Belgium at the UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Belgium have participated in six UEFA European Championships finals, those held in 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016, and 2020, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2 July 2021, they have played 22 matches: eleven wins, two draws and nine losses.
Overview
Overall record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth Place
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Year | Host(s) | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | France | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Spain | Did not qualify | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Italy | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972 | Belgium | Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | Quarter-finals | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976 | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | Italy | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | France | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | West Germany | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Sweden | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | England | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Belgium Netherlands |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Portugal | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Austria Switzerland |
5th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Poland Ukraine |
3rd | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | France | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Europe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Germany | Qualified | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | — | 7/17 | 122 | 65 | 28 | 29 | 232 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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List of matches
List of UEFA European Championship matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1972 | Semi-finals | West Germany | 1–2 | Loss |
Third place match | Hungary | 2–1 | Win | |
1980 | Group stage | England | 1–1 | Draw |
Spain | 2–1 | Win | ||
Italy | 0–0 | Draw | ||
Final |
West Germany | 1–2 | Loss | |
1984 | Group Stage | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Win |
France | 0–5 | Loss | ||
Denmark | 2–3 | Loss | ||
2000 | Group Stage | Sweden | 2–1 | Win |
Italy | 0–2 | Loss | ||
Turkey | 0–2 | Loss | ||
2016 | Group Stage | Italy | 0–2 | Loss |
Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Win | ||
Sweden | 1–0 | Win | ||
Round of 16 | Hungary | 4–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | Wales | 1–3 | Loss | |
2020 | Group Stage | Russia | 3–0 | Win |
Denmark | 2–1 | Win | ||
Finland | 2–0 | Win | ||
Round of 16 | Portugal | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | Italy | 1–2 | Loss | |
2024 | Group Stage | Slovakia | ||
Romania | ||||
Ukraine |
Euro 1972
Belgium hosted the European Championship twice, as they were chosen amongst the four semi-finalists to host the event, and ended third by beating Hungary.
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
Euro 1980
Under the guidance of manager
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to final |
2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Final
Belgium | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Euro 1984
At
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Belgium | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Euro 2000
The Belgian team was one of the major disappointments of the 2000 edition with a first-round exit. This early exit was fairly unexpected since during the eight preparational friendlies for Euro 2000 under
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Euro 2016
Just like in Belgium's previous Euro tournament in 2000, they lost 2–0 to Italy in the group phase.[6] In spite of winning with broad margins against the Republic of Ireland (3–0)[7] and Hungary (4–0) at UEFA Euro 2016,[8][9] Belgium's second very talented generation disappointed with a quarter-final exit. As during the tournament's qualifiers, Wales got the better of Belgium, with a 3–1 win.[10]
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6[a] | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Sweden | 0–1 | Belgium |
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Knockout phase
Round of 16
0–4 | Belgium | |
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Quarter-finals
3–1 | Belgium | |
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Euro 2020
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3[a] | |
4 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3[a] |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Euro 2024
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Player | Goals | 1972 | 1980 | 1984 | 2000 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Romelu Lukaku | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Jan Ceulemans | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Thorgan Hazard | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Radja Nainggolan | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Toby Alderweireld | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Michy Batshuayi | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Yannick Carrasco | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Julien Cools | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Kevin De Bruyne | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Eric Gerets | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Bart Goor | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Georges Grün | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Eden Hazard | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Raoul Lambert | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Thomas Meunier | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Émile Mpenza | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Odilon Polleunis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Paul Van Himst | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Erwin Vandenbergh | 1 | 1 | ||||||
René Vandereycken | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Frank Vercauteren
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1 | 1 | ||||||
Axel Witsel | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Own goals | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
See also
- Belgium national football team records
- Belgium at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
- ^ Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).
References
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- ^ "Experimental Italy sinks Belgium clearly wins: 3–1". repubblica.it (in Italian). 13 November 1999.
- ^ "Fiore strike scoops top spot". BBC Sport. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Piva, Gianni (20 June 2000). "Hakan Sukur, 2 gol la Turchia in delirio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 58.
- ^ Cantalupi, Stefano (13 June 2016). "Euro 2016, Belgium-Italy 0-2: goals from Giaccherini and Pellé, Conte at top of his group". gazzetta.it (in Italian).
- ^ Carotenuto, Angelo (19 June 2016). "Nel segno di Lukaku il Belgio ritrova il suo passo da grande". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 60.
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- ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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