The Red Devils Archive

Trivia & Statistics

The coaches

An overview of the national team coaches

Statistics: the longest runs...

Longest runs of consecutive victories
Longest runs of consecutive defeats
Longest runs of consecutive draws
Longest runs without defeat
Longest runs without victory
Longest runs without goals scored
Longest runs without a goal conceded
Longest runs of consecutive games in which the same player scored

Some statistics about the goals

Biggest victories, biggest defeats, etc

Trivia

A collection of miscellaneous facts & figures

Naughty boys: the red cards

Who got a red card, and in which game?

Longest runs of consecutive victories

7 wins in a row: 1979-1980
Date	Home	Away	Score
17/10/1979	Belgium	Portugal	2-0		Euro Qual
21/11/1979	Belgium	Scotland	2-0		Euro Qual
19/12/1979	Scotland	Belgium	1-3		Euro Qual
27/02/1980	Belgium	Luxembourg	5-0
18/03/1980	Belgium	Uruguay	2-0
02/04/1980	Belgium	Poland	2-1
06/06/1980	Belgium	Romania	2-1

Longest runs of consecutive defeats

7 defeats in a row: 1927-1928
Date	Home	Away	Score
01/05/1927	Netherlands	Belgium	3-2
11/05/1927	Belgium	England	1-9
22/05/1927	Austria	Belgium	4-1
26/05/1927	Czechoslovakia	Belgium	4-0
04/09/1927	Sweden	Belgium	7-0
08/01/1928	Belgium	Austria	1-2
12/02/1928	Belgium	Ireland	2-4

Longest runs of consecutive draws

4 draws in a row: 1948-1949
Date	Home	Away	Score
17/10/1948	France	Belgium	3-3
21/11/1948	Belgium	Netherlands	1-1
02/01/1949	Spain	Belgium	1-1
13/03/1949	Netherlands	Belgium	3-3
4 draws in a row: 1998
13/06/1998	Belgium	Netherlands	0-0		World Cup
20/06/1998	Belgium	Mexico	2-2		World Cup
25/06/1998	Belgium	South Korea	1-1		World Cup
18/11/1998	Luxembourg	Belgium	0-0

Longest runs without defeat

11 games in a row without defeat: 1988-1989
Date	Home	Away	Score
19/10/1988	Belgium	Switzerland	1-0		World Cup Qual
16/11/1988	Czechoslovakia	Belgium	0-0		World Cup Qual
15/02/1989	Portugal	Belgium	1-1		World Cup Qual
29/04/1989	Belgium	Czechoslovakia	2-1		World Cup Qual
27/05/1989	Belgium	Yugoslavia	1-0
01/06/1989	Luxembourg	Belgium	0-5		World Cup Qual
09/06/1989	Canada	Belgium	0-2
23/08/1989	Belgium	Denmark	3-0
06/09/1989	Belgium	Portugal	3-0		World Cup Qual
11/10/1989	Switzerland	Belgium	2-2		World Cup Qual
25/10/1989	Belgium	Luxembourg	1-1		World Cup Qual
11 games in a row without defeat: 2010-2011
08/10/2010	Kazakhstan	Belgium	0-2		Euro Qual
12/10/2010	Belgium	Austria	4-4		Euro Qual
17/11/2010	Russia	Belgium	0-2
09/02/2011	Belgium	Finland	1-1
25/03/2011	Austria	Belgium	0-2		Euro Qual
29/03/2011	Belgium	Azerbaijan	4-1		Euro Qual
03/06/2011	Belgium	Turkey	1-1		Euro Qual
10/08/2011	Slovenia	Belgium	0-0
02/09/2011	Azerbaijan	Belgium	1-1		Euro Qual
06/09/2011	Belgium	USA	1-0
07/10/2011	Belgium	Kazakhstan	4-1		Euro Qual

Other long runs include 10 games in 1979-1980 and 9 games in 1948-1949

Longest runs without victory

13 games in a row without victory: 1933-1935
Date	Home	Away	Score
11/06/1933	Austria	Belgium	4-1
22/10/1933	Germany	Belgium	8-1
26/11/1933	Belgium	Denmark	2-2
21/01/1934	Belgium	France	2-3
25/02/1934	Ireland	Belgium	4-4		World Cup Qual
11/03/1934	Netherlands	Belgium	9-3
29/04/1934	Belgium	Netherlands	2-4		World Cup Qual
27/05/1934	Germany	Belgium	5-2		World Cup 1/8
31/03/1935	Netherlands	Belgium	4-2
14/04/1935	Belgium	France	1-1
28/04/1935	Belgium	Germany	1-6
12/05/1935	Belgium	Netherlands	0-2
30/05/1935	Belgium	Switzerland	2-2

Other long runs include 8 games in 1927-1928 and in 1958-1959

Longest runs without goals scored

5 games in a row without a goal scored: 1999
Date	Home	Away	Score
05/02/1999	Greece	Belgium	1-0		Cyprus Int'l Tourn.
09/02/1999	Belgium	Czech Republic	0-1
27/03/1999	Belgium	Bulgaria	0-1
30/03/1999	Belgium	Egypt	0-1
28/04/1999	Romania	Belgium	1-0

Longest runs without a goal conceded

5 games in a row without a goal conceded: 1972-1973
Date	Home	Away	Score
04/10/1972	Norway	Belgium	0-2		World Cup Qual
19/11/1972	Belgium	Netherlands	0-0		World Cup Qual
18/04/1973	Belgium	DDR	3-0
31/10/1973	Belgium	Norway	2-0		World Cup Qual
18/11/1973	Netherlands	Belgium	0-0		World Cup Qual
5 games in a row without a goal conceded: 1989
27/05/1989	Belgium	Yugoslavia	1-0
01/06/1989	Luxembourg	Belgium	0-5		World Cup Qual
09/06/1989	Canada	Belgium	0-2
23/08/1989	Belgium	Denmark	3-0
06/09/1989	Belgium	Portugal	3-0		World Cup Qual