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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 2008
1.84m
Average age in 2008
24.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Vandereycken, René (Coach)

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Vandereycken, René (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-07-22
Place of Birth
Hasselt (Belgium)
Height
1.75m
Matches
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach René Vandereycken

Players of Belgium in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Stijnen, Stijn 1981-04-07 Goalkeeper Belgium Club Brugge 7 0 0 0 0 0
Proto, Silvio 1983-05-23 Goalkeeper Belgium Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vertonghen, Jan 1987-04-24 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kompany, Vincent 1986-04-10 Centre Back England Manchester City 6 0 0 0 0 0
Van Buyten, Daniel 1978-02-07 Centre Back Germany Bayern München 5 0 0 0 0 0
Vermaelen, Thomas 1985-11-14 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gillet, Guillaume 1984-03-09 Right Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 3 0 0 0 0
Swerts, Gill 1982-02-23 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 2 0 0 0 0
Vanden Borre, Anthony 1987-10-24 Right Back Italy Genoa CFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Van Damme, Jelle 1983-10-10 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 4 0 0 0 0
Daems, Filip 1978-10-31 Left Back Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 3 0 0 0 0
Hoefkens, Carl 1978-10-06 Right Back England West Bromwich Albion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pocognoli, Sébastien 1987-08-01 Left Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Simaeys, Jeroen 1985-05-12 Centre Back Belgium Club Brugge 0 1 0 0 0 0
Simons, Timmy 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 0 0 0 0 0
Witsel, Axel 1989-01-12 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 1 0 0 0
Defour, Steven 1988-04-15 Centre Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 6 0 1 0 0 0
Fellaini, Marouane 1987-11-22 Centre Midfielder England Everton FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
Dembélé, Moussa 1987-07-16 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mudingayi, Gaby 1981-10-01 Defensive Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 3 1 0 0 0 0
De Smet, Stijn 1985-03-27 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Goor, Bart 1973-04-09 Left Midfielder Belgium Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Martens, Maarten 1984-07-02 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Buffel, Thomas 1981-02-19 Right Midfielder Belgium Cercle Brugge 0 1 0 0 0 0
De Man, Mark 1983-04-27 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 0 1 0 0 0 0
Geraerts, Karel 1982-01-05 Centre Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 0 1 0 0 0 0
Overmeire, Killian 1985-12-06 Defensive Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sonck, Wesley 1978-08-09 Centre Forward Belgium Club Brugge 6 2 6 0 0 0
Mirallas, Kévin 1987-10-05 Left Winger France AS Saint-Étienne 3 1 1 0 0 0
De Sutter, Tom 1985-07-03 Centre Forward Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 4 0 0 0 0
Huysegems, Stein 1982-06-16 Left Winger Belgium KRC Genk 1 4 0 0 0 0
Hazard, Eden 1991-01-07 Left Winger France Lille OSC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pieroni, Luigi 1980-09-08 Centre Forward France Valenciennes FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Belgium in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-03-26
Belgium
Belgium
Morocco
Morocco
1:4 c
Belgium vs. Morocco
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
2008-05-30
Italy
Italy
Belgium
Belgium
3:1 c
Italy vs. Belgium
Friendly
Stadio Artemio Franchi
2008-08-20
Germany
Germany
Belgium
Belgium
2:0 c
Germany vs. Belgium
Friendly
Max-Morlock-Stadion
2008-09-06
Belgium
Belgium
Estonia
Estonia
3:2 c
Belgium vs. Estonia
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade Maurice Dufrasne
2008-09-10
Turkey
Turkey
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Turkey vs. Belgium
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
2008-10-11
Belgium
Belgium
Armenia
Armenia
2:0 c
Belgium vs. Armenia
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade Roi Baudouin
2008-10-15
Belgium
Belgium
Spain
Spain
1:2 c
Belgium vs. Spain
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade Roi Baudouin
2008-11-19
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Luxembourg vs. Belgium
Friendly
Stade Josy Barthel
8 Matches

Match Progress for Belgium in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
46 13 12 21 72
France
France
37 12 8 17 75
Wales
Wales
17 8 5 4 28
Spain
Spain
17 5 2 10 19
Germany
Germany
17 4 1 12 22
Italy
Italy
16 2 4 10 18
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
14 11 3 0 44
England
England
14 4 4 6 21
Switzerland
Switzerland
13 8 1 4 31
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 12 1 0 34
Sweden
Sweden
12 7 2 3 17
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 5 2 5 18
Poland
Poland
12 6 3 3 17
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 22
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 2 1 27
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 2 5 18
Romania
Romania
10 5 2 3 16
Estonia
Estonia
10 9 0 1 32
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 11
Ireland
Ireland
10 3 7 0 16
England
England (Amateur)
9 2 1 6 14
Croatia
Croatia
9 3 3 3 6
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 3 3 16
Czechia
Czechia
9 4 2 3 10
Portugal
Portugal
9 2 3 4 8
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
8 5 3 0 20
USA
USA
7 6 0 1 15
Israel
Israel
7 6 0 1 16
Iceland
Iceland
7 7 0 0 28
Japan
Japan
6 2 2 2 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 10
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 0 1 11
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 3 2 10
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
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 3 2 0 6
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
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 6
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 13
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 0 2 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 9
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 2 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 2 0 0 5
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
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 7
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 9
567 279 120 168 1,075

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