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have appeared in the finals tournament of the

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on 14 occasions, the first being at the first FIFA World Cup in

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where they finished in 11th place and played the first ever World Cup match against

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. The inaugural FIFA World Cup final was officiated by Belgian referee

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. Traditionally, Belgium's greatest rival is the

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. The two countries have met each other twice in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with one win for Belgium (

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) and one draw ( France 1998). The team that has played the most against Belgium in the finals is the continuum

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: five times, with three victories for Belgium and two for the Soviet Union. Belgium's best finish in the World Cup is third, at the Russia 2018 tournament. Belgium previously finished fourth in the

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against

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, by virtue of

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. However, both in 1934 and

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the Red Devils went out with a single loss. In

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they held

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to a draw (4–4) and in

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they achieved their first World Cup win, against

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(3–0). Belgium reached six successive World Cups from 1982 through 2002 by playing qualification rounds, a record bettered only by

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whose

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is their ninth consecutive qualification (a streak going back to 1986). 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 was the first for which the defending champion does not automatically qualify). On top of that, in that era the Belgian team reached the second phase five out of six times. Their fourth-place finish in the

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was their best placement in their World Cup history, until

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when they finished third after beating

(2-0) in

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The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament.

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According to journalist Henry Guldemont, some of his Swiss colleagues regarded the 1954 Belgian team as "favourites for the world title" after a promising 4–4 opener against

. However, in the second and last group match against

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, Belgium was defeated 1–4 and was unable to proceed to the finals. ----

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In the first game of the

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, held at

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, Belgium celebrated one of their most famous victories: a 0–1 win over defending champions

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with a goal by

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. After pushing through to the second group stage of that tournament, Belgium was stunned by a

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from

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. The decisive match against the

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ended in a 0–1 loss.

Group 3

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Group A

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Four years later they achieved their best World Cup run to that point when they placed fourth at

. Picked up as the best third-placed team, in the knockout phase Belgium surprisingly won against favourites

after extra time (3–4). Different from the previous World Cup, the Red Devils were able to surmount an opponent's

(this time from Igor Belanov), something that only

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and

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achieved as well in World Cup history (respectively in 1938 and 1954). Belgium also beat

on penalties after a 1–1 draw, but they conceded a 2–0 loss against eventual champions

in the semifinal - both goals scored by football icon

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. In the third-place match Belgium lost to

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(4–2) after

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and

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Jan Ceulemans and

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Jean-Marie Pfaff were the first Belgian players to be selected in the All-Star Team of a World Cup. Enzo Scifo was elected as best young player of the tournament. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

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In the

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, Belgium survived the group phase by wins against

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and

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(2–0 and 3–1). In the second round they did well against

, dominating the match by periods and with Enzo Scifo even hitting the woodwork twice. With a persisting 0–0 penalties seemed unavoidable, but eventually they lost in the last minute of extra time after a "nearly blind" volley by David Platt. Scifo was elected as second best player of the 1990 World Cup after Lothar Matthäus. ---- ---- ----

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In the

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two 1–0 wins in round 1 against

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and the

were remarkably not enough to finish second, but Belgium advanced as they were among the best four third-placed teams. In the second round they lost to title defenders

(3–2). During this last game, the Belgians were frustrated that Swiss referee

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had not awarded them a penalty kick when German defender

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brought down their striker

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in the penalty area with a bump from behind. After the match, Röthlisberger was sent home. Michel Preud'homme was elected as best goalkeeper of the tournament. ---- ---- ----

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Belgium was one of only three teams, along with hosts and eventual world champions

and

, not to lose a single game. Three draws in the first round – against

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and

– proved not enough to reach the knockout stage. In 1998 Enzo Scifo and

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appeared in their fourth World Cups, setting a Belgian record. ---- ----

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With two ties, the

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did not start well for Belgium, but the team improved during the tournament. Captain Marc Wilmots was notable for scoring in every match of the first round. Belgium won the decisive group match against

with 3–2 and in the second round they had to play against eventual champions

. In this 1/8th final, referee Peter Prendergast disallowed a headed goal by Wilmots that would have given Belgium a 0–1 lead, after a "phantom foul" on

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. Eventually Brazil won 2–0, but Brazilian coach

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admitted after this match that Belgium was a tough edge and after the tournament he declared that the match against the Red Devils had been the hardest for Brazil to win. With the World Cup final still to go, the team did win the tournament's fair-play award. Marc Wilmots equalled the record of Enzo Scifo and

by appearing in 4 World Cup squads, although he did not play in his first World Cup in 1990. Wilmots also scored his 5th World Cup goal against

, which made him Belgium's top scorer in World Cup Finals matches until the 2018 world cup when Romelu Lukaku also scored his 5th World Cup goal. ---- ---- ----

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, Belgium started as group favourites and beat all group opponents with the smallest margin. Thereafter, they advanced to the round of 16 and played the

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. The Red Devils needed

to proceed to the next stage (2–1), where they faced

. In a balanced quarter-final against the ''Albiceleste'', the World Cup ended for Belgium as they failed to equalize after Gonzalo Higuaín's early goal. ---- ---- ---- ----

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Overview

Tournaments

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Matches

Record players

Goalscorers

Awards

Team

* FIFA Fair Play Trophy 2002

Individual

* Golden Glove 1986: Jean-Marie Pfaff *Golden Glove 1994: Michel Preud'homme *Golden Glove 2018:

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* Best Young Player Award 1986: Enzo Scifo * Silver Ball 2018:

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Footnotes

References

Bibliography

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External links

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1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

Group 3

Group A

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1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ...

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...

2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international association football, football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations. The 22nd FIFA World Cup is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022 ...

Overview

Tournaments

Matches

Record players

Goalscorers

Awards

Team

Individual

See also

Footnotes

References

Bibliography

External links