Belgium: all their EURO records and stats
Friday 2 July 2021
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Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs, group stage stats and more.
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GENERAL
Best result: Runners-up 1980
EURO appearances: 6
EURO hosts: 2000 (co-hosts, group stage)
Overall record: P22 W11 D2 L9 F31 A28
Group stage record: P15 W8 D2 L5 F20 A18
Knockout record: P7 W3 D0 L4 F11 A10
EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Did not participate
1964 Did not qualify
1968 Did not qualify
1972 Third place
1976 Did not qualify
1980 Runners-up
1984 Group stage
1988 Did not qualify
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Did not qualify
2000 Group stage
2004 Did not qualify
2008 Did not qualify
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Quarter-finals
2020 Quarter-finals
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory
4-0: Belgium vs Hungary, 26/06/2016 (round of 16)
Heaviest defeat
5-0: France vs Belgium, 16/06/1984 (group stage)
Highest scoring draw
1-1: Belgium vs England, 12/06/1980 (group stage)
Highest scoring game
5 goals: 0-5 vs France, 16/06/1984 (group stage)
5 goals: 2-3 vs Denmark, 19/06/1984 (group stage)
Most goals scored at a EURO
9 in 5 games in 2016 and 2020 (av. 1.80)
Fewest goals scored at a EURO
2 in 3 games in 2000 (av. 0.67)
Most different goalscorers at a EURO
7: 2016
Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
2: 2000
GROUP STAGE RECORDS
Appearances: 5 (1980, 1984, 2000, 2016, 2020)
Qualified from group: 3 (1980, 2016, 2020)
Group winners: 2 (1980, 2020)
Group runners-up: 1 (2016)
Unbeaten group stage: 2 (1980, 2020)
Winless group stage: 0
Best group record: W3 D0 L0 F7 A1 (2020)
Worst group record: W1 D0 L2 F4 A8 (1984)
Fewest points to qualify: 4 (1980)
Most points without qualifying: 3 (2000)
Biggest victories
3-0: Belgium vs Republic of Ireland, 18/06/2016
3-0: Belgium vs Russia, 12/06/2021
Heaviest defeat
5-0: France vs Belgium, 16/06/1984
Highest scoring games
5 goals: 0-5 vs France, 16/06/1984
5 goals: 3-2 vs Denmark, 19/06/1984
Most group goals scored
7: 2020
Most group goals conceded
8: 1984
Fewest group goals conceded
1: 2020
Fewest group goals scored
2: 2000
KNOCKOUT RECORDS
Round of 16
P2 W2 L0
Quarter-finals
P2 W0 L2
Semi-finals
P1 W0 L1
Third-place play-offs
P1 W1 L0
Finals
P1 W0 L1
Biggest victory
4-0: Belgium vs Hungary, 26/06/2016 (round of 16)
Heaviest defeat
3-1: Wales vs Belgium, 01/07/2016 (quarter-finals)
Highest scoring games
4 goals: 4-0 vs Hungary, 26/06/2016 (round of 16)
4 goals: 1-3 vs Wales, 01/07/2016 (quarter-finals)
Extra time
N/A
PLAYER RECORDS
Most appearances
10 Thibaut Courtois
10 Romelu Lukaku
9 Toby Alderweireld
9 Kevin De Bruyne
9 Eden Hazard
9 Dries Mertens
9 Thomas Meunier
9 Thomas Vermaelen
9 Axel Witsel
Most goals
6 Romelu Lukaku
2 Jan Ceulemans
2 Thorgan Hazard
2 Radja Nainggolan
Most tournaments with goal
2 Jan Ceulemans (1980, 1984)
2 Romelu Lukaku (2016, 2020)
PENALTIES
ALL EURO FIXTURES
1972
14/06/1972: Belgium 1-2 Germany (semi-finals, Deurne)
17/06/1972: Hungary 1-2 Belgium (third-place play-off, Liege)
1980
12/06/1980: Belgium 1-1 England (group, Turin)
15/06/1980: Belgium 2-1 Spain (group, Milan)
18/06/1980: Italy 0-0 Belgium (group, Rome)
22/06/1980: Belgium 1-2 Germany (final, Rome)
1984
13/06/1984: Belgium 2-0 Serbia (group, Lens Agglo)
16/06/1984: France 5-0 Belgium (group, Nantes)
19/06/1984: Denmark 3-2 Belgium (group, Strasbourg)
2000
10/06/2000: Belgium 2-1 Sweden (group, Brussels)
14/06/2000: Italy 2-0 Belgium (group, Brussels)
19/06/2000: Turkey 2-0 Belgium (group, Brussels)
2016
13/06/2016: Belgium 0-2 Italy (group, Lyon)
18/06/2016: Belgium 3-0 Republic of Ireland (group, Bordeaux)
22/06/2016: Sweden 0-1 Belgium (group, Nice)
26/06/2016: Hungary 0-4 Belgium (round of 16, Toulouse)
01/07/2016: Wales 3-1 Belgium (quarter-finals, Lille Métropole)
2020
12/06/2021: Belgium 3-0 Russia (group, St Petersburg)
17/06/2021: Denmark 1-2 Belgium (group, Copenhagen)
21/06/2021: Finland 0-2 Belgium (group, St Petersburg)
27/06/2021: Belgium 1-0 Portugal (round of 16, Seville)
02/07/2021: Belgium 1-2 Italy (quarter-finals, Munich)