| Federation
founded: 1895 |
| FIFA
member since: 1904 |
|
WORLD
CUP HISTORY
|
| 1930 - First
round exit |
| 1934 - First
round exit |
| 1938 - First
round exit |
| 1950 - Did not participate |
| 1954 - First
round exit |
| 1958 - Did not qualify |
| 1962 - Did not qualify |
| 1966 - Did not qualify |
| 1970 - First
round exit |
| 1974 - Did not qualify |
| 1978 - Did not qualify |
| 1982 - Second
phase exit |
| 1986 - 4th
place |
| 1990 - Second
round exit |
| 1994 - Second
round exit |
| 1998 - First
round exit |
| 2002 - Second
round exit |
| 2006 - Did not qualify |
|
|
STATISTICS
|
| Played |
36
|
| Won |
10
|
| Drawn |
9
|
| Lost |
17
|
| Goals for |
46
|
| Goals against |
63
|
| Points |
39
|
|
Belgium
are 18th on the all-time table.
|
|
TEAM
RECORDS
|
Biggest
victory:
3-0 vs El
Salvador in 1970.
|
Biggest
defeat:
2-5 vs Germany
in 1934.
|
Overall
topscorer:
Marc Wilmots,
5 goals.
|
Most
appearances:
Vincenzo Scifo,
17 matches.
|
Hosted
the World Cup:
Never
|
|
YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1930 1R United States L 0-3
1R Paraguay L 0-1
1934 1R Germany L 2-5
1938 1R France L 1-3
1954 1R England [aet] D 4-4
1R Italy L 1-4
1970 1R El Salvador W 3-0
1R Soviet Union L 1-4
1R Mexico L 0-1
1982 1R Argentina W 1-0
1R El Salvador W 1-0
1R Hungary D 1-1
2Ph Poland L 0-3
2Ph Soviet Union L 0-1
1986 1R Mexico L 1-2
1R Iraq W 2-1
1R Paraguay D 2-2
2R Soviet Union [aet] W 4-3
QF Spain [5-4 ap] D 1-1
SF Argentina L 0-2
3/4 France [aet] L 2-4
1990 1R South Korea W 2-0
1R Uruguay W 3-1
1R Spain L 1-2
2R England [aet] L 0-1
1994 1R Morocco W 1-0
1R Netherlands W 1-0
1R Saudi Arabia L 0-1
2R Germany L 2-3
1998 1R Netherlands D 0-0
1R Mexico D 2-2
1R South Korea D 1-1
2002 1R Japan D 2-2
1R Tunisia D 1-1
1R Russia W 3-2
2R Brazil L 0-2
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