Belgium have failed to score in each of their last 2 World Cup matches.
Belgium
UEFA · 15th World Cup appearance · Group G
Featured facts
Belgium have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 World Cup matches.
Belgium have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 World Cup matches, scoring 3 goals at the other end.
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Belgium’s World Cup opening-match record is 7W-3D-4L across 14 appearances (23-20 goals). They have failed to score 2 times and kept 7 clean sheets in those opening games.
Belgium have advanced beyond the first group stage 7 times in 12 applicable World Cup group-stage appearances.
2026 Fixtures
Belgium1–1Egypt
Mon 15 Jun · Group G
Mon 15 Jun
Group GBelgiumvsEgypt1–1→Belgium0–0Iran
Sun 21 Jun · Group G
Sun 21 Jun
Group GBelgiumvsIran0–0→New Zealand1–5Belgium
Fri 26 Jun · Group G
Fri 26 Jun
Group GNew ZealandvsBelgium1–5→Belgium2–2Senegal
Wed 1 Jul · Round of 32
Wed 1 Jul
Round of 32BelgiumvsSenegal2–2→USA1–4Belgium
Mon 6 Jul · Round of 16
Mon 6 Jul
Round of 16USAvsBelgium1–4→Spain2–1Belgium
Fri 10 Jul · Quarterfinal
Fri 10 Jul
QuarterfinalSpainvsBelgium2–1→World Cup record
15
World Cup appearances
Best result: Third place
57
matches played
24 won · 12 drawn · 21 lost
+2
goal difference
83 scored · 81 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Group stageW1 D1 L1→2018Third place play-offW6 D0 L1→2014QuarterfinalW4 D0 L1→
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All-time top scorers
1Romelu Lukaku20268goals
2Marc Robert Wilmots5goals
3Jan Ceulemans4goals
4Charles De Ketelaere20263goals
5Kevin De Bruyne20263goals
6Leopold Anoul3goals
7Enzo Scifo3goals
8Nico Claesen3goals
9Eden Hazard3goals
10Leandro Trossard20262goals
Team profile
Belgium's best World Cup finish is a third-place finish, reached in 2018, 1986.
Belgium have an average squad age of 27.1 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut CourtoisG | 11 May 1992(34) | Real Madrid | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Zeno DebastD | 24 Oct 2003(22) | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arthur TheateD | 25 May 2000(26) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Brandon MecheleD | 28 Jan 1993(33) | Club Brugge | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Maxim De CuyperD | 22 Dec 2000(25) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Axel WitselM | 12 Jan 1989(37) | Girona | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Kevin De BruyneM | 28 Jun 1991(35) | Napoli | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Youri TielemansM | 7 May 1997(29) | Aston Villa | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Romelu LukakuF | 13 May 1993(33) | Napoli | 17 | 8 |
| 10 | Leandro TrossardF | 4 Dec 1994(31) | Arsenal | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Jérémy DokuF | 27 May 2002(24) | Manchester City | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Senne LammensG | 7 Jul 2002(24) | Manchester United | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Mike PendersG | 31 Jul 2005(20) | Strasbourg | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dodi LukébakioF | 24 Sept 1997(28) | Benfica | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Thomas MeunierD | 12 Sept 1991(34) | Lille | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | Koni De WinterD | 12 Jun 2002(24) | Milan | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Charles De KetelaereF | 10 Mar 2001(25) | Atalanta | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Joaquin SeysD | 28 Mar 2005(21) | Club Brugge | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Diego MoreiraM | 6 Aug 2004(21) | Strasbourg | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Hans VanakenM | 24 Aug 1992(33) | Club Brugge | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Timothy CastagneD | 5 Dec 1995(30) | Fulham | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexis SaelemaekersM | 27 Jun 1999(27) | Milan | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Nicolas RaskinM | 23 Feb 2001(25) | Rangers | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Amadou OnanaM | 16 Aug 2001(24) | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Nathan NgoyD | 10 Jun 2003(23) | Lille | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Matias Fernandez- PardoF | 3 Feb 2005(21) | Lille | 2 | 0 |