The Red Devils Archive

Belgium in the World Cup

1930 (Uruguay)
1934 (Italy)
1938 (France)
1950 (Brazil)
1954 (Switzerland)
1958 (Sweden)
1962 (Chile)
1966 (England)
1970 (Mexico)
1974 (Germany)
1978 (Argentina)
1982 (Spain)
1986 (Mexico)
1990 (Italy)
1994 (USA)
1998 (France)
2002 (Japan/South Korea)
2006 (Germany)
2010 (South Africa)

An overview of World Cup Games per opponent
- World Cup qualification games
- World Cup final tournament games
- All World Cup games
Goalscorers in World Cup Tournaments
Caps of individual players in World Cup Final Tournaments
Participations of individual players in World Cup Final Tournaments
Some trivia about Belgian World Cup participations

Trophy 1930 - 1970

Trophy 1974 - ...

World Cup 1930 (Uruguay - Winner Uruguay)

Final Tournament

First Phase

Group D

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	USA	2	2	0	0	6-0	4
2.	Paraguay	2	1	1	0	1-3	2
3.	Belgium	2	0	2	0	0-4	0

13-07-1930	Montevideo	USA		3-0		Belgium
01-07-1930	Montevideo	USA		3-0		Paraguay
20-07-1930	Montevideo	Paraguay		1-0		Belgium

World Cup 1934 (Italy - Winner Italy)

Qualifying

Group 7

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	Netherlands	2	2	0	0	9-2	4
2.	Belgium	2	0	1	1	6-8	1
3.	Ireland	2	0	1	1	6-9	1

25-02-1934	Dublin	Ireland		4-4		Belgium
08-04-1934	Amsterdam	Netherlands		5-2		Ireland
29-04-1934	Antwerpen	Belgium		2-4		Netherlands

Final Tournament

1/8 Finals

27-05-1934

Firenze

Germany

5-2

World Cup 1938 (France - Winner Italy)

Qualifying

Group 9

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	Netherlands	2	1	0	1	5-1	3
2.	Belgium	2	1	0	1	4-3	3
3.	Luxembourg	2	0	2	0	2-7	0

28-11-1937	Rotterdam	Netherlands		4-0		Luxembourg
13-03-1938	Luxembourg	Luxembourg		2-3		Belgium
03-04-1938	Antwerpen	Belgium		1-1		Netherlands

Final Tournament

1/8 Finals

05-06-1938

Paris

France

3-1

World Cup 1950 (Brazil - Winner Uruguay)

Qualifying

2nd round

Belgium withdrew, Switzerland had a walkover

World Cup 1954 (Switzerland - Winner Germany)

Qualifying

Group 2

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	Belgium	4	3	0	1	11- 6	7
2.	Sweden	4	1	2	1	9- 8	3
3.	Finland	4	0	2	2	7-13	2

25-05-1953	Helsinki	Finland		2-4		Belgium
28-05-1953	Stockholm	Sweden		2-3		Belgium
05-08-1953	Helsinki	Finland		3-3		Sweden
16-08-1953	Stockholm	Sweden		4-0		Finland
23-09-1953	Brussel	Belgium		2-2		Finland
08-10-1953	Brussel	Belgium		2-0		Sweden

Final Tournament

First Phase

Group D

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	England	2	1	0	1	6- 4	3
2.	Switzerland	2	1	1	0	2- 3	2
	Italy	2	1	1	0	5- 3	2
4.	Belgium	2	0	1	1	5- 8	1

17-06-1954	Basel	England		4-4		Belgium	[aet]
17-06-1954	Lausanne	Switzerland		2-1		Italy
20-06-1954	Bern	Switzerland		0-2		England
20-06-1954	Lugano	Italy		4-1		Belgium
Playoff:
23-06-1954	Basel	Switzerland		4-1		Italy

World Cup 1958 (Sweden - Winner Brazil)

Qualifying

Group 2

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	France	4	3	0	1	19- 4	7
2.	Belgium	4	2	1	1	16-11	5
3.	Iceland	4	0	4	0	6-26	0

11-11-1956	Paris	France		6-3		Belgium
02-06-1957	Nantes	France		8-0		Iceland
05-06-1957	Brussel	Belgium		8-3		Iceland
01-09-1957	Reykjavik	Iceland		1-5		France
04-09-1957	Reykjavik	Iceland		2-5		Belgium
27-10-1957	Brussel	Belgium		0-0		France

World Cup 1962 (Chile - Winner Brazil)

Qualifying

Group 1

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	Switzerland	4	3	1	0	9- 9	6
	Sweden	4	3	1	0	10- 3	6
3.	Belgium	4	0	4	0	3-10	0

19-10-1960	Stockholm	Sweden		2-0		Belgium
20-11-1960	Brussel	Belgium		2-4		Switzerland
20-05-1961	Lausanne	Switzerland		2-1		Belgium
28-05-1961	Stockholm	Sweden		4-0		Switzerland
04-10-1961	Brussel	Belgium		0-2		Sweden
29-10-1961	Bern	Switzerland		3-2		Sweden
Playoff:
12-11-1961	Berlin	Switzerland		2-1		Sweden

World Cup 1966 (England - Winner England)

Qualifying

Group 1

Pos	Country	P	W	L	D	Goals	Pts
1.	Bulgaria	4	3	1	0	9- 6	6
	Belgium	4	3	1	0	11- 3	6
3.	Israel	4	0	4	0	1-12	0

09-05-1965	Brussel	Belgium		1-0		Israel
13-06-1965	Sofia	Bulgaria		4-0		Israel
26-09-1965	Sofia	Bulgaria		3-0		Belgium
27-10-1965	Brussel	Belgium		5-0		Bulgaria
10-11-1965	Tel Aviv	Israel		0-5		Belgium
21-11-1965	Tel Aviv	Israel		1-2		Bulgaria
Playoff:
29-12-1965	Firenze	Bulgaria		2-1		Belgium