This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to theBelgium national team (The Red Devils ).[ A]
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Largest win Largest away win Largest win at theWorld Cup Finals Largest win at theEuropean Championship finals 4–0 vsHungary Euro 2016 Largest win at theOlympic Games finals 3–0 vsNetherlands 1920 Summer Olympics Largest goal deficit overcome in a single game (to either a win or a draw) 3 goals, vsDenmark It didn't make sense at all, this match.
—Dutch internationalFrank de Boer , after the high Netherlands-Belgium scoring draw (5–5) in 1999[ 6] Highest scoring draw 5–5 vsNetherlands Highest scoring draw at the World Cup Finals 4–4 (a.e.t. ) vsEngland 1954 World Cup Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals 1–1 vsEngland Euro 1980 Highest scoring draw at the Olympic Games finals None The English probably found a dozen enough!
—Mockery Dutch newspaper comment after Belgium's unofficial 12–0 loss to Corinthian, their biggest ever defeat[ 7] Largest defeat 2–11 vsEngland Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Includingunofficial games : 0–12 vsCorinthian on 6 January 1906[ 8] Largest defeat at home 1–9 vsEngland Largest defeat at the World Cup Finals Largest defeat at the European Championship finals 0–5 vsFrance Euro 1984 Belgium-Sweden 1–8, Sweden cracks Belgium.
—Dutch newspaper heading after Belgium suffered its largest defeat at a major tournament, at the 1924 Summer Olympics[ 9] Largest defeat at the Olympic Games finals 1–8 vsSweden 1924 Summer Olympics Largest lead given away 2 goals, on several occasions Most goals scored in a single game 10 vsSan Marino Most goals scored in an away game 7 vsNetherlands Most goals scored during the first half 7 vsIceland Most goals scored during the second half 7 vsSan Marino Most goals scored during extra time Most goals scored in a single game during the World Cup finals 5 vsTunisia 2018 World Cup Cup Most goals scored in a single game during the European Championship finals 4 vsHungary Euro 2016 Match phase of Belgium's most productive Olympic game, againstLuxembourg in 1928 (5–3) Most goals scored in a single game during the Olympic Games finals 5 vsLuxembourg 1928 Summer Olympics Most different players scoring during a single game 7 (+ 1 own goal) (Romelu Lukaku (2),Nacer Chadli ,Toby Alderweireld ,Youri Tielemans ,Christian Benteke ,Yari Verschaeren andTimothy Castagne ) (+ own goal byCristian Brolli ), vsSan Marino Most goals conceded in a single game 11 vsEngland Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Includingunofficial games : 12 vsCorinthian on 6 January 1906[ 8] Most goals conceded during a home game 9 vsEngland Most goals conceded during the first half 8 vsEngland Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Most goals conceded during the second half Most goals conceded during extra time 3 vsNetherlands Most goals conceded in a single game during the World Cup Finals 5 vsGermany on 27 May 1934,1934 World Cup Most goals conceded in a single game during the European Championship Finals 5 vsFrance Euro 1984 Most goals conceded in a single game during the Olympic Games finals 8 vsSweden 1924 Summer Olympics Scored and conceded [ edit ] Highest total number of goals in a single game Thirteen times a hole in the air...
—Dutch newspaper heading after the goal-rich 1951 Netherlands-Belgium encounter; both supporter sides together had 13 reasons to jump in the air[ 10] 13: 7–6 victory againstNetherlands Longest unbeaten run 23 games, from 2016 to 2018[ B] Longest run without victory 13, from 1933 to 1935 Most consecutive wins 12, from 2019 to 2020 Most consecutive draws 4, from 1948 to 1949, and in 1998 Most consecutive losses 7, from 1927 to 1928 Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored 49, from 2018 to 2022 Most consecutive games without a goal scored 5, in 1999 Most consecutive games without a goal conceded 7, in 2019 Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded 38, from 1928 to 1933 Source: FIFA.com [ 11]
Belgium go top, Chile and Austria soar
—FIFA News announcing Belgium's highest ever FIFA World Ranking in November 2015[ 12] Highest FIFA ranking 1st (November 2015 – March 2016, September 2018 – February 2022) Lowest FIFA ranking 71st (June 2007) Best Mover +25 (April 2011) Worst Mover −14 (September 2010) Source: Eloratings.net [ 13]
Highest Elo rating 2158 (following 1–0 vsPortugal Lowest Elo rating 1497 (following 0–8 vsNetherlands Highest Elo ranking 1st (16 November 2019 – 11 October 2020, 27 June 2021, 2 September 2021 – 8 September 2021) Lowest Elo ranking 74th (September 2009) Olympic football tournament [ 14] Gold Medal 1920 The Coupe Vanden Abeele Shared (1): 1904 Winners (3): Shared (3): Winners (5): Shared (5): Shared (1): 1999 Winners (5): Winners (1): 2002 Winners (1): Winners (2): In 2018, the Belgian players won bronze at the World Cup(pictured:Jan Vertonghen ) . Third place (1): 2018 Fourth place (1): 1986 Runners-up (1): 1980 Third place (1): 1972 Fourth place (1): 2021 Individual FIFA rankings history [ edit ] Source:[ 22]
Belgium's history in theFIFA World Rankings . The table shows the position that Belgium held in December of each year (and the current position as of 2024), as well as the highest and lowest positions annually.
Year Position Highest Lowest 1992 17 17 17 1993 25 18 25 1994 24 19 34 1995 24 18 29 1996 42 25 43 1997 41 31 48 1998 35 28 41 1999 33 21 33 2000 27 23 33 2001 20 20 33 2002 17 17 23 2003 16 16 18 2004 45 16 45 2005 55 41 55 2006 53 47 57 2007 49 49 71 2008 54 42 55 2009 66 49 68 2010 57 48 68 2011 41 34 62 2012 21 20 54 2013 11 5 20 2014 4 4 12 2015 1 1 4 2016 5 1 5 2017 5 5 10 2018 1 1 5 2019 1 1 1 2020 1 1 1 2021 1 1 1 2022 4 1 4 2023 4 4 5 2024 8 3 8
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Most appearances Jan Vertonghen (2007–2024), 157 caps[ C] Jan Vertonghen holds the record for most Belgium international appearances. Jan Ceulemans , nicknamedCaje andStrong Jan , was formerly Belgium's recordcaptain .The following are the top ten most capped players; players with an equal number ofcaps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone:
As of 18 November 2025[update] FIFA andRSSSF . Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Most consecutive appearances Louis Carré , 50 games, from 22 May 1949 (vsWales Switzerland Most appearances as a substitute Dries Mertens , 40 caps[ E] Most times substituted off Eden Hazard , 58 caps[ E] Most games started on the bench Simon Mignolet , 88 games[ G] Most selections (playing + non-playing) Jan Vertonghen , 168 selections[ H] Most selections as an unused substitute Simon Mignolet , 94 selections[ G] Most selections as an unused substitute without ever earning a cap Jacques Duquesne , 16 selectionsMost selections needed to earn first cap Koen Casteels , 37 selections[ I] Lowest caps to selections ratio (> 0) Jean Valet , 1/19Most selections without ever being an unused substitute Wesley Sonck , 55 selectionsMost appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game Tom Soetaers , 8 capsMost appearances while never playing an entire game Adnan Januzaj , 15 caps[ E] Tom Soetaers , 8 capsMost appearances in the starting eleven Jan Vertonghen , 149 caps[ C] Most caps earned while not playing the entire game Dries Mertens , 89 caps[ D] Most caps earned while only playing entire games Bernard Voorhoof , 61 capsMost caps earned while playing an entire game Jan Vertonghen , 131 caps[ D] Most caps without ever being substituted off Georges Heylens , 67 capsMost caps without ever appearing as a substitute Thibaut Courtois , 107 capsMost caps needed to first play an entire game Romelu Lukaku , 24 caps[ E] Most caps needed to first appear in the starting eleven Mbo Mpenza , 9 capsAxel Witsel is the player with the longest career span. First player to reach a century of caps Jan Vertonghen , vsPortugal [ C] Shortest time needed to reach a century of caps Eden Hazard , 10 years, 4 months and 5 days between his debut (vsLuxembourg [ E] Cyprus Longest Belgian career Axel Witsel , 6,446 days or 17 years, 7 months and 23 days between first (vsMorocco Liechtenstein Shortest Belgian career Joris Van Hout , 2 minutes (on 16 October 2002 vsEstonia Most consecutive calendar years of appearances Jan Vertonghen (2007–2024), 18 yearsLongest wait between appearances Hector Goetinck , 3,476 days or 9 years, 6 months and 27 days, between his 16th (vsNetherlands England Appearances in three separate decades Georges Hebdin ; 3 in the 1900s, 6 in the 1910s and 3 in 1920Hector Goetinck ; 6 in the 1900s, 10 in the 1910s and 1 in 1923Bernard Voorhoof ; 3 in 1928, 56 in the 1930s and 2 in 1940Vic Mees ; 6 in 1949, 57 in the 1950s and 5 in 1960Wilfried Van Moer ; 14 in the 1960s, 25 in the 1970s and 18 in the 1980sJan Ceulemans ; 10 in the 1970s, 75 in the 1980s and 11 in the 1990sMichel Preud'homme ; 1 in 1979, 17 in the 1980s and 41 in the 1990sEric Gerets ; 19 in the 1970s, 57 in the 1980s and 10 in the 1990sErwin Vandenbergh ; 1 in 1979, 43 in the 1980s and 4 in the 1990sFilip De Wilde ; 1 in 1989, 26 in the 1990s and 6 in 2000Danny Boffin ; 2 in 1989, 39 in the 1990s and 14 in the 2000sLuc Nilis ; 9 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 5 in 2000Jan Vertonghen ; 20 in the 2000s, 98 in the 2010s and 39 in the 2020sAxel Witsel ; 10 in the 2000s, 95 in the 2010s and 29 in the 2020sToby Alderweireld ; 4 in the 2000s, 94 in the 2010s and 29 in the 2020sThomas Vermaelen ; 27 in the 2000s, 51 in the 2010s and 7 in the 2020sEden Hazard ; 10 in the 2000s, 96 in the 2010s and 20 in the 2020sSmallest number of caps needed to appear in three separate decades Georges Hebdin , 10 caps (total number of caps obtained: 12)First player to debut as a substitute Louis Van Hege , vsFrance Most times completed a game of 120 minutes Jan Ceulemans &Stéphane Demol , 4 games, both at the1986 and1990 World Cups First appearance by a player who was playing abroad Raymond Braine (Sparta Prague ,Czechoslovakia ), vsFrance First appearance by a player who had never played for the senior team of a Belgian club Thomas Buffel , vsAndorra First appearance by a player born outside Belgium Eric Thornton (born inEngland ), vsNetherlands First appearance by a player born outside of Europe Luís Oliveira (born inBrazil ), vsTunisia Last appearance by a player from a Belgian club outside the top division Jan Verheyen (Union Saint-Gilloise ),Belgian Third Division , vsNetherlands Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of any country Norman Bassette (Coventry City ),English Championship , vsIsrael Players who have never played for the first team of a Belgian club Thomas Vermaelen ,Eden Hazard ,Divock Origi ,Adnan Januzaj ,Yannick Carrasco ,Jason Denayer ,Koen Casteels ,Orel Mangala ,Amadou Onana ,Johan Bakayoko ,Roméo Lavia ,Koni De Winter andDiego Moreira Most appearances without ever playing for the first team of a Belgian club Eden Hazard , 126 caps[ E] Most appearances while active with a non-Belgian club Jan Vertonghen (Ajax ,Tottenham Hotspur &Benfica ), 139 caps[ C] Players appearing against the country of their birth Highest number of players born outside Belgium simultaneously on the field 3 (Luís Oliveira ,Gordan Vidović &Mbo Mpenza ) vsFrance Players also appearing for another senior national team Josip Weber , played three friendlies forCroatia Mehdi Carcela played two friendlies for Belgium in 2009–2010, before opting forMorocco Nacer Chadli , played one friendly forMorocco Ilombe Mboyo , played one friendly forDR Congo Denis Odoi played one friendly for Belgium in 2012, before opting forGhana Dodi Lukébakio , played one friendly forDR Congo Players capped while active outside of Europe Youngest player Fernand Nisot , aged 16 years and 19 days, on 30 April 1911 vsNetherlands The following are all the players who debuted for the national football team of Belgium before the age of 18, their team at that time and their usual position:
Fernand Nisot was Belgium's youngest player and the only who scored before the age of 17. Rank Player (club) Age Position 1 Fernand Nisot (Léopold Club )16 years, 19 days FW 2 Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht )16 years, 187 days DF /MF 3 Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht )16 years, 294 days FW 4 Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht )17 years, 17 days FW 5 Jorthy Mokio (Ajax )17 years, 20 days MF 6 Jean Capelle (Standard Liège )17 years, 154 days FW 7 Joseph Musch (Union Saint-Gilloise )17 years, 200 days DF 8 Zakaria Bakkali (PSV Eindhoven )17 years, 262 days MF 9 Vincent Kompany (Anderlecht )17 years, 314 days DF 10 Eden Hazard (Lille )17 years, 317 days MF/FW 11 Raymond Braine (Beerschot )17 years, 321 days FW 12 Bernard Voorhoof (Lierse )17 years, 341 days FW
Oldest player Timmy Simons , aged 39 years, 11 months and 2 days, vsEstonia The following are the top ten oldest players for the national football team of Belgium, their team at that time and their usual position:
Timmy Simons still made an international appearance at age 39. Rank Player (club) Age Position 1 Timmy Simons (Club Brugge )39 years, 338 days DF /MF 2 Jean De Bie (Racing Brussels )38 years, 30 days GK 3 Philippe Vande Walle (Club Brugge )37 years, 256 days GK 4 Hector Goetinck (Club Brugge )37 years, 241 days MF 5 Wilfried Van Moer (Beveren )37 years, 119 days MF 6 Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht )37 years, 68 days DF 7 Franky Van der Elst (Club Brugge )37 years, 56 days MF 8 Danny Boffin (Sint-Truiden )36 years, 320 days MF 9 Eric Gerets (PSV Eindhoven )36 years, 313 days DF 10 Axel Witsel Girona )36 years, 274 days MF
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Youngest goalkeeper Robert Hustin , aged 18 years, 6 months and 24 days, vsFrance Youngest player to reach a century of caps Eden Hazard , aged 28 years, 2 months and 17 days, vsCyprus [ E] Oldest debutant Dany Verlinden , aged 34 years, 10 months and 7 days, vsNorway Oldest outfield debutant Jozef Van Looy , aged 34 years, 2 months and 16 days, vsEngland Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals Wilfried Van Moer , aged 37 years, 3 months and 27 days,1982 World Cup , vsPoland Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals Divock Origi , aged 19 years, 1 month and 30 days,2014 World Cup , vsAlgeria Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals Jan Vertonghen , aged 37 years, 2 months and 7 days,Euro 2024 , vsFrance Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals Enzo Scifo , aged 18 years, 3 months and 25 days,Euro 1984 , vsYugoslavia On major tournaments [ edit ] Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku ,Jan Vertonghen &Axel Witsel (2014 World Cup ,Euro 2016 ,2018 World Cup ,Euro 2020 ,2022 World Cup &Euro 2024 ), 6 tournamentsMost tournaments appeared in Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku &Jan Vertonghen (2014 World Cup ,Euro 2016 ,2018 World Cup ,Euro 2020 ,2022 World Cup &Euro 2024 ), 6 tournamentsMost tournaments appeared in consecutively Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku &Jan Vertonghen (2014 World Cup ,Euro 2016 ,2018 World Cup ,Euro 2020 ,2022 World Cup &Euro 2024 ), 6 tournamentsMost total appearances at the World Cup and European Championship finals Kevin De Bruyne &Romelu Lukaku , 26 capsMost total non-playing selections for the World Cup and European Championship finals Simon Mignolet , 24 selectionsMost total non-playing selections for the World Cup and European Championship finals without ever playing in a tournament Simon Mignolet , 24 selectionsMost appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals Jef Jurion , 64 capsFewest appearances while still playing at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals Jacky Peeters &Branko Strupar , 17 capsMost appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad Jef Jurion , 64 capsMost inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without playing in the tournament Simon Mignolet (2014 World Cup ,Euro 2016 ,2018 World Cup ,Euro 2020 &2022 World Cup ), 5 tournamentsMost inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without ever playing in a tournament Simon Mignolet (2014 World Cup ,Euro 2016 ,2018 World Cup ,Euro 2020 &2022 World Cup ), 5 tournamentsMost appearances at theOlympic Games finals Jean de Bie , 6 caps (3 in1920 , 1 in1924 & 2 in1928 )First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades None Most inclusions in the squad for the World Cup finals Franky Van der Elst ,Enzo Scifo (both in1986 ,1990 ,1994 &1998 ) &Marc Wilmots (1990 ,1994 ,1998 &2002 ), 4 World CupsMost appearances in different World Cup finals Franky Van der Elst &Enzo Scifo (both in1986 ,1990 ,1994 &1998 ), 4 World CupsMost appearances at the World Cup finals Enzo Scifo , 17 capsMost appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals Jef Jurion , 64 capsMost non-playing selections for the World Cup finals Simon Mignolet , 15 selectionsMost selections for the World Cup finals without ever playing in the tournament Simon Mignolet , 15 selectionsFewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals Gérard Delbeke , 1 capPlayers to debut at the World Cup finals Henri De Deken ,1930 World Cup , vsParaguay on 20 July 1930Gérard Delbeke ,1930 World Cup , vsParaguay on 20 July 1930François De Vries ,1934 World Cup , vsGermany on 27 May 1934Denis Houf ,1954 World Cup , vsEngland Pieter van den Bosch ,1954 World Cup , vsEngland Guy Vandersmissen ,1982 World Cup , vsArgentina Jacky Munaron ,1982 World Cup , vsSoviet Union Most inclusions in the squad for the European Championship finals Yannick Carrasco ,Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku ,Thomas Meunier ,Jan Vertonghen &Axel Witsel (2016 ,2020 &2024 ), 3 final tournamentsMost appearances at the European Championship finals Romelu Lukaku , 14 capsMost consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals Yannick Carrasco ,Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku &Jan Vertonghen (2016 ,2020 &2024 ), 3 final tournamentsFewest appearances while still playing at the European Championship finals Walter De Greef &Paul Lambrichts , 5 capsMost appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals Timmy Simons , 94 capsAppearances at most European Championship finals Yannick Carrasco ,Kevin De Bruyne ,Romelu Lukaku &Jan Vertonghen (2016 ,2020 &2024 ), 3 final tournamentsMost non-playing selections for the European Championship finals Simon Mignolet , 9 selectionsMost non-playing selections for the European Championship finals without ever playing in the tournament Simon Mignolet , 9 selectionsPlayers to debut at the European Championship finals Georges Grün ,Euro 1984 , vsYugoslavia [ 23]
First goal Georges Quéritet vsFrance Most goals Romelu Lukaku (2010–present), 89[ J] As of 13 October 2025[update]
(Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.)
Romelu Lukaku is the all-time top scorer for Belgium with 89 goals.
The records are collected based on data fromFIFA andRSSSF . Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Players with the highest goals per game ratio (greater than one) As of 19 November 2019[update]
(Players with an equal goals per game ratio are ranked by the most goals scored.)
The records are collected based on data fromFIFA andRSSSF . Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Most goals in competitive matches Romelu Lukaku , 64Jef Mermans scored in seven matches in a row. Most consecutive matches scored in Jef Mermans , 7Most consecutive matches scored in starting with debut Alphonse Six &Maurice Willems , 3 eachMost goals on debut Josip Weber , 5 goals vsZambia on 4 June 1994Most matches played while scoring in each one Maurice Willems , 3Most goals in a single calendar year Romelu Lukaku , 15 in 2023Most goals scored by a defender Daniel Van Buyten &Jan Vertonghen , 10 eachChristian Piot, the only goalkeeper ever to score a goal for Belgium Most goals scored by a goalkeeper Christian Piot , 1First goal by a substitute François Vanden Eynde , vsIrish Free State Most goals scored as a substitute Michy Batshuayi , 9Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game Bob Peeters , 3 goals vsSan Marino Most appearances without ever scoring Thibaut Courtois , 107[ E] Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring Georges Heylens , 67Most appearances needed to score his first goal Franky Van der Elst , 79Most goals scored in extra time Latest goal scored by a player Alphonse Six vsNetherlands Latest goal conceded by a goalkeeper in the 119th minute Goals in three separate decades First Belgian goalscorer at theKing Baudouin Stadium August Hellemans (when it was still the Centenaire Stadium),Michaël Goossens (after it was renamed King Baudouin Stadium)Scorers ofown goals Robert Hustin ,Edgard Poelmans ,Oscar Verbeeck ,Émile Stijnen ,Bob Paverick ,Charles Saeys ,Walter Meeuws ,Régis Genaux ,Philippe Albert ,Timmy Simons ,Olivier Deschacht ,Bart Goor ,Vincent Kompany ,Nacer Chadli ,Jan Vertonghen &Timothy Castagne Most goals in a match Includingunofficial games :Herbert Potts , 7 goals vs[ 25] Four goals in a match Three goals in a match Belgium's 'hat-trick hero' Robert De Veen scored three hat-tricks. Most hat-tricks Romelu Lukaku , 4 timesFastest hat-trick Romelu Lukaku , 13 minutes, vsAzerbaijan Fastest hat-trick as a substitute Bob Peeters , 30 minutes, vsSan Marino Youngest player to score a hat-trick Jean Capelle , 18 years, 7 months and 10 days, vsDenmark Oldest player to score a hat-trick Romelu Lukaku , 30 years, 6 months and 6 days, vsAzerbaijan Highest number of different players to score (at least) a hat-trick in the same game Hat-tricks at major tournaments Robert Coppée , vsSpain on 29 August 1920 (at the1920 Olympics )First player to score a penalty Gaston Hubin vsFrance Most goals scored from penalties Eden Hazard , 10 goalsMost goals inpenalty shoot-outs in competitive games[ L] Nico Claesen ,Enzo Scifo ,Hugo Broos ,Patrick Vervoort &Leo Van der Elst , all 1 goal vsSpain Most goals in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies In 2016, Christian Benteke scored the quickest ever goal in a competitive international so far, 8.1 seconds after kick-off. Fastest goal from kickoff Christian Benteke , 8.1 seconds vsGibraltar [ 26] Fastest goal in debut match (since World War II) Tom Caluwé , 2 minutes and 52 seconds vsSaudi Arabia [ 27] Fastest goal by a substitute Marc Wilmots , 1 minute and 4 seconds vsFrance [ 28] Fastest goal at the World Cup finals Thomas Meunier , 3 minutes and 36 seconds vsEngland Fastest goal at the European Championship finals Youri Tielemans , 1 minute and 13 seconds vsRomania Oldest goalscorer Wilfried Van Moer , 37 years, 1 month and 27 days, vsBulgaria on 28 April 1982Youngest goalscorer Fernand Nisot , 16 years, 10 months and 27 days, vsNetherlands Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals Lei Clijsters , 33 years, 7 months and 11 days,1990 FIFA World Cup , vsUruguay Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals Divock Origi , 19 years, 2 months and 4 days,2014 FIFA World Cup , vsRussia Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals Julien Cools , 33 years, 4 months and 2 days,Euro 1980 , vsSpain Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals Émile Mpenza , 21 years, 11 months and 6 days,Euro 2000 , vsSweden On major tournaments [ edit ] Most total goals at the World Cup and European Championship finals Romelu Lukaku , 11 (1 at the2014 World Cup , 2 atEuro 2016 , 4 at the2018 World Cup and 4 atEuro 2020 )Most consecutive tournaments with a goal Romelu Lukaku , 4 (1 goal at the2014 World Cup , 2 goals atEuro 2016 , 4 goals at the2018 World Cup & 4 goals atEuro 2020 )Most goals at theOlympic Games finals Robert Coppée (in1920 ) &Raymond Braine (in1928 ), 4 eachMost goals in anOlympic Games finals match Robert Coppée , 3 goals vsSpain on 29 August 1920,1920 Summer Olympics Most goals in a single World Cup tournament Romelu Lukaku , 4 (2018 )Marc Wilmots (pictured) and Romelu Lukaku became Belgium's all-time top scorers at the World Cup with five goals each.Most total goals at World Cup tournaments Marc Wilmots (1998 & 2002) & Romelu Lukaku (2014 & 2018), 5 eachMost goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign Romelu Lukaku , 11 (2018 World Cup qualifying )Most goals in a single World Cup finals match Bernard Voorhoof , 2 goals vsGermany on 27 May 1934,1934 World Cup Pol Anoul , 2 goals vsEngland 1954 World Cup Wilfried Van Moer , 2 goals vsEl Salvador 1970 World Cup Marc Wilmots , 2 goals vsMexico 1998 World Cup Romelu Lukaku , 2 goals vsPanama Tunisia 2018 World Cup Eden Hazard , 2 goals vsTunisia Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match Marc Van Der Linden , 4 goals vsLuxembourg 1990 World Cup qualifying First goal in a World Cup finals match Bernard Voorhoof vsGermany on 27 May 1934,1934 World Cup First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign Jean Capelle , vsIrish Free State 1934 World Cup qualifying Most goals in a single European Championship tournament Romelu Lukaku , 4 (2020 )Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments Romelu Lukaku , 6 (2016 & 2020)Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign Romelu Lukaku (Euro 2024 qualifying ), 14Most goals in a single European Championship finals match Romelu Lukaku , 2 goals vsRepublic of Ireland Euro 2016 , and 2 goals vsRussia Euro 2020 Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match First goal in a European Championship finals match Odilon Polleunis vsWest Germany Euro 1972 First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign Jacques Stockman vsYugoslavia Euro 1964 qualifying First captain Camille Van Hoorden Most appearances as captain Eden Hazard , 59The following are the top ten players assigned as captain the most times (at the start of an international game):
Jef Jurion, the third-most serving Belgium captain, became Belgian champion nine times with Anderlecht. Correct as of 1 December 2022, after the match againstCroatia .
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
2 expulsions Eric Deflandre ,Vincent Kompany &Axel Witsel List of all Belgian players sent off once Pierre Braine ,Mathieu Bollen ,Georges Heylens ,Pierre Hanon ,Walter Meeuws ,Alexandre Czerniatynski ,Philippe Albert ,Pascal Renier ,Gert Verheyen ,Tjörven De Brul ,Marc Wilmots ,Filip De Wilde ,Olivier De Cock ,Bart Goor ,Mousa Dembélé ,Anthony Vanden Borre ,Marouane Fellaini ,Nicolas Lombaerts ,Steven Defour &Amadou Onana First player to get an expulsion Pierre Braine , vsCzechoslovakia First substitute to get an expulsion Mathieu Bollen , vsNetherlands First player to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards Walter Meeuws , vsNetherlands First substitute to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards None Youngest player to get an expulsion Mousa Dembélé , aged 19 years, 2 months and 25 days, vsAzerbaijan Oldest player to get an expulsion Filip De Wilde , aged 35 years, 11 months and 14 days, vsTurkey Fastest expulsion by a starting player 27 minutes,Eric Deflandre vsScotland Fastest expulsion by a substitute 3 minutes,Alexandre Czerniatynski , vsHungary Fastest expulsion by receiving two yellow cards 29 minutes,Eric Deflandre , vsSpain Shortest time between two yellow cards 0 minutes,Eric Deflandre , vsSpain Devils Goor and Deflandre red from anger
—Word-play in a 2004 newspaper heading. Only in one match of Belgium so far, two players received a red card. Both were very displeased with their five- and three-day suspensions afterwards.[ 29] Highest number of expulsions of Belgian players in a single game 2 expulsions:Eric Deflandre andBart Goor , vsSpain Highest total number of expulsions in a single game 3 expulsions;Georges Heylens (Dobrivoje Trivić &Dragan Džajić (Yugoslavia First player to get a yellow card Odilon Polleunis , vsSpain on 23 February 1969First player to get a yellow card as a substitute François Van der Elst , vsNetherlands Youngest player to get a yellow card Anthony Vanden Borre , 17 years, 11 months and 14 days, vsSpain Oldest player to get a yellow card Jan Vertonghen , 37 years, 2 months and 7 days, vsFrance Highest total of yellow cards received 18,Vincent Kompany &Jan Vertonghen Player born on the earliest date Joseph Romdenne , born in1876 , received his only cap on 14 May 1905 vsNetherlands First appearance by a player born in the 20th century Cornelius Elst (born on 25 January 1901) on 21 May 1922 vsItaly Last appearance by a player born in the 19th century Nicolas Hoydonckx (born on 29 December 1900) on 26 November 1933 vsDenmark First appearance by a player born in the 21st century Yari Verschaeren (born on 12 July 2001) on 9 September 2019 vsScotland First substitute Georges Mathot replacedCharles Cambier after 46 minutes vsNetherlands Earliest time in the game to be substituted off Vincent Kompany , vsSan Marino First substitute who was substituted off again in the same game Branko Strupar vsAlgeria Shortest time between being subbed on and being subbed off Christophe Lepoint vsFinland Most substitutions in one game Most simultaneous substitutions 6, at half-time vsYugoslavia 6, at half-time vsAlgeria First game that went into extra time On 30 April 1905, vsNetherlands Oranje team beaten by playful 'Anderlecht'
—Dutch 1964 newspaper heading. It pointed to the fact that at a certain moment in Belgium's 1–0 win over the Netherlands all Belgians on the pitch came out for RSC Anderlecht[ 30] Club providing the most Belgian internationals in a single match Anderlecht , 11; in the match vsNetherlands Belgian players who later became manager/head coach Hector Goetinck ,François Demol ,André Vandewyer ,Guy Thys ,Walter Meeuws ,Paul Van Himst ,Wilfried Van Moer ,Georges Leekens ,René Vandereycken ,Franky Vercauteren (caretaker) andMarc Wilmots Most saves in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games Jean-Marie Pfaff , 1 vsSpain Eloy Olaya ) on 22 June 1986Most saves in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies Philippe Vande Walle , 2 vsEngland Rob Lee andLes Ferdinand ) on 29 May 1998Most misses in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games None Most misses in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies Enzo Scifo , 1 vsEngland Thibaut Courtois holds the record for clean sheets. Most clean sheets Thibaut Courtois , 54Most clean sheets in competitive matches Thibaut Courtois , 45Most clean sheets in total at the World Cup and European Championship finals Thibaut Courtois , 13 (2 at the2014 World Cup , 3 atEuro 2016 , 3 at the2018 World Cup , 3 atEuro 2020 and 2 at the2022 World Cup )Most clean sheets in a single World Cup tournament Thibaut Courtois , 3 (2018 )Most clean sheets in total at World Cup tournaments Thibaut Courtois , 7 (2 in2014 , 3 in2018 and 2 in2022 )Most clean sheets in a single European Championship tournament Thibaut Courtois , 3 (2016 and2020 )Most clean sheets in total at European Championship tournaments Thibaut Courtois , 6 (3 in2016 and 3 in2020 )Most clean sheets in a singleOlympic Games finals tournament Jean De Bie , 2 (1920 )Most clean sheets in total at the Olympic Games finals Jean De Bie , 2 (both in1920 )
^ These records and statistics include caps and goals againstRomania on 14 November 2012, againstLuxembourg on 26 May 2014 and againstCzech Republic on 5 June 2017, which were counted byRBFA , but are not officially recognised by FIFA – the former two due to an excessive number ofsubstitutions according to the Laws of the Game,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] ^ This does not include the FIFA unrecognized friendly against theCzech Republic on 5 June 2017 ^a b c d e f g h This includes three caps in FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^a b c d This includes two caps in FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^a b c d e f g h i j k l This includes one cap in a FIFA unrecognized friendly ^ This includes three goals in FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^a b This includes two selections for FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^ This includes three selections for FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^ This includes one selection in a FIFA unrecognized friendly ^a b This includes three goals in FIFA unrecognized friendlies ^ This includes 1 hat-trick in a by the FIFA unrecognized friendly ^ Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs do not count on a player's overall scoring tally.
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Venues Records and statistics
Results Team Individual Goals
Players Rivalries World Cup Finals European Finals Other tournaments Matches Culture Other RBFA teams
San Marino on 28 February 2001
Zambia on 4 June 1994
Gibraltar on 31 August 2017
Luxembourg on 14 October 1986
Liechtenstein on 4 September 2025
El Salvador on 3 June 1970,1970 World Cup
Panama on 18 June 2018,2018 World Cup
Tunisia on 23 June 2018, 2018 World Cup
Hungary on 26 June 2016,Euro 2016
Netherlands on 31 August 1920,1920 Summer Olympics
Denmark on 6 May 1932 (4–3 victory after being 0–3 down)
England on 17 June 1954,1954 World Cup
United States on 13 July 1930,1930 World Cup
Germany on 27 May 1934,1934 World Cup
Italy on 20 June 1954,1954 World Cup
Soviet Union on 6 June 1970,1970 World Cup
Poland on 28 June 1982,1982 World Cup
Sweden on 29 May 1924,1924 Summer Olympics
Iceland on 5 June 1957
United States on 1 July 2014
Austria on 14 October 1951
France on 16 June 1984,Euro 1984
Portugal on 27 June 2021)
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Olympic football tournament[14]
(1):1920
Wales) until 11 March 1956 (vs
Switzerland)
Cyprus on 24 March 2019)
Morocco on 26 March 2008) and last cap (vs
Estonia)
France on 9 March 1919
Czechoslovakia), vs
Andorra on 12 October 2002
Brazil), vs
Israel on 17 November 2024
Croatia on 2 September 2000
DR Congo in 2011, before opting for Belgium in 2012
Ghana in 2022
Qatar), 3 caps
Canada), 10 caps &Los Angeles FC (
China), 16 caps
Saudi Arabia), 12 caps
Japan), 11 caps
Norway on 25 March 1998
Algeria on 17 June 2014
Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984
Paraguay on 20 July 1930
Argentina on 13 June 1982
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Irish Free State on 25 February 1934
Azerbaijan on 19 November 2023
Germany on 23 November 1913
Spain on 29 August 1920 (at the1920 Olympics)
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Romania on 22 June 2024
Bulgaria on 28 April 1982
Uruguay on 17 June 1990
Russia on 22 June 2014
Spain on 15 June 1980
Mexico on 20 June 1998,1998 World Cup
West Germany on 14 June 1972,Euro 1972
Turkey on 8 June 2000
Scotland on 24 March 2001
),Dobrivoje Trivić &Dragan Džajić (
Spain on 23 February 1969
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