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Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium.
Nickname(s) | De Rode Duivels Les Diables Rouges Die Roten Teufel (The Red Devils) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV)[upper-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Domenico Tedesco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Eden Hazard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Jan Vertonghen (127)[upper-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Romelu Lukaku (62)[upper-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | BEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current | 4 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 1 (November 2015 – March 2016, September 2018 – present[5]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 71 (June 2007[5]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Uccle, Belgium; 1 May 1904) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Brussels, Belgium; 4 June 1994) ![]() ![]() (Brussels, Belgium; 28 February 2001) ![]() ![]() (Liège, Belgium; 31 August 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (London, England; 17 April 1909) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Third place (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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# | Name | Belgium career | Caps | Goals |
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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 |
# | Name | Belgium career | Goals | Caps | Goals per game |
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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 |
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