Belgium national football team results (unofficial matches)
This is a list of the Belgium national football team's results from 1890 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals.[1][2]
The nine games played between Belgium and England's amateur team are not considered official by the opponents; this also applies to a game played between Belgium and England in 1946, which is classified by the English FA as an unofficial 'Victory International'.[2][3] While the Belgian Football Association does not take several Olympic Games matches of Belgium into account, according to the RSSSF there is no reason to doubt about the official character.[2]
1890s
edit| 6 April 1890 International Friendly | Belgian XI  | 1–8 |  Clapton FC | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Report |
| 27 December 1898 International Friendly | Belgium XI | 0–2 | Alexandra Park FC | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |  |
1900s
edit1900 Summer Olympics
editThe first appearance of a Belgium national team came at the 1900 Summer Olympics, where a mixed team representing Belgium mostly made up of students from the Université de Bruxelles, played one match against France represented by Club Français, which ended in a 2–6 loss.[4]
| 23 September 1900 1900 Summer Olympics | Club Français  | 6–2 | Université de Bruxelles | Paris, France |
| Peltier 1' ? |
Report | Spanoghe van Heuckelum |
Stadium: Vélodrome de Vincennes Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jack Wood (Great Britain) |
Coupe Vanden Abeele
editThe first four games played by a national selection of players active in Belgium and the Netherlands between 1901 and 1904, were not yet considered official because of the presence of English players in the "Belgian" squad.[1][5] These four games were all contested in Antwerp, and the prize was a cup offered by Frédéric Vanden Abeele, the Coupe Vanden Abeele.[6] A few weeks earlier, the "Vanden Abeele squad" played a preparatory match against a team made up of officers of Hounslow's Royal Fusiliers.[7]
| 23 March 1901 Warm-up match | "Vanden Abeele team" | v | Hounslow's Royal Fusiliers | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 28 April 1901 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 8 – 0 |  Netherlands B ("van Hasselt XI") | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Report | Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Charles Maggee |
| 29 April 1901 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 0 – 5 | Tunbridge Wells | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground |
| 5 January 1902 1902 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 1 – 0 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
| W. Potts | Report | Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground |
| 15 December 1902 1903 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Blanchard 1–1' H. Potts 2–1' |
Report | Lotsy 0–1' |
Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground |
| 3 January 1904 1904 Coupe Vanden Abeele | Belgium | 6 – 4 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
| H. Potts 1–0', 2–1', 4–2', 6–4' Feye 3–2', 5–4' |
Report | Bekker 1–1' Kamperdijk 2–2'Van den Berg 3–4'Wollenberg 4–4' |
Stadium: Beerschot A.C. ground Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) | |
| Note: Belgium had originally announced to field an exclusively Belgian squad, but eventually replaced Paul Chibert (injured) with Herbert Potts, who contributed decisively to Belgium's win, scoring four goals. | ||||
English clubs
edit| 6 January 1906 International Friendly | Corinthian | 12 – 0 | Belgium | Leyton, United Kingdom |
| [8] |
| 6 May 1906 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1–2 | Southampton | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 30 March 1907 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 0–2 | London Caledonians | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 31 March 1907 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 2–7 | London Caledonians | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 31 March 1907 Paastoernooi | Select Belgium | 2–6 | Upton Park | Brugge, Belgium |
| Report |
| 4 May 1907 International Friendly | Belgium XI | 2–3 | Hull City | Brugge, Belgium |
| Report |
| 5 January 1908 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 4–1 | Shepherd's Bush | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 21 April 1908 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 0–2 | Old Xaverians | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report | ||||
| Note: On the previous day, 20 April, Old Xaverians were knocked out from the semifinals of the 1908 Coupe Jean Dupuich by Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[9] | ||||
| 4 May 1908 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 8 June 1908 International Friendly | Belgium XI | 1–6 | Bradford City | Verviers, Belgium |
| Report |
| 3 January 1909 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1–3 | Shepherd's Bush | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 14 March 1909 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 2–3 | Dulwich Hamlet | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 28 December 1909 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1–6 | Oxford City | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 30 December 1909 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 0–1 | Berks & Bucks | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
1910s
editBetween 1910 and 1913, "Select Belgium" played an annual match against a London League XI on All Saints' Day (1 November) in Brussels, losing two and winning two, the latter with an epic 5–4 win.[10]
| 1 January 1910 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 2–4 | Middlesex FA | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 6 March 1910 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 4–1 | Berks & Bucks | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 16 May 1910 International Friendly | Belgium XI | 1–7 | Chelsea FC | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report1 Report2 |
| 1 November 1910 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 0–5 | London League XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 25 December 1910 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1–6 | Middlesex County FA | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 1 November 1911 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 5 – 2 | London League XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| [11] |
| 24 December 1911 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 4–0 | Middlesex County FA | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 1 November 1912 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 2–4 | London League XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 1 November 1913 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 5–4 | London League XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
Wartime matches
editFootball stayed popular during the war, and some popular clubs, such as Royal Antwerp and Beerschot, regrouped in the unoccupied parts of Belgium, and teams from different regiments competed against each other.[12] In early 1915, a small group of Belgian players who had retreated to France formed a committee of the Belgian FA in Paris, which was able to organize matches between Belgium and French teams thanks to the generous intervention of the patron Eric Thornton, who rented the grounds, paid for travel, equipment, and Etcetera.[13] When Albert I, King of the Belgians attended such a match, he noticed that the mandatory heavy army boots the soldiers had to relentlessly wear seriously hindered the game, so he supplied the Belgian army with 500 pairs of football boots, which allowed them to play with professional equipment.[12] Shortly after, Armand Swartenbroeks founded the Belgian army's football team, containing former international players, such as Félix Balyu, Emile Hanse, Jan Van Cant, and Maurice Vandendriessche.[13] In March 1915, they played their first match against an equivalent French team, winning 3–0,[12] and on 6 February 1916, the Front Wanderers took the train from Ypres to Paris where they beat 'Les Bleus' (4–1) on 12 March.[14]
These games and results are recognized as official only by the CFI, but not by FIFA, who categorized them as "War-time Internationals".[13] The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, however, listed three France–Belgium matches in this period together with the matches between 1905 and 1914, without noting a difference in status.[15] In the 1918 match, Albert I handed out a cup trophy for the winners.[12][16] Also in this period, they faced Italy three times, two of which as a France-Belgium representative team.[17]
| 1 January 1915 International friendly | Italy  | 6–2 | France-Belgium representative team | Milan, Italy |
| Fresia 9', 13', 50' Cevenini III 84', 87'Cevenini I 25' |
[17] | Vialmonteil 36' van Hege 76' |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Umberto Meazza (Italy) |
| 3 January 1915 International friendly | Italy | 2–3 | France-Belgium representative team | Turin, Italy |
| De Vecchi 10' Santamaria 46' |
[17] | Vialmonteil 19' van Hege 53', 80' |
Stadium: Piazza d'armi Referee: Edoardo Pasteur (Italy) |
| ?? March 1915 International Friendly | France | 0 – 3 | Belgium | Paris, France |
| [15] |
| 12 March 1916 International Friendly | France | 1 – 4 | Belgium | Paris, France |
| ? ?' |
[15] | Wertz ?', ?', ?' ? ?' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Scamoni (Italy) |
1916 Journées du Poilu Sportif
editOn 26 January 1916, Sporting, a French sports weekly magazine, decided to set up sports events across France at the end of April 1916.[18] This initiative aimed to collect money and send balls and boxing gloves to French soldiers. The biggest sports event was a football tournament in the Paris area with seven different teams representing four countries, and Belgium won the tournament.[18]
| 22 April 1916 Journées du Poilu Sportif quarter-final | Belgium | 17–0 | FGSPF | Paris, France |
| Balyu ?' ? ?' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Chevaleret Referee: Hjord (France) |
| 23 April 1916 Journées du Poilu Sportif semi-final | Belgium | 4–0 | LFA | Boulogne, France |
| Balyu ?' Caremans ?' |
Report | Stadium: Pavillon des Princes Attendance: 2500 Referee: Atkins (England) |
| 24 April 1916 Journées du Poilu Sportif final | Belgium | 3–1 | USFSA | Saint-Ouen, France |
| Balyu ?' Caremans ?' |
Report | Vial ?' |
Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 3,000 |
1917 Belgian Front Wanderers
editThis football team, consisting of footballers from the Belgian military, became known as the Belgian Front Wanderers.[12][14][19] On 16 December 1916, Louis van Hege, the Belgian star player of AC Milan also joined the team, and this gives the Front Wanders a new dimension, making the charity matches reaching an international level.[14] Therefore, in June 1917, they faced Italy, and after an adventurous 48-hour train ride to Milan, the Belgian team beat the Italians on their home turf by a score of 4–3.[12] They also faced two Italian clubs, Modena (5–0) and AC Milan (4–6).[14] The Belgian Front Wanderers then toured Great Britain on 15-29 November 1917 to play charity matches for the benefit of Belgian war refugees and front-line soldiers in the trenches, playing six matches against British and Canadian army teams in the large stadiums of all the major English cities.[12][14][19] The tour was a great success, and as a result, the Front Wanderers were again invited by the British in 1918, playing three matches there, but they also played at home; for instance, on 6 June, in the unoccupied Belgian town of Roesbrugge, they "obliterated the English 13–2".[12]
| 3 June 1917 International friendly | Italy | 3–4 | Belgium | Milan, Italy |
| Cevenini I 9', ?' Santamaria 78' |
Report1 Report2 |
? 32' ? 38'Van Cant 51'Ballyn 58' |
Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mauro (Italy) |
| June 1917 International friendly | Modena | 0–5 | Belgium | Como, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
| June 1917 International friendly | AC Milan | 6–4 | Belgium | Milan, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Arena Civica |
| 15 November 1917 International friendly | British Army XI | 4–1 | Belgian Front Wanderers | London, England |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 17 November 1917 International friendly | British Army XI | 1–2 | Belgian Front Wanderers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 21 November 1917 International friendly | British Army XI | 1–2 | Belgian Front Wanderers | Liverpool, England |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 22 November 1917 International friendly | Manchester XI | 1–1 | Belgian Front Wanderers | Manchester, England |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 24 November 1917 International friendly | British Army XI | 1–6 | Belgian Front Wanderers | Birmingham, England |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Aston Lower Grounds |
| 28 November 1917 International friendly | Canadian Army XI  | 1–6 | Belgian Front Wanderers | Folkestone, England |
| Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Folkestone Cricket Ground |
1918
edit| 22 April 1918 International Friendly | France | 2 – 5 | Belgium | Paris, France |
| ? ?' |
[16] | ? ?' |
Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Haworth (England) |
| 6 June 1918 International Friendly | Belgian Front Wanderers | 13 – 2 | British Army XI | West Flanders, Belgium |
| ? ?' |
[12] | ? ?' |
Stadium: Roesbrugge |
| 20 September 1918 International friendly | Italy | 1–1 | Belgium | Rome, Italy |
| Santamaria 78' |
Report | ? 32' |
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF |
| 22 September 1918 International friendly | Italy | 1–1 | Belgium | Rome, Italy |
| Santamaria 78' |
Report | ? 32' |
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF |
1919 Inter-Allied Games
editIn the summer of 1919, Belgium participated in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, on the occasion of the celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. This Belgian team featured five players who would go on to win the gold medal in the 1920 Summer Games in the following year. They comfortably beat Canada and the United States, which was the first time, official or otherwise, that Belgium faced a non-European team. However, a 1–4 loss to eventual champions Czechoslovakia on the opening day cost them a place in the final, although Belgium got their revenge by beating them in the final of the 1920 Olympics.[20]
| 24 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage | Czechoslovakia  | 4–1 | Belgium | Paris, France |
| Sedláček 24', 77' Vaník 31'Janda 46' |
[20] | Flaminck 41' |
Stadium: Stade Pershing |
| 26 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage | Belgium | 5–2 | Canada | Paris, France |
| ? ?' |
[20] | ? ?' |
Stadium: Stade Pershing |
| 28 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage | Belgium | 7–0 |  United States | Paris, France |
| ? ?' |
[20] | Stadium: Stade Pershing |
1920s
editApart from the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium played against the Netherlands for diverse purposes in the 1920s; the 1925 and 1926 matches served as fundraiser for FIFA and charity, respectively, and in the 1929 match the Royal Dutch Football Association's 40th anniversary was celebrated.[21]
| 8 February 1921 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 0 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:37 UTC+1 | Bragard 23' Thijs 90' |
[22][23] | Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 1 November 1921 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 0 | London | Brussels, Belgium |
| [24] | Stadium: Park Duden Referee: Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 1 March 1922 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 2 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| Larnoe 56' Hendrickx 74' |
[25] | Blinckhof 23' Petit 45' |
Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Langenus |
| 13 February 1923 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 3 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:32 UTC+1 | Larnoe 21' Musch 54'Vandevelde 55'Wertz 68'Gillis 75' |
[26] | van Linge 19' Buitenweg ?'Formenoij ?' |
Stadium: Park Duden Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Christophe |
| 17 February 1924 International Friendly | Belgium XI | 1–5 | Queens Park Rangers | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Report |
| 10 June 1924 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 0 |  Sweden | Brussels, Belgium |
| [27] |
| 6 September 1925 International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Netherlands | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 29 August 1926 International Friendly | Netherlands | 1 – 5 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Van Gelder 15' |
Frenay 9' Devos 37'De Spae 39', 49', 66' |
| 1 November 1927 International Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 3 | London Amateurs |
| 1927 or 1928 International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 3 | Zwaluwen | Belgium |
| [28] |
| 12 February 1929 International Friendly | Zwaluwen | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1 November 1929 International Friendly | Belgium | 7 – 3 | London Amateurs |
| 8 December 1929 International Friendly | Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1930s
editOutside the official biannual Low Countries derbies, Belgium faced the Netherlands for diverse reasons in the 1930s; the 1930 match served to inaugurate the new national stadium, the two matches in 1932 served as a fundraiser for FIFA and charity, and the 1939 match was at the occasion of the Royal Dutch Football Association's 50th anniversary.[21]
| 4 March 1930 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 0 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| Vanderbauwhede 37', 64' Adams 56' (pen.), 72', 85' |
[29] | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Charlier |
| 29 May 1930 International Friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 3 – 3 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Wendt 12' Lagendaal ?'Everdingen 83' |
[30] | Stijnen ?' Van Beeck 78'Devidts 86' |
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 20,000 |
| 14 September 1930 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:17 UTC+1 | Vanderbauwhede ?', ?' Moeschal ?'Voorhoof ?' |
[31] | Van Reenen ?' |
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1 November 1930 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 4 | London | Brussels, Belgium |
| [32][33] | Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien |
| 17 February 1931 International Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 1 | "Zwaluwen" | Belgium |
| Voorhoof 30', ?' Capelle 35' |
[34] | Volkers ?' |
Referee: Hamus (Luxembourg) |
| 27 January 1932 International Friendly | Belgium | 0 – 1 |  Vienna | Brussels, Belgium |
| [35] | Zischek 82' |
Attendance: 25,000 |
| 14 February 1932 International Friendly | Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Belgium | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Wels 36' Van Nellen 47' |
[36] | Versijp 31', 85' Capelle 87' |
Referee: Rous (England) |
| 16 October 1932 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 3 | Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium |
| 23 November 1932 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 | Sparta Prague | Brussels, Belgium |
| Versyp 6' Vanden Eynde 36'Capelle ?', ?' |
[37] | Silný 43' |
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
| 28 December 1932 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Slavia Prague | Brussels, Belgium |
| Voorhoof 51', 66' |
[38] | Joska 4' |
Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium) |
| 22 November 1933 International Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 5 | Sparta Prague | Brussels, Belgium |
| [39] | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
| 7 February 1934 International Friendly | Belgium | 6 – 3 | "Zwaluwen" | Brussels, Belgium |
| [40] | Stadium: Heysel Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Turfkruyer |
| 10 May 1934 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 |  Luxembourg | Liège, Belgium |
| 1 January 1935 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 6 | Austrian League selection | Brussels, Belgium |
| 17 February 1935 International Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 3 | DFC Prag | Antwerp, Belgium |
| [41] |
| 2 November 1936 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 1 | London Combination | Brussels, Belgium |
| Voorhoof 2', 20' |
[42] | Smite 74' |
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Finck (Germany) |
| 16 April 1938 International Friendly | Police Belgium XI | 0 – 1 | Old Malvernians | |
| Report |
| 4 January 1939 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 4 | Crystal Palace | Brussels, Belgium |
| Isemborghs ?', ?', ?' |
[43] | Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 5,000 |
| 21 February 1939 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 3 | London Combination | Brussels, Belgium |
| R. Braine ?' Voorhoof ?'Buyle ?', 84' |
[44] | Scott 51' Fisher ?'Vinall ?' |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pforrmann (Luxembourg) |
| 16 April 1939 International Friendly | "Zwaluwen" | 3 – 2 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Hazeweyer 18' de Bock ?'de Boer ?' |
[45] | R. Braine 29' Ceuleers 44' |
Attendance: 12,000 |
| 30 April 1939 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 2 |  "West-Germany" | Brussels, Belgium |
| [46] | Stadium: Heysel Stadion Attendance: 8,000 |
| 4 June 1939 International Friendly | Select Belgium | 1 – 5 | Arsenal | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 10 December 1939 International Friendly | Netherlands | 5 – 2 | Belgium | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
1940s
editDuring the occupation of Belgium in World War II, Belgium played multiple unofficial friendlies abroad against teams of allied nations. These included two selections of the English FA that contained some Scottish and Welsh players at both occasions.[47]
| 1 February 1941 International Friendly | Netherlands | 3 – 3 | Belgium | London, United Kingdom |
| 15:00 | Van der Gender ?', ?', ?' |
[48] | Schuermans ?', ?' Kennens ?' |
| 11 October 1941 International Friendly | Netherlands | 4 – 5 | Belgium | London, United Kingdom |
| Luttmer 10' Van Elsacker 23'Van der Gender 53', ?' |
[49] | Schuermans 32', 40', 50' De Busser 35'Clerikx ?' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 10 February 1942 International Friendly | England | 4 – 0 | Belgium | Aldershot, United Kingdom |
| Lawton ?', ?', ?' Compton ?' |
[47] | Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
| 12 December 1942 International Friendly | Netherlands | 0 – 0 | Belgium | Brentford, United Kingdom |
| [50] | Stadium: Griffin Park |
| 11 April 1943 International Friendly | Belgium | 4 – 2 | Netherlands | Leipzig, Germany |
| [51] | Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 10,000 |
| 8 May 1943 International Friendly | France | 0 – 7 | Belgium | London, United Kingdom |
| [50] | Stadium: Shepherd's Bush |
| ?? January 1944 International Friendly | Netherlands | 3 – 2 | Belgium | London, United Kingdom |
| [52] | Attendance: 5,000 |
| 1 October 1944 International Friendly | Belgium | 0 – 3 |  FA Services XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| [47][53] | Barnes ?' Smellinckx ?' (o.g.)Drake ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Franken (Belgium) |
| 6 January 1945 International Friendly[54] | Belgium | 2 – 3 | Scottish Services XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| Buyle 20' Coppens 60' |
Report | Andy Black 25', 40' Fagan 70' |
Stadium: Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles Attendance: 25,000 | |
| Note: The aircraft taking the Scotland party on Thursday 4 January 1945 was forced to turn back due to weather conditions when it was within 15 minutes' flying time of Brussels. The party arrived just a day before the match. | ||||
| 25 March 1945 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 3 | FA Services XI | Brussels, Belgium |
| Van Den Audenaerde ?' Nicolay ?' |
[47][53] | Lawton ?', ?', ?' (pen) |
Stadium: Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wiltshire (England) |
| 10 February 1948 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 - 1 | London Combination | Charleroi, Belgium |
| 15:00 | Van Den Audenaerde 40' Van Den Bosch 90' |
Parsons 44' |
Stadium: Neuvillestadion Attendance: ? Referee: ? |
2010s
editThe matches against Romania on 14 November 2012 and against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 were scheduled as official friendlies but afterwards not recognized by FIFA because of Romania's 8 substitutions[55] and Belgium's 7 substitutions[56] respectively, while only 6 were allowed.[57] The Belgian and Czech football federations were too late in asking that the match against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 would be official.[58]
| 14 November 2012 International Friendly | Romania  | 2 – 1 | Belgium | Bucharest, Romania |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Maxim 32' Torje 66' |
Report | Benteke 23' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Italy) |
| 26 May 2014 International Friendly | Belgium | 5 – 1 | Luxembourg | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Lukaku 3', 23', 53' Chadli 71'De Bruyne 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Joachim 13' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) |
| 5 June 2017 International Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Czech Republic | Brussels, Belgium |
| 20:45 (UTC+2) |
Batshuayi 25' Fellaini 52' |
Report | Krmenčík 29' |
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
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