Belgium national football team results (2010–2019)

In the 2010s, the Belgium national football team missed out on both the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, but improved greatly in the next years. They secured qualification for the 2014 World Cup with an impressive unbeaten record, and achieved sixth place at the finals: their second-best result ever (after reaching fourth in 1986) at the time. The improved results led to Belgium reaching the top position on the FIFA World Rankings for the first time, in November 2015.[1] They had a setback losing to Wales in the quarter-finals at Euro 2016, but improved there play under a new coach, reaching their best result ever at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, ending third.

  Win    Draw    Loss

The overall balance over the course of the decade was positive, with 74 wins versus 16 losses and 21 draws.

Results

Legend for encounters
W.C.FIFA World Cup
EUROUEFA European Football Championship
N.L.UEFA Nations League
QQualification rounds
GSGroup stage
1/8Round of 16 (eighth-finals)
QFQuarter-final
SFSemi-final
3rdThird place

111 official matches played (as of 19 November 2019):[2][3][4]

v  Croatia
2010-03-03 Friendly Belgium  0–1  Croatia Brussels, Belgium
ReportKranjčar 63'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
v  Bulgaria
2010-05-19 Friendly Belgium  2–1  Bulgaria Brussels, Belgium
ReportPopov 31'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
v  Belgium
2010-08-11 Friendly Finland  1–0  Belgium Turku, Finland
Porokara 13'ReportStadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 7,451
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
v  Germany
2010-09-03 EURO 2012 Q Belgium  0–1  Germany Brussels, Belgium
ReportKlose 51'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 41,126
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
v  Belgium
2010-09-07 EURO 2012 Q Turkey  3–2  Belgium Istanbul, Turkey
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 43,538
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
v  Belgium
2010-10-08 EURO 2012 Q Kazakhstan  0–2  Belgium Astana, Kazakhstan
Kislitsyn  51'   68'ReportOgunjimi 52', 70'Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
v  Austria
2010-10-12 EURO 2012 Q Belgium  4–4  Austria Brussels, Belgium
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
v  Belgium
2010-11-17 Friendly Russia  0–2  Belgium Voronezh, Russia
ReportLukaku 2', 72'Stadium: Trade Unions Central Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)
v  Finland
2011-02-09 Friendly Belgium  1–1  Finland Ghent, Belgium
Witsel 61'ReportPorokara 90+3'Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland)
v  Belgium
2011-03-25 EURO 2012 Q Austria  0–2  Belgium Vienna, Austria
ReportWitsel 6', 50'Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
v  Turkey
2011-06-03 EURO 2012 Q Belgium  1–1  Turkey Brussels, Belgium
Ogunjimi 4'ReportYılmaz 22'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 44,185
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
v  Belgium
2011-08-10 Friendly Slovenia  0–0  Belgium Ljubljana, Slovenia
ReportStadium: Športni Park Stožice
Attendance: 12,230
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
v  Belgium
2011-10-11 EURO 2012 Q Germany  3–1  Belgium Düsseldorf, Germany
ReportFellaini 86'Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 48,483
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
v  Romania
2011-11-11 Friendly Belgium  2–1  Romania Liège, Belgium
20:45 UTC+1ReportNiculae 67'Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)
v  Belgium
2011-11-15 Friendly France  0–0  Belgium Paris, France
16:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
v  Belgium
2012-02-29 Friendly Greece  1–1  Belgium Iraklion, Greece
20:30 UTC+1Salpingidis 8'Report
Stadium: Pankritio
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)
v  Belgium
2012-06-02 Friendly England  1–0  Belgium London, England
18:15 UTC+2Welbeck 37'ReportStadium: Wembley
Attendance: 85,091
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
v  Belgium
2012-09-07 2014 W.C. Q Wales  0–2  Belgium Cardiff, Wales
20:45 UTC+2Collins  26'ReportStadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,156
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
v  Croatia
2012-09-11 2014 W.C. Q Belgium  1–1  Croatia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2Gillet 45+1'ReportPerišić 6'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 39,987
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
v  Belgium
2012-10-12 2014 W.C. Q Serbia  0–3  Belgium Belgrade, Serbia
20:30 UTC+2ReportStadium: Stadion Crvena Zvezda
Attendance: 21,650
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
v  Scotland
2012-10-16 2014 W.C. Q Belgium  2–0  Scotland Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 44,132
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
v  Slovakia
2013-02-06 Friendly Belgium  2–1  Slovakia Bruges, Belgium
20:45 UTC+1ReportLásik 87'Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
v  Belgium
2013-03-22 2014 W.C. Q Macedonia  0–2  Belgium Skopje, Macedonia
20:45 UTC+1ReportStadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
v  Belgium
2013-05-29 Friendly United States  2–4  Belgium Cleveland, United States
2:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jeffrey Solis Calderon (Costa Rica)
v  Serbia
2013-06-07 2014 W.C. Q Belgium  2–1  Serbia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2ReportKolarov 87'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,844
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
v  France
2013-08-14 Friendly Belgium  0–0  France Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+2ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
v  Belgium
2013-09-06 2014 W.C. Q Scotland  0–2  Belgium Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 UTC+2ReportStadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
v  Belgium
2013-10-11 2014 W.C. Q Croatia  1–2  Belgium Zagreb, Croatia
18:00 UTC+2Kranjčar 83'ReportLukaku 15', 38'Stadium: Maksimir Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
v  Wales
2013-10-15 2014 W.C. Q Belgium  1–1  Wales Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+2De Bruyne 64'ReportRamsey 88'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,401
Referee: Sergey Karasev (Russia)
v  Colombia
2013-11-14 Friendly Belgium  0–2  Colombia Brussels, Belgium
21:00 UTC+1Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
v  Japan
2013-11-19 Friendly Belgium  2–3  Japan Brussels, Belgium
ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
v  Ivory Coast
2014-03-05 Friendly Belgium  2–2  Ivory Coast Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+1Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
v  Belgium
2014-06-01 Friendly Sweden  0–2  Belgium Stockholm, Sweden
20:30 UTC+2Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
v  Tunisia
2014-06-07 Friendly Belgium  1–0  Tunisia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2Mertens 89'ReportJemâa  45'   63'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 41,349
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
v  Australia
2014-09-04 Friendly Belgium  2–0  Australia Liège, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2ReportStadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 16,850
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
v  Andorra
2014-10-10 EURO 2016 Q Belgium  6–0  Andorra Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2
ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,409
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine)
v  Iceland
2014-11-12 Friendly Belgium  3–1  Iceland Brussels, Belgium
20:45ReportFinnbogason 13'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)
v  Wales
2014-11-16 EURO 2016 Q Belgium  0–0  Wales Brussels, Belgium
18:00ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 41,535
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
v  Cyprus
2015-03-28 EURO 2016 Q Belgium  5–0  Cyprus Brussels, Belgium
20:45
ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
v  Belgium
2015-03-31 EURO 2016 Q Israel  0–1  Belgium Jerusalem, Israel
20:45Report
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
v  Belgium
2015-06-07 Friendly France  3–4  Belgium Saint-Denis, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
v  Belgium
2015-06-12 EURO 2016 Q Wales  1–0  Belgium Cardiff, United Kingdom
20:45Bale 25'ReportStadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 33,280
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
v  Belgium
2015-09-06 EURO 2016 Q Cyprus  0–1  Belgium Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
ReportHazard 86'Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 11,866
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
v  Belgium
2015-10-10 EURO 2016 Q Andorra  1–4  Belgium Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45Lima 51' (pen.)ReportStadium: Estadi Comunal
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
v  Israel
2015-10-13 EURO 2016 Q Belgium  3–1  Israel Brussels, Belgium
20:45ReportHemed 88'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
v  Italy
2015-11-13 Friendly Belgium  3–1  Italy Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
ReportCandreva 3'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
v  Belgium
2016-05-28 Friendly Switzerland  1–2  Belgium Genève, Switzerland
16:15 (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
v  Finland
2016-06-01 Friendly Belgium  1–1  Finland Brussels, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+2)R. Lukaku 89'ReportHämäläinen 53'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
v  Norway
2016-06-05 Friendly Belgium  3–2  Norway Brussels, Belgium
18:00 (UTC+2)ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 42,196
Referee: Tobias Stieler (German)
v  Belgium
2016-06-22 UEFA Euro 2016 GS Sweden  0–1  Belgium Nice, France
21:00 (UTC+2)ReportNainggolan 84'Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 34,011[7]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
v  Spain
2016-09-01 Friendly Belgium  0–2  Spain Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
ReportSilva 34', 62' (pen.)Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
v  Belgium
2016-09-06 2018 W.C. Q Cyprus  0–3  Belgium Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
v  Belgium
2016-10-10 2018 W.C. Q Gibraltar  0–6  Belgium Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 1,959
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
v  Estonia
2016-11-13 2018 W.C. Q Belgium  8–1  Estonia Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
ReportAnier 29'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 37,128
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
v  Belgium
2017-03-28 Friendly Russia  3–3  Belgium Sochi, Russia
18:00
(19:00 UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fisht Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
v  Belgium
2017-06-09 2018 W.C. Q Estonia  0–2  Belgium Tallinn, Estonia
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report (UEFA)Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
v  Belgium
2017-09-03 2018 W.C. Q Greece  1–2  Belgium Piraeus, Greece
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 29,465
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
v  Mexico
2017-11-10 Friendly Belgium  3–3  Mexico Brussels, Belgium
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 40,956
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
v  Japan
2017-11-14 Friendly Belgium  1–0  Japan Bruges, Belgium
R. Lukaku 72'ReportStadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
v  Saudi Arabia
2018-03-27 Friendly Belgium  4–0  Saudi Arabia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
v  Portugal
2018-06-02 Friendly Belgium  0–0  Portugal Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
v  Egypt
2018-06-06 Friendly Belgium  3–0  Egypt Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2R. Lukaku 27'
E. Hazard 38'
Fellaini 90+2'
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
v  Costa Rica
2018-06-11 Friendly Belgium  4–1  Costa Rica Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2Mertens 31'
R. Lukaku 42', 50'
Batshuayi 64'
Ruiz 24'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
v  Panama
2018-06-18 2018 W.C. GS Belgium  3–0  Panama Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+2Mertens 47'
R. Lukaku 69', 75'
ReportStadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
v  Tunisia
2018-06-23 2018 W.C. GS Belgium  5–2  Tunisia Moscow, Russia
14:00 UTC+2E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51'
R. Lukaku 16', 45+3'
Batshuayi 90'
ReportBronn 18'
Khazri 90+3'
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 44,190
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
v  Belgium
2018-09-07 Friendly Scotland  0–4  Belgium Glasgow, Scotland
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
ReportR. Lukaku 28'
E. Hazard 46'
Batshuayi 52', 60'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,196
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
v  Belgium
2018-09-11 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Iceland  0–3  Belgium Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45
(18:45 UTC±0)
ReportE. Hazard 29' (pen.)
R. Lukaku 31', 81'
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
v  Russia
2019-03-21 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Belgium  3–1  Russia Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Tielemans 14'
E. Hazard 45' (pen.), 88'
ReportCheryshev 16'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 34,245
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
v  Belgium
2019-03-24 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Cyprus  0–2  Belgium Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)
ReportE. Hazard 10'
Batshuayi 18'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 8,728
Referee: François Letexier (France)
v  Scotland
2019-06-11 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Belgium  3–0  Scotland Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
R. Lukaku 45+1', 57'
De Bruyne 90+2'
ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 32,482
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)
v  Belgium
2019-09-06 UEFA Euro 2020 Q San Marino  0–4  Belgium Serravalle, San Marino
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
ReportBatshuayi 43' (pen.), 90+2'
Mertens 57'
Chadli 64'
Stadium: San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 2,523
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
v  Belgium
2019-09-09 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Scotland  0–4  Belgium Glasgow, Scotland
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
ReportR. Lukaku 9'
Vermaelen 24'
Alderweireld 32'
De Bruyne 82'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 25,524
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
v  San Marino
2019-10-10 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Belgium  9–0  San Marino Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
R. Lukaku 28', 41'
Chadli 31'
Brolli 35' (o.g.)
Alderweireld 43'
Tielemans 45+1'
Benteke 79'
Verschaeren 84' (pen.)
Castagne 90'
ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
v  Cyprus
2019-11-19 UEFA Euro 2020 Q Belgium  6–1  Cyprus Brussels, Belgium
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Benteke 16', 68'
De Bruyne 36', 42'
Carrasco 44'
Christoforou 51' (o.g.)
ReportN. Ioannou 14'Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt (Denmark)

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