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Tournament appearances
26
Trophies
1
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
15
Continental appearances
7
Last final reached
1980
Last trophy
1920

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Belgium. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Portugal
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 5.50 · distance 0.74
Serbia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 3.50 · distance 0.93
Austria
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.50 · distance 0.94
Türkiye
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 1.82
Poland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 1.83

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2024BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 2024Round of 16
2022BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 2022Appearance
2021BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 2021Quarterfinal
2021BelgiumOther2021 UEFA Nations League FinalsSemifinal
2018BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 2018Semifinal
2016BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 2016Quarterfinal
2014BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 2014Quarterfinal
2002BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 2002Round of 16
2000BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 2000Appearance
1998BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1998Appearance
1994BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1994Round of 16
1990BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1990Round of 16
1986BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1986Semifinal
1984BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 1984Appearance
1982BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1982Appearance
1980BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 1980 Final
1972BelgiumEurosUEFA European Championship 1972Semifinal
1970BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1970Appearance
1954BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1954Appearance
1938BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1938Round of 16
1934BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1934Round of 16
1930BelgiumWCFIFA World Cup 1930Appearance
1928BelgiumOther1928 Olympic FootballQuarterfinal
1924BelgiumOther1924 Olympic FootballRound of 16
1920BelgiumOther1920 Olympic Football Champion

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1980European ChampionshipGermany1-2 Lost
1920Olympic GamesCzechia(as Czechoslovakia)2-0 Won