This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Belgium national team (The Red Devils). The page currently shows the records as of 5 October 2026.

Team records

Wins Largest win 10–1 vs on 28 February 2001 9–0 vs Zambia on 4 June 1994 9–0 vs on 31 August 2017 9–0 vs on 10 October 2019 Largest away win 6–0 vs on 14 October 1986 6–0 vs on 10 October 2016 6–0 vs on 4 September 2025 Largest win at the World Cup finals 5–1 vs on 26 June 2026, 2026 World Cup Largest win at the European Championship finals 4–0 vs on 26 June 2016, Euro 2016 Largest win at the Olympic Games finals 3–0 vs on 31 August 1920, 1920 Summer Olympics Largest goal deficit overcome in a single game (to either a win or a draw) 3 goals, vs on 6 May 1932 (4–3 victory after being 0–3 down)

Draws

Highest scoring draw 5–5 vs on 4 September 1999 Highest scoring draw at the World Cup finals 4–4 vs on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals 1–1 vs on 12 June 1980, Euro 1980 Highest scoring draw at the Olympic Games finals None

Defeats

Largest defeat 2–11 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Including unofficial games: 0–12 vs Corinthian on 6 January 1906 Largest defeat at home 1–9 vs on 11 May 1927 Largest defeat at the World Cup finals 0–3 vs United States on 13 July 1930, 1930 World Cup 2–5 vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup 1–4 vs on 20 June 1954, 1954 World Cup 1–4 vs on 6 June 1970, 1970 World Cup 0–3 vs on 28 June 1982, 1982 World Cup Largest defeat at the European Championship finals 0–5 vs on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984

Largest defeat at the Olympic Games finals 1–8 vs on 29 May 1924, 1924 Summer Olympics Largest lead given away 2 goals, on several occasions

Goals

Scored Most goals scored in a single game 10 vs on 28 February 2001 Most goals scored in an away game 7 vs on 25 November 1951 Most goals scored during the first half 7 vs on 5 June 1957 Most goals scored during the second half 7 vs on 28 February 2001 Most goals scored during extra time 2 vs on 15 June 1986 2 vs on 1 July 2014 Most goals scored in a single game during the World Cup finals 5 vs on 23 June 2018, 2018 World Cup 5 vs on 26 June 2026, 2026 World Cup Most goals scored in a single game during the European Championship finals 4 vs on 26 June 2016, Euro 2016

Most goals scored in a single game during the Olympic Games finals 5 vs on 27 May 1928, 1928 Summer Olympics Most different players scoring during a single game 7 (+ 1 own goal) (Romelu Lukaku (2), Nacer Chadli, Toby Alderweireld, Youri Tielemans, Christian Benteke, Yari Verschaeren and Timothy Castagne) (+ own goal by Cristian Brolli), vs on 10 October 2019

Conceded Most goals conceded in a single game 11 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Including unofficial games: 12 vs Corinthian on 6 January 1906 Most goals conceded during a home game 9 vs on 11 May 1927 Most goals conceded during the first half 8 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909 Most goals conceded during the second half 6 vs England Amateurs on 24 February 1914 6 vs Germany on 22 October 1933 6 vs on 27 February 1938 6 vs on 14 October 1951 6 vs on 13 April 1958 Most goals conceded during extra time 3 vs on 30 April 1905 Most goals conceded in a single game during the World Cup finals 5 vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup Most goals conceded in a single game during the European Championship Finals 5 vs on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984 Most goals conceded in a single game during the Olympic Games finals 8 vs on 29 May 1924, 1924 Summer Olympics

Scored and conceded Highest total number of goals in a single game 13: 2–11 defeat against England Amateurs on 17 April 1909

13: 7–6 victory against on 25 November 1951

Streaks Longest unbeaten run 23 games, from 2016 to 2018 Longest run without victory 13, from 1933 to 1935 Most consecutive wins 12, from 2019 to 2020 Most consecutive draws 4, from 1948 to 1949, and in 1998 Most consecutive losses 7, from 1927 to 1928 Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored 49, from 2018 to 2022 Most consecutive games without a goal scored 5, in 1999 Most consecutive games without a goal conceded 7, in 2019 Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded 38, from 1928 to 1933

World rankings

FIFA Source: FIFA.com

Highest FIFA ranking 1st (November 2015 – March 2016, September 2018 – February 2022) Lowest FIFA ranking 71st (June 2007) Best Mover +25 (April 2011) Worst Mover −14 (September 2010)

Elo Source: Eloratings.net Highest Elo rating 2157 (following 1–0 vs on 27 June 2021) Lowest Elo rating 1504 (following 0–8 vs on 29 March 1936) Highest Elo ranking 1st (16 November 2019 – 11 October 2020, 27 June 2021, 2 September 2021 – 8 September 2021) Lowest Elo ranking 74th (September 2009)

Achievements

Major titles

Olympic football tournament Gold Medal (1): 1920

Friendly trophies

Évence Coppée Trophy Shared (1): 1904

Challenge Frédéric Vanden Abeele Winners (3): 1906, 1922, 1925 Shared (3): 1913, 1921, 1924

Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad-beker Winners (5): 1906, 1907, 1913, 1922, 1926 Shared (5): 1923, 1924, 1928 (2x), 1930

Kirin Cup Shared (1): 1999

Awards FIFA Team of the Year Winners (5): 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners (1): 2002 Belgian National Sports Merit Award Winners (1): 1980 Belgian Sportsteam of the Year Winners (2): 2013, 2014

Other achievements

FIFA World Cup Third place (1): 2018 Fourth place (1): 1986 UEFA European Championship Runners-up (1): 1980 Third place (1): 1972 UEFA Nations League Fourth place (1): 2021

Individual For individual recognitions at major tournaments, see FIFA World Cup awards and UEFA European Championship awards. All players with at least 35 caps are awarded a Medal of Recognition by the Royal Belgian Football Association; also players whose careers are ended by an injury after twenty games receive this award.

FIFA rankings history Source:

Belgium's history in the FIFA World Rankings. The table shows the position that Belgium held in December of each year (and the current position as of 2025), as well as the highest and lowest positions annually.

YearPositionHighestLowest19921717171993251825199424193419952418291996422543199741314819983528411999332133200027233320012020332002171723200316161820044516452005554155200653475720074949712008544255200966496820105748682011413462201221205420131152020144412201511420165152017551020181152019111202011120211112022414202344520248382025888

Appearances

General

Most appearances Jan Vertonghen (2007–2024), 157 caps

The following are the top ten most capped players; players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone:

RankPlayerBelgium careerCapsGoalsPosition1Jan Vertonghen2007–202415710DF2Axel Witsel2008–202614012MF3Romelu Lukaku2010–13594FW4Toby Alderweireld2009–20221275DFKevin De Bruyne2010–12740MF6Eden Hazard2008–202212633MF/FW7Thibaut Courtois2011–1150GK8Dries Mertens2011–202210921FW9Jan Ceulemans9623MF/FW10Timmy Simons2001–2016946DF/MF

. The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Most consecutive appearances Louis Carré, 50 games, from 22 May 1949 (vs ) until 11 March 1956 (vs ) Most appearances as a substitute Dries Mertens, 40 caps Most times substituted off Romelu Lukaku, 61 caps Most games started on the bench Simon Mignolet, 88 games Most selections (playing + non-playing) Jan Vertonghen, 168 selections Most selections as an unused substitute Simon Mignolet, 94 selections Most selections as an unused substitute without ever earning a cap Jacques Duquesne, 16 selections Most selections needed to earn first cap Koen Casteels, 37 selections Lowest caps to selections ratio (> 0) Jean Valet, 1/19 Most selections without ever being an unused substitute Wesley Sonck, 55 selections Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game Tom Soetaers, 8 caps Most appearances while never playing an entire game Adnan Januzaj, 15 caps & Tom Soetaers, 8 caps Most appearances in the starting eleven Jan Vertonghen, 149 caps Most caps earned while not playing the entire game Dries Mertens, 89 caps Most caps earned while only playing entire games Bernard Voorhoof, 61 caps Most caps earned while playing an entire game Jan Vertonghen, 131 caps Most caps without ever being substituted off Georges Heylens, 67 caps Most caps without ever appearing as a substitute Thibaut Courtois, 115 caps Most caps needed to first play an entire game Romelu Lukaku, 24 caps Most caps needed to first appear in the starting eleven Mbo Mpenza, 9 caps

First player to reach a century of caps Jan Vertonghen, vs on 2 June 2018 Shortest time needed to reach a century of caps Eden Hazard, 10 years, 4 months and 5 days between his debut (vs on 19 November 2008) and his 100th cap (vs on 24 March 2019) Longest Belgian career Axel Witsel, 6,680 days or 18 years, 3 months and 14 days between first (vs on 26 March 2008) and last cap (vs on 10 July 2026) Shortest Belgian career Joris Van Hout, 2 minutes (on 16 October 2002 vs ) Most consecutive calendar years of appearances Jan Vertonghen (2007–2024), 18 years Longest wait between appearances Hector Goetinck, 3,476 days or 9 years, 6 months and 27 days, between his 16th (vs on 26 April 1914) and his 17th and final cap (vs on 1 November 1923) Appearances in three separate decades Georges Hebdin; 3 in the 1900s, 6 in the 1910s and 3 in 1920 Hector Goetinck; 6 in the 1900s, 10 in the 1910s and 1 in 1923 Bernard Voorhoof; 3 in 1928, 56 in the 1930s and 2 in 1940 Vic Mees; 6 in 1949, 57 in the 1950s and 5 in 1960 Wilfried Van Moer; 14 in the 1960s, 25 in the 1970s and 18 in the 1980s Jan Ceulemans; 10 in the 1970s, 75 in the 1980s and 11 in the 1990s Michel Preud'homme; 1 in 1979, 17 in the 1980s and 41 in the 1990s Eric Gerets; 19 in the 1970s, 57 in the 1980s and 10 in the 1990s Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 43 in the 1980s and 4 in the 1990s Filip De Wilde; 1 in 1989, 26 in the 1990s and 6 in 2000 Danny Boffin; 2 in 1989, 39 in the 1990s and 14 in the 2000s Luc Nilis; 9 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 5 in 2000 Jan Vertonghen; 20 in the 2000s, 98 in the 2010s and 39 in the 2020s Axel Witsel; 10 in the 2000s, 95 in the 2010s and 35 in the 2020s Toby Alderweireld; 4 in the 2000s, 94 in the 2010s and 29 in the 2020s Thomas Vermaelen; 27 in the 2000s, 51 in the 2010s and 7 in the 2020s Eden Hazard; 10 in the 2000s, 96 in the 2010s and 20 in the 2020s Smallest number of caps needed to appear in three separate decades Georges Hebdin, 10 caps (total number of caps obtained: 12) First player to debut as a substitute Louis Van Hege, vs on 9 March 1919 Most times completed a game of 120 minutes Jan Ceulemans & Stéphane Demol, 4 games, both at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups First appearance by a player who was playing abroad Raymond Braine (Sparta Prague, Czechoslovakia), vs on 14 April 1935 First appearance by a player who had never played for the senior team of a Belgian club Thomas Buffel, vs on 12 October 2002 First appearance by a player born outside Belgium Eric Thornton (born in ), vs on 30 April 1905 First appearance by a player born outside of Europe Luís Oliveira (born in ), vs on 26 February 1992 Last appearance by a player from a Belgian club outside the top division Jan Verheyen (Union Saint-Gilloise), Belgian Third Division, vs on 25 April 1976 Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of any country Lucas Stassin (Saint-Étienne), Ligue 2, vs on 31 March 2026 Players who have never played for the first team of a Belgian club Thomas Vermaelen, Eden Hazard, Divock Origi, Adnan Januzaj, Yannick Carrasco, Jason Denayer, Koen Casteels, Orel Mangala, Amadou Onana, Johan Bakayoko, Roméo Lavia, Koni De Winter, Diego Moreira and Mika Godts