Belgium at the UEFA European Championship

Overview of Belgium at the UEFA European Championship

For the women's team, see Belgium at the UEFA Women's Championship.

The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

Belgium have participated in seven UEFA European Championships finals, those held in 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2016, 2020 (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and 2024. As of 1 July 2024, they have played 26 matches: twelve wins, three draws and eleven losses.

## Overview

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### Overall record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth Place

Line-ups for the UEFA Euro 1980 final in which Belgium (red) faced the 1976 runners-up West Germany (white). The respective coaches were Guy Thys and Jupp Derwall. UEFA European Championship record  |  | Qualifying record

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Year  | Host(s)  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1960 |  France | Did not enter | Did not enter
1964 |  Spain | Did not qualify | Preliminary round | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4
1968 |  Italy | 2nd | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 14  | 9
1972 |  Belgium | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | Quarter-finals | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 4
1976 |  Yugoslavia | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 10
1980 |  Italy | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 1st | 8  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 12  | 5
1984 |  France | Group stage  | 6th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 8  | Squad | 1st | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 8
1988 |  West Germany | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 16  | 8
1992 |  Sweden | 3rd | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 6
1996 |  England | 3rd | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 17  | 13
2000 |  Belgium
Netherlands | Group stage  | 12th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | Squad | Qualified as hosts
2004 |  Portugal | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 9
2008 |  Austria
Switzerland | 5th | 14  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 14  | 16
2012 |  Poland
Ukraine | 3rd | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 21  | 15
2016 |  France | Quarter-finals  | 6th  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 5  | Squad | 1st | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 24  | 5
2020 |  Europe | 5th  | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 3  | Squad | 1st | 10  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 40  | 3
2024 |  Germany | Round of 16  | 10th  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | Squad | 1st | 8  | 6  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 4
2028 |  United Kingdom
Ireland | To be determined | To be determined
Total  | Runners-up  | 7/17  | 26  | 12  | 3  | 11  | 33  | 30  | —  |  | 7/17  | 122  | 65  | 28  | 29  | 232  | 119
|  Champions Runners-up Third place/Semi-finalists

### List of matches

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List of UEFA European Championship matches

Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result
1972 | Semi-finals |  West Germany | 1–2 | Loss
Third place match |  Hungary | 2–1 | Win
1980 | Group stage |  England | 1–1 | Draw
Spain | 2–1 | Win
Italy | 0–0 | Draw
Final |  West Germany | 1–2 | Loss
1984 | Group stage |  Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Win
France | 0–5 | Loss
Denmark | 2–3 | Loss
2000 | Group stage |  Sweden | 2–1 | Win
Italy | 0–2 | Loss
Turkey | 0–2 | Loss
2016 | Group stage |  Italy | 0–2 | Loss
Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Win
Sweden | 1–0 | Win
Round of 16 |  Hungary | 4–0 | Win
Quarter-finals |  Wales | 1–3 | Loss
2020 | Group stage |  Russia | 3–0 | Win
Denmark | 2–1 | Win
Finland | 2–0 | Win
Round of 16 |  Portugal | 1–0 | Win
Quarter-finals |  Italy | 1–2 | Loss
2024 | Group stage |  Slovakia | 0–1 | Loss
Romania | 2–0 | Win
Ukraine | 0–0 | Draw
Round of 16 |  France | 0–1 | Loss

## Euro 1972

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1972

Belgium hosted the European Championship twice, as they were chosen amongst the four semi-finalists to host the event, and ended third by beating Hungary.

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1972 third place

* GK Piot
* GK Sanders
* DF Dockx
* DF Dolmans
* DF Heylens
* DF Martens
* DF Thissen
* DF Van Binst
* MF Semmeling
* MF Thio
* MF Vandendaele
* MF Verheyen
* FW Janssens
* FW Lambert
* FW Polleunis
* FW Teugels
* FW Van Himst (c)
* Coach: Goethals

### Final tournament

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament

Semi-finals

14 June 1972 (1972-6-14)

20:00

Belgium | 1–2|  West Germany

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* Polleunis 83'

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* Müller 24', 71'

Bosuilstadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 55,669

Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

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Third place play-off

17 June 1972 (1972-6-17)

20:00

Hungary | 1–2|  Belgium

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* Kű 53' (pen.)

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* Lambert 24'
* Van Himst 28'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège

Attendance: 6,184

Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden)

## Euro 1980

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Under the guidance of manager Guy Thys, Belgium achieved their best European result at the 1980 edition in Italy. After finishing first in the group phase, before football nations Italy, England and Spain, Belgium stood in the final against West Germany. After the German opener from Horst Hrubesch and the penalty equalizer from René Vandereycken, the match seemed to go in extra time. Two minutes before the end of the regular playing time, Hrubesch's second goal ended the Belgian dream of winning a first major (non-Olympic) tournament.

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1980 runners-up

* 1 Custers
* 2 Gerets
* 3 L. Millecamps
* 4 Meeuws
* 5 Renquin
* 6 Cools (c)
* 7 Vandereycken
* 8 Van Moer
* 9 Van der Elst
* 10 Vandenbergh
* 11 Ceulemans
* 12 Pfaff
* 13 M. Martens
* 14 Plessers
* 15 Verheyen
* 16 M. Millecamps
* 17 Mommens
* 18 Dardenne
* 19 Wellens
* 20 Preud'homme
* 21 Heyligen
* 22 R. Martens
* Coach: Thys

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

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1  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4  | Advance to final
2  |  Italy (H) | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4  | Advance to third place play-off
3  |  England | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Spain | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

12 June 1980 (1980-6-12)

17:45

Belgium | 1–1|  England

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* Ceulemans 29'

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* Wilkins 26'

Stadio Comunale, Turin

Attendance: 15,186

Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

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15 June 1980 (1980-6-15)

17:45

Belgium | 2–1|  Spain

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* Gerets 17'
* Cools 65'

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* Quini 36'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 11,430

Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

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18 June 1980 (1980-6-18)

20:30

Italy | 0–0|  Belgium

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| Report |

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 42,318

Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

### Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 knockout stage

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 final

22 June 1980 (1980-6-22)

20:30

Belgium | 1–2|  West Germany

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* Vandereycken 75' (pen.)

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* Hrubesch 10', 88'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 47,860[1]

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

## Euro 1984

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

At UEFA Euro 1984[2] the road to the knockout stage seemed open after taking a 2–0 lead in their last group match against Denmark, but the Red Devils could not prevent Danish Dynamite to turn the tide in their favour.

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1984

* 1 Pfaff
* 2 Grün
* 3 Lambrichts
* 4 Clijsters
* 5 De Wolf
* 6 Vercauteren
* 7 Vandereycken
* 8 Claesen
* 9 Vandenbergh
* 10 Coeck
* 11 Ceulemans (c)
* 12 Munaron
* 13 Baecke
* 14 De Greef
* 15 Verheyen
* 16 Scifo
* 17 Voordeckers
* 18 Czerniatynski
* 19 Mommens
* 20 De Coninck
* Coach: Thys

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 1

Pos | Team

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1  |  France (H) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Denmark | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 3  | +5  | 4
3  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 2  |
4  |  Yugoslavia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 June 1984 (1984-6-13)

20:30

Belgium | 2–0|  Yugoslavia

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* Vandenbergh 28'
* Grün 45'

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Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 41,525

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

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16 June 1984 (1984-6-16)

17:15

France | 5–0|  Belgium

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* Platini 4', 74' (pen.), 89'
* Giresse 33'
* Fernández 43'

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Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 51,359

Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

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19 June 1984 (1984-6-19)

20:30

Denmark | 3–2|  Belgium

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* Arnesen 41' (pen.)
* Brylle 60'
* Elkjær 84'

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* Ceulemans 26'
* Vercauteren 39'

Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg

Attendance: 36,911

Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

## Euro 2000

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The Belgian team was one of the major disappointments of the 2000 edition with a first-round exit. This early exit was fairly unexpected since during the eight preparational friendlies for Euro 2000 under Robert Waseige Belgium played well,[3] winning three times convincingly and losing only once (2–1 against England). At Euro 2000, Belgium first won against Sweden 2–1 via goals from Bart Goor in the 43rd minute and Émile Mpenza in the 46th minute against Sweden's one by Johan Mjallby in the 53rd minute after a terrible error of goalkeeper Filip De Wilde. In the second match, Belgium lost 2–0 against the eventual tournament runners-up Italy by a header from Francesco Totti in the fifth minute and Stefano Fiore's goal of the tournament (according to the United Kingdom's Match of the Day television programme) in the 66th minute.[4] In the crucial match where Belgium needed one more point to move ahead to the quarter-finals, they lost 2–0 against Turkey (two goals from Hakan Şükür in the 45th after another error of goalkeeper Filip De Wilde, and 70th minute). In the 83rd minute of that last group match, De Wilde even ended his tournament, being sent off for attacking Arif Erdem outside the penalty area.[5]

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2000

* 1 De Wilde
* 2 Deflandre
* 3 Valgaeren
* 4 Staelens (c)
* 5 Clement
* 6 Vanderhaeghe
* 7 Wilmots
* 8 Goor
* 9 É. Mpenza
* 10 Strupar
* 11 Verheyen
* 12 De Vlieger
* 13 Herpoel
* 14 Walem
* 15 Peeters
* 16 Nilis
* 17 Léonard
* 18 Van Kerckhoven
* 19 Van Meir
* 20 De Bilde
* 21 M. Mpenza
* 22 Hendrikx
* Coach: Waseige

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Italy | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Turkey | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4
3  |  Belgium (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 3  |
4  |  Sweden | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

10 June 2000 (2000-6-10)

20:45

Belgium | 2–1|  Sweden

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* Goor 43'
* É. Mpenza 46'

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* Mjällby 53'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 46,700

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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14 June 2000 (2000-6-14)

20:45

Italy | 2–0|  Belgium

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* Totti 6'
* Fiore 66'

| Report |

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

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19 June 2000 (2000-6-19)

20:45

Turkey | 2–0|  Belgium

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* Şükür 45+2', 70'

| Report |

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)[note 1]

## Euro 2016

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Just like in Belgium's previous Euro tournament in 2000, they lost 2–0 to Italy in the group phase.[6] In spite of winning with broad margins against the Republic of Ireland (3–0)[7] and Hungary (4–0) at UEFA Euro 2016,[8][9] Belgium's second very talented generation disappointed with a quarter-final exit. As during the tournament's qualifiers, Wales got the better of Belgium, with a 3–1 win.[10]

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2016

* 1 Courtois
* 2 Alderweireld
* 3 Vermaelen
* 4 Nainggolan
* 5 Vertonghen
* 6 Witsel
* 7 De Bruyne
* 8 Fellaini
* 9 R. Lukaku
* 10 Hazard (c)
* 11 Carrasco
* 12 Mignolet
* 13 Gillet
* 14 Mertens
* 15 Denayer
* 16 Meunier
* 17 Origi
* 18 Kabasele
* 19 Dembélé
* 20 Benteke
* 21 J. Lukaku
* 22 Batshuayi
* 23 Ciman
* Coach: Wilmots

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Pos | Team

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1  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Belgium | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 6[a]
3  |  Republic of Ireland | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 4
4  |  Sweden | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 1  |

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.

13 June 2016 (2016-6-13)

21:00

Belgium | 0–2|  Italy

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* Giaccherini 32'
* Pellè 90+3'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,408[11]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

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18 June 2016 (2016-6-18)

15:00

Belgium | 3–0|  Republic of Ireland

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* R. Lukaku 48', 70'
* Witsel 61'

| Report |

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 39,493[12]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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22 June 2016 (2016-6-22)

21:00

Sweden | 0–1|  Belgium

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* Nainggolan 84'

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 34,011[13]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

### Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage

Round of 16

26 June 2016 (2016-6-26)

21:00

Hungary | 0–4|  Belgium

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* Alderweireld 10'
* Batshuayi 78'
* Hazard 80'
* Carrasco 90+1'

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

Attendance: 28,921[14]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Quarter-finals

1 July 2016 (2016-7-1)

21:00

Wales | 3–1|  Belgium

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* A. Williams 31'
* Robson-Kanu 55'
* Vokes 86'

| Report |

* Nainggolan 13'

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 45,936[15]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

## Euro 2020

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2020

* 1 Courtois
* 2 Alderweireld
* 3 Vermaelen
* 4 Boyata
* 5 Vertonghen
* 6 Witsel
* 7 De Bruyne
* 8 Tielemans
* 9 Lukaku
* 10 E. Hazard (c)
* 11 Carrasco
* 12 Mignolet / Kaminski a
* 13 Sels
* 14 Mertens
* 15 Meunier
* 16 T. Hazard
* 17 Vanaken
* 18 Denayer
* 19 Dendoncker
* 20 Benteke
* 21 Castagne
* 22 Chadli
* 23 Batshuayi
* 24 Trossard
* 25 Doku
* 26 Praet
* Coach: Martínez

a Kaminski replaced Mignolet after Belgium's round of 16 match.

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Belgium | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 1  | +6  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Denmark (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 3[a]
3  |  Finland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 3[a] |
4  |  Russia (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 3[a]

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.

12 June 2021 (2021-6-12)

21:00 (22:00 UTC+3)

Belgium | 3–0|  Russia

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* Lukaku 10', 88'
* Meunier 34'

| Report |

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 26,264[16]

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

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17 June 2021 (2021-6-17)

18:00

Denmark | 1–2|  Belgium

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* Poulsen 2'

| Report |

* T. Hazard 55'
* De Bruyne 70'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 23,395[17]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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21 June 2021 (2021-6-21)

21:00 (22:00 UTC+3)

Finland | 0–2|  Belgium

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* Hradecky 74' (o.g.)
* Lukaku 81'

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 18,545[18]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

### Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage

Round of 16

27 June 2021 (2021-6-27)

21:00

Belgium | 1–0|  Portugal

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* T. Hazard 42'

| Report |

Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville

Attendance: 11,504[19]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Quarter-finals

2 July 2021 (2021-7-2)

21:00

Belgium | 1–2|  Italy

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* Lukaku 45+2' (pen.)

| Report |

* Barella 31'
* Insigne 44'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 12,984[20]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

## Euro 2024

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2024

* 1 Casteels
* 2 Debast
* 3 Theate
* 4 Faes
* 5 Vertonghen
* 6 Witsel
* 7 De Bruyne (c)
* 8 Tielemans
* 9 Trossard
* 10 Lukaku
* 11 Carrasco
* 12 Kaminski
* 13 Sels
* 14 Lukebakio
* 15 Meunier
* 16 Vranckx
* 17 De Ketelaere
* 18 Mangala
* 19 Bakayoko
* 20 Openda
* 21 Castagne
* 22 Doku
* 23 Vermeeren
* 24 Onana
* 25 De Cuyper
* Coach: Tedesco

### Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos | Team

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1  |  Romania | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3  | +1  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 4
3  |  Slovakia | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4
4  |  Ukraine | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 4  |

Source: UEFA

17 June 2024 (2024-6-17)

18:00

Belgium | 0–1|  Slovakia

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| Report | Schranz 7'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,181[21]

Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

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22 June 2024 (2024-6-22)

21:00

Belgium | 2–0|  Romania

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* Tielemans 2'
* De Bruyne 80'

| Report |

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 42,535[22]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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26 June 2024 (2024-6-26)

18:00

Ukraine | 0–0|  Belgium

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MHPArena, Stuttgart

Attendance: 54,000[23]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

### Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage

Round of 16

1 July 2024 (2024-7-1)

18:00

France | 1–0|  Belgium

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* Vertonghen 85' (o.g.)

| Report |

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 46,810[24]

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

## Goalscorers

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Player  | Goals  | 1972 | 1980 | 1984 | 2000 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024

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Romelu Lukaku | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 4 |
Jan Ceulemans | 2  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Kevin De Bruyne | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Thorgan Hazard | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Radja Nainggolan | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Toby Alderweireld | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Michy Batshuayi | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Yannick Carrasco | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Julien Cools | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Eric Gerets | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Bart Goor | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Georges Grün | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Eden Hazard | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Raoul Lambert | 1  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Thomas Meunier | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Émile Mpenza | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Odilon Polleunis | 1  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Youri Tielemans | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Paul Van Himst | 1  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Erwin Vandenbergh | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
René Vandereycken | 1  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Frank Vercauteren | 1  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Axel Witsel | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Own goals | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total  | 33  | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2

## See also

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* Belgium national football team records and statistics
* Belgium at the FIFA World Cup

## Notes

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1. ^ Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

## References

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## Head-to-head record

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 050.00
England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6  | 000.00
Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2  | 000.00
Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5  | 100.00
Italy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5  | 000.00
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 100.00
Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2  | 100.00
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | 000.00
Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2  | 000.00
Total  | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 30 | +3  | 046.15
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