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Belgium

A statistical overview of Belgium's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 30 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 0
Tournament entries: 21
Legends tracked: 30

Capital: Brussels
Population: 11.8M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 85 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 30
Average OVR: 85
Peak OVR: 87
Average height: 180 cm
Average speed: 81
Average first touch: 82

Composition

Position distribution

30 total

Goalkeepers3 · 10%

Defenders9 · 30%

Midfielders11 · 37%

Attackers7 · 23%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 723%
Right: 2377%
Unknown: 00%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1980s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRHazard, EdenPfaff, Jean-MariePreud'homme, Michel87 OVR3 players tied

National-team scorerHazard, Eden33 goals126 caps

Most national capsVertonghen, Jan157 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioCoppens, Rik0.44 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scorePuis, Wilfried89 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthFellaini, Marouane91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchScifo, Enzo94 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1980s10 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches67

Win rate34.3%

Goal difference-19

Won: 2334%
Drawn: 1218%
Lost: 3248%

Goals for: 91
Goals against: 110
World Cup: 14appearances
Continental: 7appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Belgium's football tradition through these recurring themes.

dynamic attacking
technical versatility
counter-pressing
individual talent
transition-focused

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Brussels

Player index

Explore every Belgium legend

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