| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
2  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
3  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
About
World Cup story
Belgium's 'golden generation' finished third at Russia 2018 — their best ever World Cup. 14 previous appearances, with the 2026 squad transitioning from that era's peak.
- Appearances
- 14
- Best finish
- Third place
- First appearance
- 1930
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Axel Witsel
138 capsTOP SCORER
Romelu Lukaku
90 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
27.1 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- W
v Wales 4–2
2025-10-13 · Away · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
- D
v Kazakhstan 1–1
2025-11-15 · Away · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
- W
v Liechtenstein 7–0
2025-11-18 · Home · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
World Cup 2026
Spain
Belgium
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IranBelgium
EgyptBefore the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
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Tunisia
CroatiaBelgiumBelgium
MexicoUnited StatesBelgiumBelgium
LiechtensteinSquad
26-man roster
Coach Rudi Garcia
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Thibaut Courtois
Real Madrid · 34y
109 caps
- 12
Senne Lammens
Manchester United · 23y
2 caps
- 13
Mike Penders
Strasbourg · 20y
0 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Zeno Debast
Sporting CP · 22y
26 caps
1 goals
- 3
Arthur Theate
Eintracht Frankfurt · 26y
33 caps
1 goals
- 4
Brandon Mechele
Club Brugge · 33y
9 caps
1 goals
- 5
Maxim De Cuyper
Brighton & Hove Albion · 25y
19 caps
4 goals
- 15
Thomas Meunier
Lille · 34y
80 caps
10 goals
- 16
Koni De Winter
Milan · 23y
8 caps
- 18
Joaquin Seys
Club Brugge · 21y
5 caps
- 21
Timothy Castagne
Fulham · 30y
63 caps
2 goals
- 25
Nathan Ngoy
Lille · 23y
4 caps
MIDFIELDERS
8- 6
Axel Witsel
Girona · 37y
138 caps
12 goals
- 7
Kevin De Bruyne
Napoli · 34y
119 caps
37 goals
- 8
Youri TielemansC
Aston Villa · 29y
85 caps
13 goals
- 19
Diego Moreira
Strasbourg · 21y
3 caps
- 20
Hans Vanaken
Club Brugge · 33y
34 caps
7 goals
- 22
Alexis Saelemaekers
Milan · 26y
24 caps
2 goals
- 23
Nicolas Raskin
Rangers · 25y
13 caps
2 goals
- 24
Amadou Onana
Aston Villa · 24y
29 caps
1 goals
FORWARDS
6- 9
Romelu Lukaku
Napoli · 33y
126 caps
90 goals
- 10
Leandro Trossard
Arsenal · 31y
51 caps
12 goals
- 11
Jérémy Doku
Manchester City · 24y
43 caps
7 goals
- 14
Dodi Lukébakio
Benfica · 28y
30 caps
6 goals
- 17
Charles De Ketelaere
Atalanta · 25y
30 caps
6 goals
- 26
Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Lille · 21y
2 caps
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
16h ago
World Cup error will make Lammens stronger - Heaton
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4d ago
All 11 last-minute winners at the World Cup
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5d ago
Balogun on Fifa suspension U-turn
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1w ago
'I wanted to continue' - Courtois on his substitution
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1w ago
Haaland has advantage over Man City team-mates
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1w ago
Lammens' error spells end for Belgium's golden generation
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1w ago
Spain into semi-finals at expense of Belgium after Merino's late winner
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1w ago
'Influential' Lamine Yamal has 'more to give' to Spain
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1w ago
Difficult for goalkeeper to come into game so late - analysis of Spain winner
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1w ago
Merino pounces on Lammens' mistake to score late winner for Spain
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