29	0	0	0	0
36	Mirallas, Kévin	Left Winger	2007–2018	59	32	27	10	4	2	0	0
37	Trossard, Leandro	Left Winger	2020–2026	58	36	22	14	8	2	0	0
38	Preud'homme, Michel	Goalkeeper	1979–1994	58	58	0	0	0	1	0	0
39	Mpenza, Émile	Centre Forward	1997–2009	57	44	13	19	0	4	0	0
40	Van Moer, Wilfried	Centre Midfielder	1966–1982	57	54	3	9	0	2	0	0
41	Deflandre, Éric	Right Back	1996–2005	57	47	10	0	0	12	1	1
42	Mermans, Jef	Centre Forward	1945–1956	56	56	0	27	0	0	0	0
43	Nilis, Luc	Centre Forward	1988–2000	56	38	18	10	1	2	0	0
44	Mpenza, Mbo	Centre Forward	1997–2007	56	28	28	3	0	1	0	0
45	Carré, Louis	Defensive Midfielder	1948–1958	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Batshuayi, Michy	Centre Forward	2015–2024	55	26	29	27	7	6	0	0
47	Renquin, Michel	Centre Back	1976–1987	55	50	5	0	0	4	0	0
48	Braine, Raymond	Centre Forward	1925–1939	54	54	0	26	0	0	0	0
49	Sonck, Wesley	Centre Forward	2001–2010	54	37	17	24	2	2	0	0
50	Boffin, Danny	Left Midfielder	1989–2002	53	35	18	1	0	1	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Belgium

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	De Bruyne, Kevin	Lukaku, Romelu	2014–2025	16	18
2	Mertens, Dries	Lukaku, Romelu	2012–2021	13	14
3	Hazard, Eden	Lukaku, Romelu	2010–2019	7	8
4	Meunier, Thomas	Lukaku, Romelu	2017–2026	7	8
5	Mertens, Dries	Hazard, Eden	2011–2016	5	15
6	De Bruyne, Kevin	Hazard, Eden	2014–2019	5	15
7	Vanaken, Hans	Lukaku, Romelu	2021–2026	5	5
8	De Bruyne, Kevin	Benteke, Christian	2012–2019	4	24
9	De Bruyne, Kevin	Fellaini, Marouane	2013–2015	4	22
10	Lukaku, Romelu	De Bruyne, Kevin	2014–2019	4	10

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 415 of 1,104 goals.