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The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...
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René Vandereycken (born July 22, 1953) is a Belgian football manager and a former player. ...
Timmy Simons (born December 11, 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football defender and midfielder who, as of 2005 plays for PSV Eindhoven. ...
A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ...
Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player, and became the nations most capped player with his 96 caps. ...
Paul Van Himst (born in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, October 2, 1943) was a talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. ...
Bernard Voorhoof (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1974) was a Belgian footballer, the Belgium national team top scorer since 1940 with 30 goals in 61 matches. ...
The Heysel Stadium was a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. ...
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The World Football Elo Ratings (Elo is pronounced E-L-O despite not being an acronym) is a ranking system for mens national teams in football. ...
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The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. ...
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The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the...
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first football World Cup tournament ever staged. ...
The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship...
The 1972 European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. ...
The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ...
Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ...
The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. ...
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. ...
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. ...
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History Belgium played its first official game on May 1, 1904 in a 3-3 draw against France. Prior to this match, a Belgian selection played several matches, but the squad contained some English players, so these are not added to the caps. For example, Belgium beat Netherlands by 8-0 on April 28, 1901 with the help of some Englishmen. It was then decided that Belgium would play twice a year against Netherlands beginning from 1905, generally once in Antwerp and once in Rotterdam (later Amsterdam). At that time, the national squad was chosen by a committee of representatives of the 6 or 7 main clubs. is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government - Mayor Ivo Opstelten - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1] - Total 319 km² (123. ...
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The team was nicknamed The Red Devils by journalist Pierre Walckiers after its 3:2 victory over Netherlands (Rotterdam, 1906).
Over the next six decades, Belgium established itself as a strong second-tier team, rarely in the running for winning a major tournament but never easy to handle at home or abroad. A key strength of the team was its systematic use of the offside trap, a defensive tactic developed in the 1960s at Anderlecht under French coach Pierre Sinibaldi. Offside is a rule used in association football (soccer) to ensure fair play and game continuation. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Current season Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ...
The 1980s and early 1990s are generally considered the strongest period of the national team. Under the lead of Guy Thys, who coached more than 100 official games, Belgium established a reputation of being a physical, well-organized team that was hard to play against. The team's rigorous organization was reinforced by several world-class players such as goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff, right-back Eric Gerets, midfielder Jan Ceulemans, and playmaker Enzo Scifo. Performances were sometimes poor against lower-ranked teams, but nearly always inspired against top teams. Until as recently as 2002, world-class national teams did not like the prospect of playing the Red Devils--not even eventual champions Brazil, who were very lucky to beat Belgium in the knockout phase of the 2002 World Cup (. Since then, however, the team has steadily slipped down the rankings, and has not been able to extend its past reputation. Guy Thys (December 6, 1922 - August 1, 2003) was the most successful Belgian national football coach in history. ...
Jean-Marie Pfaff (born in Lebbeke, December 4, 1953) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper. ...
Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a former Belgian football defender. ...
Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player, and became the nations most capped player with his 96 caps. ...
Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ...
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First International Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 9 - 0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 23 March 1957) Worst defeat Argentina 6 - 1 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 March 1940) World Cup Appearances 17 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002...
The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...
After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup for the first time in 24 years, the contract of national coach Aimé Anthuenis was not renewed beyond 2005, and it was decided on December 22, 2005 that René Vandereycken would replace Anthuenis on January 1, 2006. On August 16 of that year, they started their new campaign against Kazakhstan and although the team had made the confidence of the home public grow through some promising performances from new talented young players against teams as Slovakia and Turkey, they played awfully and did not manage to get past the team from Kazakhstan. The situation got worse after also losing the home game against Poland on November 15 of that year. Qualification already seemed far away. The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ...
Aimé Anthuenis is a former Belgian footballer and the current coach of the Belgium national football team. ...
is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
René Vandereycken (born July 22, 1953) is a Belgian football manager and a former player. ...
is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
World Cup Record Belgium's World Cup appearance record reflects the unusual depth of footballing talent for a country of this size, in the manner of the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, or Sweden. The country qualified for six successive World Cups - (1982-2002), a total only surpassed by Italy (12), Argentina (9) and Spain (8). 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.) The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ...
The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...
Playing inspired against other teams in the World Cup, they have reached the knockout phase five out of six times from 1982 to 2002, including a streak of four tournaments. One of their most famous victories was a 1-0 win over defending champions Argentina, in the first game of the 1982 World Cup held at Camp Nou with a great goal by Erwin Vandenbergh. ...
The Camp Nou (IPA: , Catalan for new field, often called the Nou Camp in both Spanish and English, sometimes erroneously spelt newcamp in English) is an association football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...
Erwin Vandenbergh (born January 26, 1959) was a legendary Belgian football striker. ...
Four years later they achieved their best-ever World Cup run in 1986 when they placed fourth under command of players like Jan Ceulemans, Eric Gerets and Jean-Marie Pfaff. Belgium surprisingly won against favourites Soviet-Union with stars such as Igor Belanov and Rinat Dasayev (3-4) after extra time. Belgium also beat Spain with penalties, but they lost to eventual champions Argentina in the semifinal (0-2). In the third-place match Belgium lost to France (2-4) after extra time. Captain and midfielder Jan Ceulemans was the first Belgian player to be selected in the All-Star Team of a World Cup. Enzo Scifo was elected as best young player of the tournament. ...
Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player, and became the nations most capped player with his 96 caps. ...
Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a former Belgian football defender. ...
Jean-Marie Pfaff (born in Lebbeke, December 4, 1953) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper. ...
First international USSR 3 - 0 Turkey (Moscow, USSR; 16 November 1924) Last International Cyprus 0 - 3 USSR (Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991) Biggest win USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; 16 September 1955) Finland 0 - 10 USSR (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957) Biggest defeat England 5 - 0 USSR (London, England...
Ihor Bilanov (Ukrainian: ) (born September 25, 1960 in Odesa, Soviet Union) is a former football forward, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1986. ...
Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (Russian: ) (born June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Russian former football goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity, who played in three World Cups with the Soviet national team. ...
Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player, and became the nations most capped player with his 96 caps. ...
Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ...
Despite being knocked out in the 2nd round, the team's general performance in the 1990 was considered even better than 4 years before. Belgium dominated England, but eventually lost in the last minute of extra time after a goal by David Platt. Enzo Scifo was elected as second best player of the 1990 World Cup after Lothar Matthäus. The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. ...
David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, near Oldham, in Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield. ...
Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ...
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born 21 March 1961) is a German former football player and now manager. ...
In the 1994 World Cup Belgium lost to title defenders Germany in round 2. This match became most memorable because of a disputed decision by referee Kurt Röthlisberger. The team was not awarded a penalty when Josip Weber was tripped inside the penalty area. Michel Preud'homme was elected as best goalkeeper of the tournament and he was selected in the All-Star Team. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...
Kurt Röthlisberger (born May 21, 1951). ...
Josip Weber was a Belgian/Croatian footballer. ...
Michel Preudhomme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) is an Belgian football (soccer) player, the winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup. ...
In 1998 Belgium was one of only two teams, together with World Champion France not to lose a single game. Three draws in the first round - against Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea - proved not enough to reach the knock-out stage. In 1998 Enzo Scifo and Franky Van Der Elst appeared in their fourth World Cups, setting a Belgian record. The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ...
Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ...
Franky Van Der Elst (born April 30, 1961 in Opwijk, Belgium) is a former football player and now manager. ...
The FIFA World Cup 2002 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. In the second round they had to play against eventual champions Brazil. Similar to 1994, the match was strongly influenced by a disputed referee decision. Even to the surprise of the Brazilians themselves, referee Peter Prendergast cancelled the 1-0 scored by Marc Wilmots. After this, the match went in favour of Brazil. Brazilian bondscoach Luiz Felipe Scolari would declare after the tournament that the match against the Red Devils had been the hardest for Brazil to win. The team did win the tournament's fair-play award. Marc Wilmots equaled the record of Enzo Scifo and Franky Van Der Elst to appear in 4 World Cups, but with the differene that he didn't played in his first World Cup. Wilmots also scored his 5th World Cup goal against Russia, which made him the Belgian topscorer in World Cups. 2002 World Cup redirects here. ...
Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ...
Peter Prendergast (born September 23, 1964) is a football referee from Jamaica. ...
Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Felipão (Big Phil), is a Brazilian football coach, who led the Brazilian national team to victory in the 2002 World Cup. ...
Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ...
Vincenzo Enzo Scifo (born February 19, 1966) is a Belgian football midfielder. ...
Franky Van Der Elst (born April 30, 1961 in Opwijk, Belgium) is a former football player and now manager. ...
First international Finland 2 - 1 Imperial Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 30 June 1912) Russia 2 - 0 Mexico (Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992) Largest win Russia 6 - 1 Cameroon (Palo Alto, USA; 28 June 1994) Worst defeat Germany 16 - 0 Imperial Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Portugal 7 - 1 Russia (Lisbon...
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