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:
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