World Cup Appearance
Highest Finish:
4th (1986), last-16 (1934, 1938, 1990, 1994, 2002), 1st round (1930, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1998)
Star Players:Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, Daniel Van Buyten, Kevin Mirallas
Titles:0
FIFA Ranking Position:11
Coach:Marc Wimots (since June 2012)
Population: 11,100,000
Area: 30,528 sq km
Capital: Brussels
Currency: Euro
Federation: Royal Belgian Union of Footballers founded in 1895, affiliated to FIFA in 1904 and to UEFA in 1954
Registered players: 443,000
Kit colours: All red
Team nickname: The Red Devils
World Cup appearances: 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014)
European Championships appearances: 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
European Championships record: Finalist (1980), Demi-finalist (1972), 1st round (1984, 2000)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Won Europe zone A with 26pts, ahead of Croatia 17, Serbia 14, Scotland 11, Wales 10 and Macedonia 7, won 8, drew 2, lost 0, 18 goals for and 4 against.
Top clubs: Anderlecht, FC Bruges, Standard Liege
Population: 11,100,000
Area: 30,528 sq km
Capital: Brussels
Currency: Euro
Federation: Royal Belgian Union of Footballers founded in 1895, affiliated to FIFA in 1904 and to UEFA in 1954
Registered players: 443,000
Kit colours: All red
Team nickname: The Red Devils
World Cup appearances: 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014)
European Championships appearances: 4 (1972, 1980, 1984, 2000)
European Championships record: Finalist (1980), Demi-finalist (1972), 1st round (1984, 2000)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Won Europe zone A with 26pts, ahead of Croatia 17, Serbia 14, Scotland 11, Wales 10 and Macedonia 7, won 8, drew 2, lost 0, 18 goals for and 4 against.
Top clubs: Anderlecht, FC Bruges, Standard Liege