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General Information for Belgium

Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association | Koninklijke Belgiese Voetbal Bond
Founded
1895
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 2002
1.83m
Average age in 2002
27.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 2002
No jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Waseige, Robert (Coach)

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Waseige, Robert (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-08-26
Day of Death
2019-07-17
Place of Birth
Liège (Belgium)
Matches
10 (4 / 6)
Goto coach Robert Waseige

Anthuenis, Aimé (Coach)

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Anthuenis, Aimé (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-12-21
Place of Birth
Lokeren (Belgium)
Matches
4 (3 / 1)
Goto coach Aimé Anthuenis

Players of Belgium in 2002

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
De Vlieger, Geert 1971-10-16 Goalkeeper Netherlands Willem II Tilburg 13 0 0 0 0 0
Herpoel, Frédéric 1974-08-16 Goalkeeper Belgium KAA Gent 1 2 0 0 0 0
Van Buyten, Daniel 1978-02-07 Centre Back France Olympique Marseille 10 1 0 0 0 0
Van Kerckhoven, Nico 1970-12-14 Left Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 7 0 0 0 0 0
De Boeck, Glen 1971-08-22 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 6 1 1 0 0 0
Deflandre, Éric 1973-08-02 Right Back France Olympique Lyonnais 6 1 0 0 0 0
Peeters, Jacky 1969-12-13 Right Back Belgium KAA Gent 4 5 0 0 0 0
Van der Heyden, Peter 1976-07-16 Left Back Belgium Club Brugge 4 1 1 0 0 0
Van Meir, Eric 1968-02-28 Centre Back Belgium Standard Liège 3 3 0 0 0 0
Dheedene, Didier 1972-01-22 Left Back Austria Austria Wien 3 0 0 0 0 0
Clément, Philippe 1974-03-22 Centre Back Belgium Club Brugge 2 1 0 0 0 0
Valgaeren, Joos 1976-03-03 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 1 0 0 0 0
De Cock, Olivier 1975-11-09 Right Back Belgium Club Brugge 2 0 0 0 0 0
Vreven, Stijn 1973-07-18 Centre Back Netherlands FC Utrecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
Goor, Bart 1973-04-09 Left Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 13 1 3 0 0 0
Simons, Timmy 1976-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 13 1 0 0 0 0
Wilmots, Marc 1969-02-22 Attacking Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 9 0 4 0 0 0
Vanderhaeghe, Yves 1970-01-30 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 8 5 0 0 0 0
Walem, Johan 1972-02-01 Centre Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 7 0 1 0 0 0
Baseggio, Walter 1978-08-19 Centre Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 5 1 0 0 0 0
Englebert, Gaëtan 1976-06-11 Right Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 2 2 0 0 0 0
Buffel, Thomas 1981-02-19 Right Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
Boffin, Danny 1965-07-10 Left Midfielder Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 1 4 0 0 0 0
Vermant, Sven 1973-04-04 Attacking Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 4 0 0 0 0
Thijs, Bernd 1978-06-28 Defensive Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 0 4 0 0 0 0
Tanghe, Stefaan 1972-01-15 Right Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 2 1 0 0 0
Blondel, Jonathan 1984-04-03 Defensive Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 0 0 0 0
Daerden, Koen 1982-03-08 Centre Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 0 1 0 0 0 0
Soetaers, Tom 1980-07-21 Left Midfielder Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 0 1 0 0 0 0
Verheyen, Gert 1970-09-20 Right Winger Belgium Club Brugge 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sonck, Wesley 1978-08-09 Centre Forward Belgium KRC Genk 8 5 5 0 0 0
Mpenza, Mbo 1976-12-04 Centre Forward Belgium Excelsior Mouscron 5 4 0 0 0 0
Strupar, Branko 1970-02-09 Centre Forward England Derby County 2 3 0 0 0 0
Van Houdt, Peter 1976-11-04 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mpenza, Émile 1978-07-04 Centre Forward Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Peeters, Bob 1974-01-10 Centre Forward Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 0 1 0 0 0 0
Van Hout, Joris 1977-01-10 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Belgium in 2002

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2002-02-13
Belgium
Belgium
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
Belgium vs. Norway
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
2002-03-27
Greece
Greece
Belgium
Belgium
3:2 c
Greece vs. Belgium
Friendly
Kostas Davourlis Stadium
2002-04-17
Belgium
Belgium
Slovakia
Slovakia
1:1 c
Belgium vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
2002-05-14
Belgium
Belgium
Algeria
Algeria
0:0 c
Belgium vs. Algeria
Friendly
Stade Roi Baudouin
2002-05-18
France
France
Belgium
Belgium
1:2 c
France vs. Belgium
Friendly
Stade de France
2002-05-26
Belgium
Belgium
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1:0 c
Belgium vs. Costa Rica
Friendly
Kumamoto Athletics Stadium
2002-06-04
Japan
Japan
Belgium
Belgium
2:2 c
Japan vs. Belgium
World Cup 2002 - Group H
Saitama Stadium 2002
2002-06-09
Tunisia
Tunisia
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Tunisia vs. Belgium
World Cup 2002 - Group H
Ōita Bank Dome
2002-06-14
Belgium
Belgium
Russia
Russia
3:2 c
Belgium vs. Russia
World Cup 2002 - Group H
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2002-06-17
Brazil
Brazil
Belgium
Belgium
2:0 c
Brazil vs. Belgium
World Cup 2002 - Round of 16
Misaki Park Stadium
2002-08-21
Poland
Poland
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Poland vs. Belgium
Friendly
Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera
2002-09-07
Belgium
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:2 c
Belgium vs. Bulgaria
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Stade Roi Baudouin
2002-10-12
Andorra
Andorra
Belgium
Belgium
0:1 c
Andorra vs. Belgium
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
2002-10-16
Estonia
Estonia
Belgium
Belgium
0:1 c
Estonia vs. Belgium
Euro 2004 - Group 8
Lilleküla Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Belgium in 2002

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
50 13 14 23 72
France
France
37 12 8 17 75
Spain
Spain
17 5 2 10 19
Germany
Germany
17 4 1 12 22
Wales
Wales
17 8 5 4 28
Italy
Italy
16 2 4 10 18
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
14 11 3 0 44
England
England
14 4 4 6 21
Switzerland
Switzerland
13 8 1 4 31
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 12 1 0 34
Sweden
Sweden
12 7 2 3 17
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 5 2 5 18
Poland
Poland
12 6 3 3 17
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 22
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 2 1 27
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 2 5 18
Iceland
Iceland
11 11 0 0 41
Croatia
Croatia
10 4 3 3 8
Romania
Romania
10 5 2 3 16
Estonia
Estonia
10 9 0 1 32
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 11
Ireland
Ireland
10 3 7 0 16
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 3 3 16
Czechia
Czechia
9 4 2 3 10
Portugal
Portugal
9 2 3 4 8
England
England (Amateur)
9 2 1 6 14
Russia
Russia
8 6 2 0 19
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 46
Hungary
Hungary
8 6 2 0 20
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
8 5 3 0 20
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 4 1 3 19
USA
USA
7 6 0 1 15
Norway
Norway
7 5 2 0 14
Israel
Israel
7 6 0 1 16
Japan
Japan
6 2 2 2 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 10
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 0 1 11
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 3 2 10
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 15
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 3 0 2 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 3 2 0 6
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 4
Serbia
Serbia
5 4 0 1 9
Austria
Austria
4 2 2 0 10
Egypt
Egypt
4 1 0 3 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 1 2 1 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 2 1 1 8
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 14
Morocco
Morocco
4 2 0 2 6
South Korea
South Korea
4 3 1 0 6
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 1 0 2 2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 1 0 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 1 1 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 0 2 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Algeria
Algeria
3 2 1 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 4
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 0 2 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 9
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 2 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 2 0 0 5
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 0 1 1 0
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
Albania
Albania
2 1 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 7
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 6
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 13
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 3
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 9
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 2
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