Belgium national football team records and statistics

Wins

Largest win 

• 10–1 vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001
• 9–0 vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
• 9–0 vs  Gibraltar on 31 August 2017

Largest away win

• 0–6 vs  Luxembourg on 14 October 1986
• 0–6 vs  Gibraltar on 10 October 2016

Largest win at the World Cup Finals 

• 3–0 vs  El Salvador on 3 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
• 3–0 vs  Panama on 18 June 2018, 2018 World Cup
• 5–2 vs  Tunisia on 23 June 2018, 2018 World Cup

Largest win at the European Championship finals 

4–0 vs  Hungary on 26 June 2016, Euro 2016

Largest win at the Olympic Games finals 

3–0 vs  Netherlands on 31 August 1920, VIIth Olympiad

Largest goal deficit overcome in a single game (to either a win or a draw) 

3 goals, vs  Denmark on 6 May 1932 (3-4 victory after being 3-0 down)

Draws

Highest scoring draw 

5–5 vs  Netherlands on 4 September 1999

Highest scoring draw at the World Cup Finals 

4–4 (a.e.t.) vs  England on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup

Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals 

1–1 vs  England on 12 June 1980, Euro 1980

Highest scoring draw at the Olympic Games finals 

None

Defeats

Largest defeat

11–2 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909

Including unofficial games: 12–0 vs Corinthian on 6 January 1906^[10]

Largest defeat at home

1–9 vs  England on 11 May 1927

Largest defeat at the World Cup Finals

• 3–0 vs USA on 13 July 1930, 1930 World Cup
• 5–2 vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup
• 4–1 vs  Italy on 20 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
• 4–1 vs  Soviet Union on 6 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
• 3–0 vs  Poland on 28 June 1982, 1982 World Cup

Largest defeat at the European Championship finals 

5–0 vs  France on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984

Largest defeat at the Olympic Games finals 

8–1 vs  Sweden on 29 May 1924, VIIIth Olympiad

Largest lead given away 

2 goals, on several occasions

Goals

Scored

Most goals scored in a single game 

10 goals vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001

Most goals scored in an away game

7 goals vs  Netherlands on 25 November 1951

Most goals scored during the first half 

7 goals vs  Iceland on 5 June 1957

Most goals scored during the second half 

7 goals vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001

Most goals scored during extra time 

• 2 goals vs  Soviet Union on 15 June 1986
• 2 goals vs  United States on 1 July 2014

Most goals scored in a single game during the World Cup finals

5 goals vs  Tunisia on 23 June 2018, 2018 World Cup

Most goals scored in a single game during the European Championship finals 

4 goals vs  Hungary on 26 June 2016, Euro 2016

Match phase of Belgium's most productive Olympic game, against Luxembourg in 1928 (5–3)

Most goals scored in a single game during the Olympic Games finals 

5 goals vs  Luxembourg on 27 May 1928, IXth Olympiad

Most different players scoring during a single game 

• 6 players (Walter Baseggio, Bart Goor (2), Émile Mpenza, Bob Peeters (3), Yves Vanderhaeghe (2) & Marc Wilmots) vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001
• 6 players (Thomas Buffel, Koen Daerden (2), Mbo Mpenza (2), Timmy Simons, Daniel Van Buyten & Kevin Vandenbergh) vs  San Marino on 7 September 2005

Streaks

Unbeaten record 

24 games, 2016-2018^{[upper-alpha 2]}

Longest run without victory 

13, from 1933 till 1935

Most consecutive wins 

7, from 1979 till 1980, in 2014^{[upper-alpha 3]} and in 2018

Most consecutive draws 

4, from 1948 till 1949 and in 1998

Most consecutive losses 

7, from 1927 till 1928

Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored 

21, from 1937 till 1945

Most consecutive games without a goal scored 

5, in 1999

Most consecutive games without a goal conceded 

5, from 1972 till 1973 and in 1989

Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded 

38, from 1928 till 1933

World Rankings

Major titles

Belgium's 1920 Olympic champions, and one of the 154 gold medals awarded at these Games of the VII Olympiad

Olympic football tournament^[16]

Gold Medal (1): 1920

Friendly trophies

The Coupe Vanden Abeele

• Évence Coppée Trophy^[17]

Shared (1): 1904

• Challenge Frédéric Vanden Abeele^[18]

Winners (3): 1906, 1922, 1925

Shared (3): 1913, 1921, 1924

• Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad-beker^[18]

Winners (5): 1906, 1907, 1913, 1922, 1926

Shared (5): 1923, 1924, 1928 (2x), 1930

• Kirin Cup^[19]

Shared (1): 1999

Awards

• FIFA Team of the Year^[20]

Winners (1): 2015

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy^[21]

Winners (1): 2002

• Belgian National Sports Merit Award

Winners (1): 1980

• Belgian Sportsteam of the Year^[22]

Winners (2): 2013, 2014

Other achievements

• FIFA World Cup

Third place (1): 2018

Fourth place (1): 1986

• UEFA European Championship

Runners-up (1): 1980

Third place (1): 1972

Individual

• For individual recognitions at major tournaments, see FIFA World Cup awards and UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament.
• All players with at least 35 caps are awarded a Medal of Recognition by the Royal Belgian Football Association; also players whose careers are ended by an injury after 20 games receive this award.^[23]

General

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Most appearances

Jan Vertonghen (2007–present), 110 caps^{[upper-alpha 4]}

Jan Vertonghen holds the record for most Belgium international appearances.

Jan Ceulemans, nicknamed Caje and Strong Jan, is Belgium's record captain.

The top 10 most capped players - players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

As of 12 October 2018. The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Most consecutive appearances 

Louis Carré, 50 games, from 22 May 1949 (vs  Wales) until 11 March 1956 (vs   Switzerland)

Most appearances as a substitute 

Dries Mertens, 31 caps^{[upper-alpha 6]}

Most times substituted off 

Eden Hazard, 42 caps^{[upper-alpha 6]}

Most games started on the bench 

Simon Mignolet, 67 games^{[upper-alpha 8]}

Most selections (playing + non-playing) 

Jan Vertonghen, 115 selections^{[upper-alpha 9]}

Most selections as an unused substitute 

Simon Mignolet, 67 selections^{[upper-alpha 8]}

Most selections as an unused substitute without ever earning a cap 

Koen Casteels (still active), 30 selections^{[upper-alpha 10]} & Jacques Duquesne, 16 selections

Most selections needed to earn first cap 

Jean Valet, 15 selections

Lowest caps to selections ratio (> 0) 

Jean Valet, 1/19

Most selections without ever being an unused substitute 

Wesley Sonck, 55 selections

Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game 

Tom Soetaers, 8 caps

Most appearances while never playing an entire game 

Adnan Januzaj (still active), 9 caps^{[upper-alpha 6]} & Tom Soetaers, 8 caps

Most appearances in the starting eleven 

Jan Vertonghen, 105 caps^{[upper-alpha 4]}

Most caps earned while not playing the entire game 

Dries Mertens^{[upper-alpha 5]}, 66 caps

Most caps earned while only playing entire games 

Bernard Voorhoof, 61 caps

Most caps earned while playing an entire game 

Jan Vertonghen, 95 caps^{[upper-alpha 5]}

Most caps without ever being substituted off 

Georges Heylens, 67 caps

Most caps without ever appearing as a substitute 

Eric Gerets, 86 caps

Most caps needed to first play an entire game 

Romelu Lukaku, 24 caps^{[upper-alpha 6]}

Most caps needed to first appear in the starting eleven 

Mbo Mpenza, 9 caps

Hector Goetinck was the player with the longest career span, and the first national manager with the Belgian nationality.

Longest Belgian career 

Hector Goetinck, 6402 days or 17 years, 6 months and 10 days between first (vs  France on 22 April 1906) and last cap (vs  England on 1 November 1923)

Shortest Belgian career 

Joris Van Hout, 2 minutes (on 16 October 2002 vs  Estonia)

Most consecutive calendar years of appearances 

Paul Van Himst (1960–'74) & Jan Ceulemans (1977–'91), 15 years

Longest wait between appearances 

Hector Goetinck, 3476 days or 9 years, 6 months and 27 days, between his 16th (vs  Netherlands on 26 April 1914) and his 17th and final cap (vs  England on 1 November 1923)

Appearances in three separate decades

• Georges Hebdin; 3 in the 1900s, 6 in the 1910s and 3 in 1920
• Hector Goetinck; 6 in the 1900s, 10 in the 1910s and 1 in 1923
• Bernard Voorhoof; 3 in 1928, 56 in the 1930s and 2 in 1940
• Vic Mees; 6 in 1949, 57 in the 1950s and 5 in 1960
• Wilfried Van Moer; 14 in the 1960s, 25 in the 1970s and 18 in the 1980s
• Jan Ceulemans; 10 in the 1970s, 75 in the 1980s and 11 in the 1990s
• Michel Preud'homme; 1 in 1979, 17 in the 1980s and 41 in the 1990s
• Eric Gerets; 19 in the 1970s, 57 in the 1980s and 10 in the 1990s
• Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 43 in the 1980s and 4 in the 1990s
• Filip De Wilde; 1 in 1989, 26 in the 1990s and 6 in 2000
• Danny Boffin; 2 in 1989, 39 in the 1990s and 14 in the 2000s
• Luc Nilis; 9 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 5 in 2000

Smallest number of caps needed to appear in three separate decades

Georges Hebdin, 10 caps (total number of caps obtained: 12)

First player to debut as a substitute 

Louis Van Hege, vs  France on 9 March 1919

Most times completed a game of 120 minutes 

Jan Ceulemans & Stéphane Demol, 4 games, both at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups

First appearance by a player who was playing abroad 

Raymond Braine (Sparta Prague, Czechoslovakia), vs  France on 14 April 1935

First appearance by a player who had never played for the senior team of a Belgian club 

Thomas Buffel, vs  Andorra on 12 October 2002

First appearance by a player born outside Belgium 

Eric Thornton (born in  England), vs  Netherlands on 30 April 1905

First appearance by a player born outside of Europe 

Luís Oliveira (born in  Brazil), vs  Tunisia on 26 February 1992

Last appearance by a player from a Belgian club outside the top division 

Paul Van Den Berg (Union), Belgian Second Division, vs  Portugal on 3 May 1964

Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of any country 

Radja Nainggolan (Piacenza), Italian Serie B, vs  Chile on 29 May 2009

Players who have never played for the first team of a Belgian club

Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen, Kevin Mirallas, Eden Hazard, Toby Alderweireld, Radja Nainggolan, Dedryck Boyata, Nacer Chadli, Divock Origi, Adnan Januzaj, Yannick Carrasco & Jason Denayer

Most appearances without ever playing for the first team of a Belgian club 

Jan Vertonghen, 110 caps^{[upper-alpha 4]}

Most appearances while active with a non-Belgian club 

Jan Vertonghen (Ajax & Tottenham), 110 caps^{[upper-alpha 4]}

Players appearing against the country of their birth 

• Stanley Vanden Eynde vs  Netherlands on 3 May 1931, 9 April 1933, 7 May 1933, 2 May 1937, and 27 February 1938
• Erwin Vandendaele vs  France on 15 November 1970, 12 October 1974 and 15 November 1975
• Branko Strupar vs  Croatia on 2 September 2000

Highest number of players born outside Belgium simultaneously on the field 

3 (Luís Oliveira, Gordan Vidović & Mbo Mpenza) vs  France on 27 May 1998

Players also appearing for another senior national team 

• Josip Weber, played 3 friendlies for  Croatia in 1992, but switched to the Belgian national team in 1994
• Mehdi Carcela-González played 2 friendlies for Belgium in 2009-2010, before opting for  Morocco in 2011
• Nacer Chadli, played 1 friendly for  Morocco in 2010, before opting for Belgium in 2011
• Ilombe Mboyo, played 1 friendly for  DR Congo in 2011, before opting for Belgium in 2012

Players capped while active outside of Europe 

• Émile Mpenza: Al Rayyan ( Qatar), 3 caps
• Laurent Ciman: Montreal Impact ( Canada), 10 caps & Los Angeles FC ( USA), 1 cap
• Axel Witsel: Tianjin Quanjian ( China), 16 caps
• Yannick Carrasco: Dalian Yifang ( China), 11 caps

Age-related

Youngest player

Fernand Nisot, 16 years and 19 days, on 30 April 1911 vs  Netherlands

These are all the players who debuted for the national football team of Belgium before the age of 18, their team at that time and their usual position

Fernand Nisot was Belgium's youngest player and the only who scored before the age of 17.

Oldest player 

Timmy Simons, 39 years, 11 months and 2 days, vs  Estonia on 13 November 2016

The top 10 oldest players for the national football team of Belgium, their team at that time and their usual position

Timmy Simons still made an international appearance at age 39.

Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Youngest goalkeeper 

Robert Hustin, 18 years, 6 months and 24 days, vs  France on 9 May 1905

Oldest debutant 

Dany Verlinden, 34 years, 10 months and 7 days, vs  Norway on 25 March 1998

Oldest outfield debutant 

Jozef Van Looy, 34 years, 2 months and 16 days, vs  England on 18 May 1950

Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals 

Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 3 months and 27 days, 1982 FIFA World Cup, vs  Poland on 28 June 1982

Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals 

Divock Origi, 19 years, 1 month and 30 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs  Algeria on 17 June 2014

Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals 

Lorenzo Staelens, 36 years, 1 months and 20 days, Euro 2000, vs  Turkey on 19 June 2000

Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals 

Enzo Scifo, 18 years, 3 months and 25 days, Euro 1984, vs  Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984

On major tournaments

Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad 

Jan Ceulemans (Euro 1980, World Cup 1982, Euro 1984, World Cup 1986 and World Cup 1990), Enzo Scifo (Euro 1984, World Cup 1986, World Cup 1990, World Cup 1994 and World Cup 1998) and Marc Wilmots (World Cup 1990, World Cup 1994, World Cup 1998, Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002), 5 tournaments

Most tournaments appeared in 

Jan Ceulemans (Euro 1980, World Cup 1982, Euro 1984, World Cup 1986, World Cup 1990) and Enzo Scifo (Euro 1984, World Cup 1986, World Cup 1990, World Cup 1994 and World Cup 1998), 5 tournaments

Most tournaments appeared in consecutively 

Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff and Erwin Vandenbergh, 4 tournaments (all played at Euro 1980, World Cup 1982, Euro 1984 and World Cup 1986)

Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals 

Jan Ceulemans, 23 caps

Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals 

Simon Mignolet, 17 selections

Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals without ever playing in a tournament 

Simon Mignolet 17 selections (still active), Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections

Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals 

Jef Jurion, 64 caps

Fewest appearances while still playing at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals 

Jacky Peeters & Branko Strupar, 17 caps

Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad 

Jef Jurion, 64 caps

Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without playing in the tournament 

Eric Van Meir, 3 tournaments (World Cup 1994, World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000) & Simon Mignolet (World Cup 2014, Euro 2016 & World Cup 2018)

Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without ever playing in a tournament 

Simon Mignolet (World Cup 2014 & Euro 2016 & World Cup 2018), 3 tournaments

Most appearances at the Olympic Games finals 

Jean de Bie, 6 caps (3 in 1920, 1 in 1924 and 2 in 1928)

First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades

None

General

^[24]

First goal 

Georges Quéritet vs  France on 1 May 1904

Most goals 

Romelu Lukaku (2010–present), 45 goals^{[upper-alpha 11]}

As of 12 October 2018, the players with the most goals for Belgium are:

(Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.)

Romelu Lukaku is the all-time top scorer with 45 goals.

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Players with the highest goals per game ratio (greater than one) 

As of 12 October 2018, the players with the highest goals per game ratio (greater than one) for Belgium are:

(Players with an equal goals per game ratio are ranked by the most goals scored.)

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Most goals in competitive matches 

Romelu Lukaku, 24

Jef Mermans scored in seven matches in a row.

Scoring in most consecutive matches 

Jef Mermans, 7 games in a row

Scoring in most consecutive matches starting with debut 

Alphonse Six & Maurice Willems, 3 games in a row

Most goals on debut 

Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994

Most games played while scoring in each one 

Maurice Willems, 3 games

Most goals in a single calendar year

Romelu Lukaku, 14 goals in 2018

Most goals scored by a defender 

Daniel Van Buyten (10)

Christian Piot, the only goalkeeper ever to score a goal for Belgium

Most goals scored by a goalkeeper 

Christian Piot (1)

First goal by a substitute 

François Van den Eynde, vs  Irish Free State on 25 February 1934

Most goals scored as a substitute 

Michy Batshuayi, 8 goals

Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game 

Bob Peeters, 3 goals vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001

Most appearances without ever scoring 

Thibaut Courtois^{[upper-alpha 6]}, 68 matches

Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring 

Georges Heylens, 67 matches

Most appearances needed to score his first goal 

Franky Van der Elst, 79 matches

Most goals scored in extra time 

• Alphonse Six, 1 goal vs  Netherlands on 13 May 1910
• Stéphane Demol, 1 goal vs  Soviet Union on 15 June 1986
• Nico Claesen, 1 goal vs  Soviet Union on 15 June 1986
• Romelu Lukaku, 1 goal vs  United States on 1 July 2014
• Kevin De Bruyne, 1 goal vs  United States on 1 July 2014

Latest moment in the game to score 

Alphonse Six vs  Netherlands on 13 May 1910, in the 114th minute

Latest moment in the game concede 

in the 119th minute

• Eddy de Neve ( Netherlands) on 13 April 1905
• David Platt ( England) on 26 June 1990

Goals in three separate decades

• Bernard Voorhoof; 1 in 1928, 28 in the 1930s and 1 in 1940
• Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 18 in the 1980s and 1 in 1991

First Belgian goalscorer at the King Baudouin Stadium 

August Hellemans (when it was still the Centenaire Stadium), Michaël Goossens (after it was renamed King Baudouin Stadium)

Scorers of own goals

Robert Hustin, Edgard Poelmans, Oscar Verbeeck, Émile Stijnen, Bob Paverick, Charles Saeys, Walter Meeuws, Régis Genaux, Philippe Albert, Timmy Simons, Olivier Deschacht, Bart Goor and Vincent Kompany

Hat-tricks

Most goals in a match 

• Robert De Veen, 5 goals vs  France on 30 April 1911
• Bert De Cleyn, 5 goals vs  Luxembourg on 23 February 1946
• Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994

Including unofficial games: Herbert Potts, 7 goals vs Netherlands B on 28 April 1901^[26]

Four goals in a match/Most goals in an away game 

• Marc Van Der Linden, vs  Luxembourg on 1 June 1989

Three goals in a match 

• at 36 occasions^{[upper-alpha 12]}, see the list of Belgium hat-tricks

Belgium's 'hat-trick hero' Robert De Veen scored three hat-tricks.

Most hat-tricks 

Robert De Veen, 3 times

Fastest hat-trick 

Robert De Veen, 22 minutes, vs  France on 30 April 1911

Fastest hat-trick as a substitute 

Bob Peeters, 30 minutes, vs  San Marino on 28 February 2001

Youngest player to score a hat-trick 

Jean Capelle, 18 years, 7 months and 10 days, vs  Denmark on 5 June 1932

Oldest player to score a hat-trick 

Josip Weber, 29 years, 6 months and 16 days, vs Zambia on 4 June 1994

Highest number of different players to score (at least) a hat-trick in the same game

• 2, Sylvain Brébart (3) and Jean Van Cant (3), vs Germany on 23 November 1913
• 2, Josip Weber (5) and Marc Degryse (3), vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
• 2, Thomas Meunier (3) and Romelu Lukaku (3), vs  Gibraltar on 31 August 2017

Hat-tricks at major tournaments 

Robert Coppée, vs Spain on 29 August 1920 (at the 1920 Olympics)

Penalties

First player to score a penalty 

Gaston Hubin vs  France on 28 January 1912

Most goals scored from penalties 

Eden Hazard, 7 goals

Most goals in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games^{[upper-alpha 13]} 

Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst all 1 goal vs  Spain on 22 June 1986

Most goals in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies

• Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst, all 1 goal vs  Spain on 22 June 1986
• Eric Van Meir, Vital Borkelmans, Mbo Mpenza and Philippe Vande Walle, all 1 goal vs  England on 29 May 1998

Fastest

In 2016, Christian Benteke scored the quickest ever goal in a competitive international so far, 8.1 seconds after kick-off.

Fastest goal from kickoff 

Christian Benteke, 8.1 seconds vs  Gibraltar on 10 October 2016^[27]

Fastest goal in debut match (since World War II) 

Tom Caluwé, 2 minutes and 52 seconds vs  Saudi Arabia on 11 May 2006^[28]

Fastest goal by a substitute 

Marc Wilmots, 1 minute and 4 seconds vs  France on 25 March 1992^[29]

Fastest goal at the World Cup finals 

Thomas Meunier, 3 minutes and 36 seconds vs  England on 14 July 2018

Fastest goal at the European Championship finals 

Toby Alderweireld, 9 minutes and 32 seconds vs  Hungary on 26 June 2016

Age-related

Oldest goalscorer 

Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 1 month and 27 days, vs Bulgaria on 28 April 1982

Youngest goalscorer 

Fernand Nisot, 16 years, 10 months and 27 days, vs  Netherlands on 10 March 1912

Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals 

Lei Clijsters, 33 years, 7 months and 11 days, 1990 FIFA World Cup, vs  Uruguay on 17 June 1990

Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals 

Divock Origi, 19 years, 2 months and 4 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs  Russia on 22 June 2014

Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals 

Julien Cools, 33 years, 4 months and 2 days, Euro 1980, vs Spain on 15 June 1980

Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals 

Émile Mpenza, 21 years, 11 months and 6 days, Euro 2000, vs  Sweden on 10 June 2000

On major tournaments

Most goals on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals 

Romelu Lukaku, 7 goals (1 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2 at Euro 2016 and 4 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup)

Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments

• 3 tournaments Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1 at Euro 1984 and 1 at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
• 3 tournaments Romelu Lukaku; 1 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2 at Euro 2016 and 4 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Most goals at the Olympic Games finals 

Robert Coppée (in 1920) and Raymond Braine (in 1928), 4 goals

Most goals in an Olympic Games finals match 

Robert Coppée, 3 goals vs Spain on 29 August 1920

FIFA World Cup

Most goals in a single World Cup tournament 

Romelu Lukaku (in 2018), 4 goals

Marc Wilmots (pictured) and Romelu Lukaku became Belgium's all-time top scorers at the World Cup with five goals.

Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments 

Marc Wilmots (in 1998, 2002) and Romelu Lukaku (in 2014, 2018), each 5 goals

Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign 

Romelu Lukaku, 11 goals (in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers)

Most goals in a single World Cup finals match 

• Bernard Voorhoof, 2 goals vs Germany on 27 May 1934
• Pol Anoul, 2 goals vs  England on 17 June 1954
• Wilfried Van Moer, 2 goals vs  El Salvador on 3 June 1970
• Marc Wilmots, 2 goals vs  Mexico on 20 June 1998
• Romelu Lukaku, 2 goals vs  Panama on 18 June 2018 and 2 goals vs  Tunisia on 23 June 2018
• Eden Hazard, 2 goals vs  Tunisia on 23 June 2018

Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match 

Marc Van Der Linden, 4 goals vs  Luxembourg on 1 June 1989

First goal in a World Cup finals match 

Bernard Voorhoof, 1934 FIFA World Cup vs Germany on 27 May 1934

First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign 

Jean Capelle, vs  Irish Free State on 25 February 1934

Most captaincies

Top-10 of players most often assigned as captain (at the start of an international game)

Jef Jurion, the second most serving Belgium captain, became Belgian champion nine times with Anderlecht.

Correct as of 12 October 2018 after the match against Iceland

Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Red cards

2 expulsions 

Eric Deflandre, Vincent Kompany and Axel Witsel

List of all Belgian players sent off once

Pierre Braine, Mathieu Bollen, Georges Heylens, Pierre Hanon, Walter Meeuws, Alexandre Czerniatynski, Philippe Albert, Pascal Renier, Gert Verheyen, Tjörven De Brul, Marc Wilmots, Filip De Wilde, Olivier De Cock, Bart Goor, Mousa Dembélé, Anthony Vanden Borre, Marouane Fellaini, Nicolas Lombaerts and Steven Defour

First player to get an expulsion 

Pierre Braine, vs  Czechoslovakia on 26 May 1927

First substitute to get an expulsion 

Mathieu Bollen, vs  Netherlands on 19 April 1959

First player to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards 

Walter Meeuws, vs  Netherlands on 14 October 1981

First substitute to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards 

None

Youngest player to get an expulsion 

Mousa Dembélé, 19 years, 2 months and 25 days, vs  Azerbaijan on 11 October 2006

Oldest player to get an expulsion 

Filip De Wilde, 35 years, 11 months and 14 days, vs  Turkey on 8 June 2000

Fastest expulsion by a starting player 

27 minutes, Eric Deflandre vs  Scotland on 24 March 2001

Fastest expulsion by a substitute 

3 minutes, Alexandre Czerniatynski, vs  Hungary on 6 June 1984

Fastest expulsion by receiving two yellow cards 

29 minutes, Eric Deflandre, vs  Spain on 9 October 2004

Shortest time between two yellow cards 

0 minutes, Eric Deflandre, vs  Spain on 9 October 2004

Highest number of expulsions of Belgian players in a single game 

2 expulsions: Eric Deflandre and Bart Goor, vs  Spain on 9 October 2004

Highest total number of expulsions in a single game 

3 expulsions: Georges Heylens (), Dobrivoje Trivić () and Dragan Džajić (), vs  Yugoslavia on 16 October 1968

Yellow cards

First player to get a yellow card 

Odilon Polleunis, vs Spain on 23 February 1969

First player to get a yellow card as a substitute 

François Van der Elst, vs  Netherlands on 25 April 1976

Youngest player to get a yellow card 

Anthony Vanden Borre, 17 years, 11 months and 14 days, vs  Spain on 8 October 2005

Oldest player to get a yellow card 

Franky Van der Elst, 36 years, 11 months and 23 days, vs  Romania on 22 April 1998

Highest total of yellow cards received 

17, Vincent Kompany

Penalties

Most saves in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games 

Jean-Marie Pfaff, 1 vs  Spain (penalty of Eloy Olaya) on 22 June 1986

Most saves in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies 

Philippe Vande Walle, 2 vs  England (penalties by Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand) on 29 May 1998

Most misses in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games 

None

Most misses in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies 

Enzo Scifo, 1 vs  England on 29 May 1998

Clean sheets

Thibaut Courtois holds the record for clean sheets.

Most clean sheets 

Thibaut Courtois, 34 clean sheets

Most clean sheets in competitive matches 

Thibaut Courtois, 26 clean sheets

Most clean sheets on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals 

Thibaut Courtois, 8 clean sheets (2 at the 2014 World Cup, 3 at Euro 2016 & 3 at the 2018 World Cup)

Most clean sheets in a single World Cup tournament 

Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets (2018)

Most clean sheets in total at World Cup tournaments 

Thibaut Courtois, 5 clean sheets (2 in 2014 & 3 in 2018)

Most clean sheets in a single European Championship tournament 

Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets (Euro 2016)

Most clean sheets in total at European Championship tournaments 

Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets (Euro 2016)

Most clean sheets in a single Olympic Games finals tournament 

Jean De Bie, 2 clean sheets (in 1920)

Most clean sheets in total at the Olympic Games finals 

Jean De Bie, 2 clean sheets (in 1920)