Belgium at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History
| FIFA Ranking | 7th |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Manager | Domenico Tedesco |
| Captain | Kevin De Bruyne |
| Nickname | Red Devils |
| World Cup Titles | 0 |
| World Cup Appearances | 14 |
| Best Finish | 3rd place (2018) |
| 2022 World Cup | Group stage — eliminated |
| 2026 Group | Group G (Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand) |
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Qualifying & history
Complete statistical breakdown from Belgium's UEFA qualifying campaign and all-time World Cup history.
Qualifying campaign — detailed breakdown
| Final Position | Qualified |
| Record | W5 D3 L0 |
| Goals Scored | 29 (3.63/match) |
| Goals Conceded | 7 (0.88/match) |
| Goal Difference | +22 |
| Clean Sheets | 4 (50.0%) |
| Failed to Score | 1 matches (12.5%) |
| Biggest Win | 7-0 (H) / 0-6 (A) |
| Biggest Loss | — |
| Win Rate | 62.5% |
| Home Record | W3 D1 L0 (4 games) |
| Away Record | W2 D2 L0 (4 games) |
| Top Scorer | K. De Bruyne (6 goals) |
| Top Assister | A. Saelemaekers (4 assists) |
| Most Carded | T. Meunier (2 yellow) |
| Managers Used | Domenico Tedesco |
Standard stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Doku | A | 23 | 8 | 8 | 652 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| A. Theate | D | 25 | 8 | 6 | 595 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Z. Debast | D | 22 | 6 | 6 | 547 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| N. Raskin | M | 24 | 7 | 6 | 542 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 |
| K. De Bruyne | M | 34 | 6 | 6 | 470 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
| H. Vanaken | M | 33 | 7 | 5 | 424 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| M. De Cuyper | D | 25 | 7 | 6 | 419 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.85 |
| T. Castagne | D | 30 | 6 | 4 | 412 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| L. Trossard | A | 31 | 7 | 5 | 396 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
| Y. Tielemans | M | 28 | 6 | 4 | 389 | 4.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| T. Courtois | G | 33 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| T. Meunier | D | 34 | 7 | 5 | 359 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| C. De Ketelaere | A | 24 | 5 | 4 | 331 | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| A. Saelemaekers | A | 26 | 7 | 3 | 301 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.52 |
| A. Onana | M | 24 | 5 | 3 | 288 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Sels | G | 33 | 3 | 3 | 277 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| K. De Winter | D | 23 | 3 | 1 | 204 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| W. Faes | D | 27 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Lukaku | A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| L. Openda | A | 25 | 5 | 1 | 156 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Fofana | A | 20 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| B. Mechele | D | 32 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| S. Lammens | G | 23 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Seys | D | 20 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| D. Lukebakio | A | 28 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 128 | 88 | 8023 | 89.1 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 9 | 0 | — | ||
Updated from qualifying campaign data
Shooting stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | Sh/90 | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. De Bruyne | M | 34 | 5.2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% | 3.08 | 0.38 | 0.67 |
| J. Doku | A | 23 | 7.2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 66.7% | 2.08 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Y. Tielemans | M | 28 | 4.3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| H. Vanaken | M | 33 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 2.77 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
| M. De Cuyper | D | 25 | 4.7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% | 1.91 | 0.22 | 0.40 |
| C. De Ketelaere | A | 24 | 3.7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | 2.16 | 0.25 | 0.40 |
| T. Meunier | D | 34 | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 1.75 | 0.29 | 0.50 |
| N. Raskin | M | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 1.67 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| A. Saelemaekers | A | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 2.42 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| A. Theate | D | 25 | 6.6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 0.91 | 0.17 | 1.00 |
| L. Trossard | A | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 1.36 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
| M. Fofana | A | 20 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 2.50 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| R. Lukaku | A | 32 | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 1.05 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| B. Mechele | D | 32 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| T. Castagne | D | 30 | 4.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A. Onana | M | 24 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.63 | 0.00 | — |
| L. Openda | A | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| K. De Winter | D | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| J. Seys | D | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.00 | 0.00 | — |
| D. Lukebakio | A | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 89.1 | 29 | 122 | 64 | 52.5% | — | — | — | ||
Goalkeeping stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | GA | GA90 | SoTA | Saves | Save% | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Courtois | 33 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 4.0 | 2 | 0.50 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| M. Sels | 33 | 3 | 3 | 277 | 3.1 | 5 | 1.61 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| S. Lammens | 23 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 8 | 8 | 727 | 8.1 | 7 | 0.87 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
Playing time — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Min | Min% | Starts | Subs | Complete 90s | PPM | On-Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Doku | A | 23 | 8 | 652 | 8.1% | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Theate | D | 25 | 8 | 595 | 7.4% | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Z. Debast | D | 22 | 6 | 547 | 6.8% | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| N. Raskin | M | 24 | 7 | 542 | 6.8% | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| K. De Bruyne | M | 34 | 6 | 470 | 5.9% | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| H. Vanaken | M | 33 | 7 | 424 | 5.3% | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| M. De Cuyper | D | 25 | 7 | 419 | 5.2% | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| T. Castagne | D | 30 | 6 | 412 | 5.1% | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| L. Trossard | A | 31 | 7 | 396 | 4.9% | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Y. Tielemans | M | 28 | 6 | 389 | 4.8% | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| T. Courtois | G | 33 | 4 | 360 | 4.5% | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| T. Meunier | D | 34 | 7 | 359 | 4.5% | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| C. De Ketelaere | A | 24 | 5 | 331 | 4.1% | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| A. Saelemaekers | A | 26 | 7 | 301 | 3.8% | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| A. Onana | M | 24 | 5 | 288 | 3.6% | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| M. Sels | G | 33 | 3 | 277 | 3.5% | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| K. De Winter | D | 23 | 3 | 204 | 2.5% | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| W. Faes | D | 27 | 2 | 187 | 2.3% | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| R. Lukaku | A | 32 | 2 | 172 | 2.1% | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| L. Openda | A | 25 | 5 | 156 | 1.9% | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| M. Fofana | A | 20 | 4 | 142 | 1.8% | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| B. Mechele | D | 32 | 2 | 99 | 1.2% | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| S. Lammens | G | 23 | 1 | 90 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| J. Seys | D | 20 | 2 | 89 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| D. Lukebakio | A | 28 | 2 | 45 | 0.6% | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
PPM = Points per match when player was on the pitch.
Discipline & miscellaneous — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Off | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Meunier | D | 34 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| A. Theate | D | 25 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| N. Raskin | M | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — |
| K. De Bruyne | M | 34 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| M. De Cuyper | D | 25 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| L. Trossard | A | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| A. Saelemaekers | A | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — |
| A. Onana | M | 24 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| J. Doku | A | 23 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Z. Debast | D | 22 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| H. Vanaken | M | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| T. Castagne | D | 30 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Y. Tielemans | M | 28 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
| T. Courtois | G | 33 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| C. De Ketelaere | A | 24 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Sels | G | 33 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| K. De Winter | D | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| W. Faes | D | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| R. Lukaku | A | 32 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| L. Openda | A | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Fofana | A | 20 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| B. Mechele | D | 32 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| S. Lammens | G | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| J. Seys | D | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| D. Lukebakio | A | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 89.1 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 82 | — | — | — | ||
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Off = Offsides · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Scores & fixtures — European Qualifiers 2026
| Date | MD | Venue | Opponent | Result | GF | GA | Formation | Captain | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | 1 | Away | FYR Macedonia | D | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 2 | Home | Wales | W | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 3 | Away | Liechtenstein | W | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 4 | Home | Kazakhstan | W | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 5 | Home | FYR Macedonia | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 6 | Away | Wales | W | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 7 | Away | Kazakhstan | D | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 8 | Home | Liechtenstein | W | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
Qualifying record: UEFA — Group E winners
Formation usage — 2024–2026
| Formation | Times Used | W | D | L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | 4 | — | — | — | 50.0% |
| 4-3-3 | 2 | — | — | — | 25.0% |
| 4-1-4-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 25.0% |
Primary formation: 4-2-3-1 (used in 50.0% of qualifying matches)
All-time World Cup record
| World Cup Appearances | 14 |
| Total Matches | 51 |
| Record | W21 D11 L19 |
| Win Rate | 41.2% |
| Goals | 75 scored, 72 conceded (GD +3) |
| Titles | 0 |
| Best Finish | 3rd place (2018) |
Year-by-year results
| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Russia | 3rd place | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Quarterfinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | South Korea/Japan | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1998 | France | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | USA | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | Italy | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1986 | Mexico | 4th place | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 1982 | Spain | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 1938 | France | 1st Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1934 | Italy | 1st Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 14 editions | 51 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 75 | 72 | |
Belgium all-time top scorers at World Cups
| # | Player | Goals | Tournaments | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1 | Romelu Lukaku | 4 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| 2 | Jan Ceulemans | 4 | 2 | 1982–1986 |
| 3 | Eden Hazard | 3 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| 4 | Marc Wilmots | 5 | 2 | 1994–2002 |
| 5 | Enzo Scifo | 3 | 3 | 1986–1998 |
Head-to-head vs Group G opponents
vs Egypt
3
Total
1
Belgium W
1
Draws
1
Egypt W
Last meeting: Belgium 1-1 Egypt · June 2026
vs Iran
1
Total
0
Belgium W
1
Draws
0
Iran W
Last meeting: Belgium 0-0 Iran · June 2026
vs New Zealand
2
Total
0
Belgium W
2
Draws
0
New Zealand W
Last meeting: New Zealand 0-0 Belgium · June 2026
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