FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium team, records, fixtures

A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

Belgium's forward Christian Benteke and Belgium's midfielder Eden Hazard attend a training session of the Belgian national football team Red Devils, in Tubize, Belgium, on May 31, 2018, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia

The FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

The final will be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Current World Cup squad (Provisional)

Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg/Germany), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/England), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool/England), Mats Sels (Newcastle United/England)

Defenders:   Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur/England), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic/Scotland), Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC/USA), Christian Kabasele (Watford/England), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City/England), Jordan Lukaku (Lazio/Italy), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain/England), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona/Spain), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur/England)

Midfielders: Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion/England), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/England), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur/England), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht/Belgium), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United/England), Youri Tielemans (Monaco/France), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian/China PR)

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea/England), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace/England), Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang/China PR), Eden Hazard (Chelsea/England), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach/Germany), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad/Spain), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United/England), Dries Mertens (Napoli/Italy)

2018 FIFA World Cup

In Group G, Belgium dominated the group stages and won all its three matches including the last match against a rampaging England. They topped the Group.

In the Round of 16, Belgium beat Japan 3-2 and became the first team in 48 years to come back from 0-2 in a World Cup knockout match. In the quarter-final, Belgium beat giants Brazil 2-1.

Coach for 2018:

Belgium coach Roberto Martínez

 

Roberto Martínez

Fixtures

 

June 18: vs Panama

June 23: vs Tunisia

June 28: vs England

Past records

No. of times team has played in WC (number): 12

No. of matches played (number): 41

No. of matches won: 14

No. of matches lost: 18

No. of times lost in finals (Number): 0

No. of times world cup won (number):

No. of goals scored in WC: 52

Top 3 players to watch: Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku

Road to WC (text): Romelu Lukaku’s goal against Luxembourg allowed Belgium to become the first European nation to clinch qualification for the 2018 World Cup.

Player who has played most world cups (appearances): Enzo Scifo: 7

Player who has scored most no. of goals (Player:No. of goals): Marc Wilmots: 5