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The UEFA European Championship is the main
football
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competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960
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, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968
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. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form " Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Belgium have participated in seven UEFA European Championships finals, those held in 1972
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, 1980
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, 1984
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. As of 1 July 2024, they have played 26 matches: twelve wins, three draws and eleven losses.
Overview
Overall record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth Place
List of matches
Euro 1972
Belgium hosted the European Championship twice, as they were chosen amongst the four semi-finalists to host the event, and ended third by beating Hungary.Final tournament
;Semi-finals ---- ;Third place play-offEuro 1980
Under the guidance of manager Guy Thys, Belgium achieved their best European result at the1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
edition in Italy. After finishing first in the group phase, before football nations Italy, England and Spain, Belgium stood in the final
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against West Germany national football team, West Germany. After the German opener from Horst Hrubesch and the penalty equalizer from René Vandereycken, the match seemed to go in extra time. Two minutes before the end of the regular playing time, Hrubesch's second goal ended the Belgian dream of winning a first major (non-Olympic) tournament.
Group stage
---- ----Knockout stage
FinalEuro 1984
At 1984 UEFA European Championship, UEFA Euro 1984 the road to the knockout stage seemed open after taking a 2–0 lead in their last UEFA Euro 1984 Group A, group match against Denmark national football team, Denmark, but the Red Devils could not prevent ''Denmark national football team#Danish Dynamite (1980–1990), Danish Dynamite'' to turn the tide in their favour.Group stage
---- ----Euro 2000
The Belgian team was one of the major disappointments of the 2000 edition with a first-round exit. This early exit was fairly unexpected since during the eight preparational friendlies for Euro 2000 under Robert Waseige Belgium played well, winning three times convincingly and losing only once (2–1 against England). At Euro 2000, Belgium first won against Sweden men's national football team, Sweden 2–1 via goals from Bart Goor in the 43rd minute and Émile Mpenza in the 46th minute against Sweden's one by Johan Mjallby in the 53rd minute after a terrible error of goalkeeper Filip De Wilde. In the second match, Belgium lost 2–0 against the eventual tournament runners-up Italy by a header from Francesco Totti in the fifth minute and Stefano Fiore's goal of the tournament (according to the United Kingdom's ''Match of the Day'' television programme) in the 66th minute. In the crucial match where Belgium needed one more point to move ahead to the quarter-finals, they lost 2–0 against Turkey national football team, Turkey (two goals from Hakan Şükür in the 45th after another error of goalkeeper Filip De Wilde, and 70th minute). In the 83rd minute of that last group match, De Wilde even ended his tournament, being sent off for attacking Arif Erdem outside the penalty area.Group stage
---- ----Euro 2016
Just like in Belgium's previous Euro tournament in 2000, they lost 2–0 to Italy in the group phase. In spite of winning with broad margins against the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland (3–0) and Hungary (4–0) at UEFA Euro 2016, Belgium's second very talented generation disappointed with a quarter-final exit. As during the tournament's qualifiers, Wales got the better of Belgium, with a 3–1 win.Group stage
---- ----Knockout stage
Round of 16 Quarter-finalsEuro 2020
Group stage
---- ----Knockout stage
Round of 16 Quarter-finalsEuro 2024
Group stage
---- ----Knockout stage
;Round of 16Goalscorers
See also
* Belgium national football team records and statistics * Belgium at the FIFA World CupNotes
References
{{UEFA Euro Countries Belgium at the UEFA European Championship, Countries at the UEFA European Championship History of the Belgium national football team, European record