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13 unusual facts about Belgium national football team


Alan Hinton

His time with Forest also saw him earn two further England caps, in a 2–2 draw with Belgium - in which he scored - and a 2–1 win over Wales, both in 1964.

Bernard Joy

However, he did gain recognition at international level soon after, when on 9 May 1936, he played for England in their 3-2 loss against Belgium, making him the last amateur to play for the national side; given the gulf in quality between the professional and amateur games in the modern day, it is exceedingly unlikely Joy's record will ever be taken by another player.

Bob Glendenning

Glendenning's last game as a manager was the 4–2 victory over Belgium played on April 21, 1940, the game was also Abe Lenstra's second international cap.

Charles Bunyan, Sr.

Bunyan moved to Belgium in 1909 to become coach of Racing Club de Bruxelles, while also assisting with the Belgian national side.

Danny Collins

His first call-up as a Forest player was in the squad to face Belgium and Serbia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Danny Welbeck

He scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2012, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly victory over Belgium.

On 2 June 2012, he scored his first goal for England in a 1–0 win against Belgium, with a chip over goalkeeper Simon Mignolet after collecting a through ball from his Manchester United team-mate Ashley Young.

Graham Doggart

He appeared in the Cambridge football XI in 1920 and 1921, gained a full international cap for England versus Belgium in 1924 and took part in four Amateur Internationals.

Jesse Pye

He had already played in a Victory International on 19 January 1946, scoring in a 2-0 win over Belgium, but eventually made his full debut on 21 September 1949 in a 2-0 defeat against Ireland at Goodison Park.

Paul Bravo

He did not play again until April 22, 1995, a 1-0 loss to Belgium.

Paulino Alcántara

He eventually made his debut for Spain on 7 October 1921 at the age of 25 against Belgium and scored both goals in a 2–0 win.

Stan Hauser

In 1914 he was capped twice by England at amateur level, playing in an 8–1 victory in Brussels against the Belgium national team and a 3–0 defeat to the Denmark national side in Copenhagen.

Tommy Roberts

His first match was against Belgium in November 1923 and played in the following game against Wales.


1929–30 in Belgian football

The Belgium national football team were one of the 4 European nations to enter the first FIFA World Cup, organized in Uruguay.

1953–54 Colchester United F.C. season

Butler had been coaching in Belgium with the Royal Daring Club Molenbeek and had been in charge of the Belgian national team between 1935-40 leading them to the 1938 World Cup Finals.

1957–58 in Belgian football

The Belgium national football team finished their 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in the second place of Group 2, 2 points behind France, and thus did not qualify for the World Cup finals in Sweden.

Arne Larsen Økland

His first international goals came in a 1–1 draw against Belgium, in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match on 20 September 1978.

Bobby Duffy

He won his one and only senior cap and scored for the Ireland on May 10, 1950 in a 5-1 defeat to Belgium in Brussels.

Charlie Dowdall

He did, however, play twice against Belgium in 1928 and 1929 before winning his last cap on 4 April 1931 in a 1-1 draw with Spain at the Montjuic Stadium.

Football in Romania

The Romania national football team played its first match in 1922 and is one of only four national teams to have taken part in the first three World Cups, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium.

Frédéric Peiremans

Frédéric Peiremans (born 3 September 1973 in Nivelles) is a retired Belgian football player who played for Anderlecht, Charleroi, FC Twente, Real Sociedad and SD Eibar, as well as the Belgian national team.

Gerrit Keizer

He also played for the Dutch national side twice, his debut coming in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, a 4-2 win that saw them reach the finals; Keizer did not make the squad for that tournament, however.

Godfried van den Boer

Godfried van den Boer (born 8 May 1934) is a former Belgian footballer who played for Anderlecht, Sint-Truidense and Royal Antwerp as well at the Belgium national team.

Gordan Vidović

Gordan Vidović (born 23 June 1968 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former football player who played for the Belgium national team.

Josip Radošević

In August 2012, Radošević was called up to the national team by manager Igor Štimac for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Macedonia and Belgium as an alternative for the defensive midfielder Ognjen Vukojević.

Jules Turnauer

Eleven years after having managed Belgium's national team during three internationals, he trained ROC Charleroi during one year.

Lei Clijsters

Clijsters played in 40 international matches for the Belgian national team, participating at UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Marvin Ogunjimi

On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for Belgium against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2–0 victory.

Paddy Moore

However the highlight of Moore's international career came on 25 February 1934 at Dalymount Park when the FAI XI made their World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium.

In February 1934 Moore scored four goals for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium.

Pierre Hanon

Pierre Hanon (born 29 December 1936 in Brussels) is a former footballer who played mainly for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the national team.

Quini

With a total of 35 caps and eight goals, he participated in two FIFA World Cups, 1978 and 1982, as well as UEFA Euro 1980; in all those competitions combined, he could only find the net once (Euro '80), and Spain suffered a 1–2 loss to Belgium.

Vital Borkelmans

In July 2012, Borkelmans was revealed as assistant manager to Marc Wilmots for the Belgium national football team.

Zakaria Bakkali

After Bakkali's superb Champions League-debut, Belgium coach Marc Wilmots selected him in the 25-man squad in the friendly-game against France.