Belgium National Football Team Players
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Belgium Men’s National Team has represented Belgium in international football since 1904 and is one of the first mainland European teams. Belgium’s team squad is under FIFA global jurisdiction and is governed in Europe, also Belgium is the highest representative at the international level from 1920 to 1938 and from 1982 to 2002 and still representing from 2014 onward.
Belgium has mostly had unsuccessful qualification rounds in history but whenever they have a chance to prove themself they do not take a step back they always prove themselves with performance, most of Belgium’s home matches are played in the King Baudouin Stadium at Brussels.
As the Belgium team has experienced the most ups and downs in their matches they have made the end stages in 13 World Cups and made the last place in 5 European Championships, also they made their third place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and second at the Euro 1980.
Belgium National Football Teams History
Beerschot Athletic Club, On 11 October 1900 announced that Belgium would host a series of challenge matches in Antwerp which takes on Europe’s best football teams. After some major organizational difficulties under the shadow of Cees van Hasselt, the first tournament was played with Belgium vs Dutch on 28 April 1901.
In 1904, Belgium played their first-ever official game against France at the Stade Vivier d’Oie in Uccle. There were 1,500 spectators for the matches and they ended in a 3-3 draw.
| FIFA code | BEL |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 6 (19 September 2024) |
| Top Scorer | Romelu Lukaku (85) |
| Most caps | Jan Vertonghen (154) |
| Nickname(s) | De Rode Duivels, Les Diables rouges, Die Roten Teufel |
| Captain | Kevin De Bruyne |
| World Cup Appearances | 14 times Best Results- Third place (2018) |
| European Championship | 6 times Best Results- Runners-up (1980) |
| Nations League Finals | 1 time Best Results- Fourth place (2021) |
| Olympic Games | 5 times Best Results- Gold medal (1920) |
Belgium National Football Team Current Squad
Domenico Tedesco is the current head coach and Kevin De Bruyne is the Captain of the Belgium national football team. The team has faced many ups and downs in its soccer journey. 2024 is a good year for the Belgium team which holds 3rd rank in the Men’s FIFA Power Ranking.
One of the Best midfielders Kevin De Bruyne is the Current leading the Belgium Football Team and has represented Belgium at UEFA Euro 2016, Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2024.
The Belgium national team squad for the matches preparation for Euro 2024 includes:
Current Football Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg/GER), Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town/ENG), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest/ENG) |
| Defenders | Timothy Castagne (Fulham/ENG), Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester City/ENG), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor/TUR), Arthur Theate (Rennes/FRA), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid/ESP) |
| Midfielders | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/ENG), Orel Mangala (Lyon/FRA), Amadou Onana (Everton/ENG), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa/ENG), Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg/GER) |
| Forwards | Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab/KSA), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta/ITA), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City/ENG), Romelu Lukaku (Roma/ITA), Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla/ESP), Lois Openda (RB Leipzig/GER), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal/ENG) |
| Captain | Kevin De Bruyne |
Belgium National Football Team Most Appearances Player
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Jan Vertonghen | 155 | 10 | DF | 2007–present |
| 2 | Axel Witsel | 132 | 12 | MF | 2008–present |
| 3 | Toby Alderweireld | 127 | 5 | DF | 2009–2022 |
Belgium Team Top Goalscorers
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Romelu Lukaku | 85 | 119 | 0.73 | 2010–present |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | 33 | 126 | 0.26 | 2008–2022 |
| 3 | Bernard Voorhoof | 30 | 61 | 0.49 | 1928–1940 |
