The Belgium national football team represents the country of Belgium in international

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. It is fielded by the

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, the

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football in Belgium Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. The firs ...

, and competes as a member of the

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(UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. As over 600 players have featured in the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with more than 20 official caps are included. Despite the first Belgium international game taking place on 1 May 1904, the first player to reach 25 caps for his country was

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, who played his 25th match against

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on 1 November 1923. All players with at least 35 caps are awarded a

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by the Belgian Football Association; also players whose careers are ended by an injury after 20 games receive this award.

Players

This list is about male Belgium national football team players with more than twenty appearances. For players with at least five caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (5–20 caps). For players with one to four caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (1–4 caps). For the current men's national team squad, see Belgium national football team#Current squad. ''Appearances and goals are composed of

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and

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matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as

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matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Statistics correct as of 17 November 2021.''

References

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