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General Information for Belgium

Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association | Koninklijke Belgiese Voetbal Bond
Founded
1895
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1998
1.83m
Average age in 1998
28.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Leekens, Georges (Coach)

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Leekens, Georges (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-05-18
Place of Birth
Meeuwen-Gruitrode (Belgium)
Height
1.87m
Matches
11 (3 / 8)
Goto coach Georges Leekens

Players of Belgium in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
De Wilde, Filip 1964-07-05 Goalkeeper Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 0 0 0 0
Vande Walle, Philippe 1961-12-22 Goalkeeper Belgium Eendracht Aalst 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gašperčić, Ronny 1969-05-09 Goalkeeper Spain CF Extremadura 1 0 0 0 0 0
Verlinden, Dany 1963-08-15 Goalkeeper Belgium Club Brugge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vidović, Gordan 1968-06-23 Centre Back Belgium Excelsior Mouscron 7 0 0 0 0 0
Deflandre, Éric 1973-08-02 Right Back Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 0 0 0 0
Clément, Philippe 1974-03-22 Centre Back England Coventry City 6 2 0 0 0 0
Borkelmans, Vital 1963-06-01 Left Back Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 0 0 0 0
Van Kerckhoven, Nico 1970-12-14 Left Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 6 0 2 0 0 0
Crasson, Bertrand 1971-10-05 Right Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 4 1 0 0 0 0
De Boeck, Glen 1971-08-22 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 5 0 0 0 0
Van Meir, Eric 1968-02-28 Centre Back Belgium Lierse SK 3 1 0 0 0 0
Verstraeten, Mike 1967-08-12 Centre Back Belgium Germinal Ekeren 3 0 0 0 0 0
Léonard, Philippe 1974-02-12 Left Back France AS Monaco 2 1 0 0 0 0
De Brul, Tjörven 1973-06-22 Centre Back Belgium Club Brugge 1 2 0 0 0 0
Oyen, Davy 1975-07-17 Left Back Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wilmots, Marc 1969-02-22 Attacking Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 9 0 4 0 0 0
Boffin, Danny 1965-07-10 Left Midfielder France FC Metz 8 1 1 0 0 0
Van der Elst, Franky 1961-04-30 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 8 1 1 0 0 0
Staelens, Lorenzo 1964-04-30 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 8 0 0 0 0 0
Scifo, Enzo 1966-02-19 Attacking Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 4 1 1 0 0 0
Claessens, Gert 1972-02-21 Left Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 1 1 0 0 0 0
Walem, Johan 1972-02-01 Centre Midfielder Italy Udinese Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 0
Janssens, Chris 1969-06-12 Centre Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vermant, Sven 1973-04-04 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Karagiannis, Emmanuel 1966-11-22 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Germinal Ekeren 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nilis, Luc 1967-05-25 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 0 2 0 0 0
Oliveira, Luís 1969-03-24 Centre Forward Italy AC Fiorentina 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mpenza, Émile 1978-07-04 Centre Forward Belgium Standard Liège 2 6 0 0 0 0
Verheyen, Gert 1970-09-20 Right Winger Belgium Club Brugge 2 4 0 0 0 0
Goossens, Michaël 1973-11-30 Centre Forward Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Peeters, Bob 1974-01-10 Centre Forward Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mpenza, Mbo 1976-12-04 Centre Forward Belgium Standard Liège 0 7 0 0 0 0
Brogno, Toni 1973-07-19 Centre Forward Belgium KVC Westerlo 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Belgium in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-02-25
Belgium
Belgium
USA
USA
2:0 c
Belgium vs. USA
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-03-25
Belgium
Belgium
Norway
Norway
2:2 c
Belgium vs. Norway
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-04-22
Belgium
Belgium
Romania
Romania
1:1 c
Belgium vs. Romania
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-05-27
Belgium
Belgium
France
France
0:1 c
Belgium vs. France
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
1998-05-29
Belgium
Belgium
England
England
0:0 (4:3) c
Belgium vs. England
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
1998-06-03
Belgium
Belgium
Colombia
Colombia
2:0 c
Belgium vs. Colombia
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-06-06
Belgium
Belgium
Paraguay
Paraguay
1:0 c
Belgium vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
1998-06-13
Netherlands
Netherlands
Belgium
Belgium
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group E
Stade de France
1998-06-20
Belgium
Belgium
Mexico
Mexico
2:2 c
Belgium vs. Mexico
World Cup 1998 - Group E
Parc Lescure
1998-06-25
Belgium
Belgium
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
Belgium vs. South Korea
World Cup 1998 - Group E
Parc des Princes
1998-11-18
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Belgium
Belgium
0:0 c
Luxembourg vs. Belgium
Friendly
Stade Josy Barthel
11 Matches

Match Progress for Belgium in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
45 12 12 21 71
France
France
37 12 8 17 75
Wales
Wales
17 8 5 4 28
Germany
Germany
17 4 1 12 22
Spain
Spain
17 5 2 10 19
Italy
Italy
16 2 4 10 18
England
England
14 4 4 6 21
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
13 10 3 0 39
Switzerland
Switzerland
13 8 1 4 31
Sweden
Sweden
12 7 2 3 17
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 22
Cyprus
Cyprus
12 11 1 0 32
Poland
Poland
11 5 3 3 15
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 2 1 27
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 2 5 18
Estonia
Estonia
10 9 0 1 32
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 11
England
England (Amateur)
9 2 1 6 14
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 3 3 16
Croatia
Croatia
9 3 3 3 6
Romania
Romania
9 4 2 3 14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
9 4 2 3 12
Czechia
Czechia
9 4 2 3 10
Portugal
Portugal
9 2 3 4 8
Ireland
Ireland
9 3 6 0 15
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 4 1 3 19
Russia
Russia
8 6 2 0 19
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 46
Hungary
Hungary
8 6 2 0 20
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 2 0 19
Iceland
Iceland
7 7 0 0 28
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 10
Japan
Japan
6 2 2 2 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 10
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 0 1 11
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 15
Serbia
Serbia
5 4 0 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 3 0 2 7
Norway
Norway
5 3 2 0 10
Mexico
Mexico
5 1 2 2 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 3 2 0 6
Israel
Israel
5 4 0 1 10
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 4
Morocco
Morocco
4 2 0 2 6
South Korea
South Korea
4 3 1 0 6
Egypt
Egypt
4 1 0 3 4
Austria
Austria
4 2 2 0 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 1 2 1 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 2 1 1 8
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 14
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 1 0 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 1 1 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 0 2 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Algeria
Algeria
3 2 1 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 0 2 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 2 0 3
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 9
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 0 1 1 0
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
Albania
Albania
2 1 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 4
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 2
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 6
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 1 0 0 3
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 3
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 9
551 268 117 166 1,034

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