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Simon Tahamata, Johnny Dusbaba and Arie Haan. (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren), September series, issue 8, November 1980, (Chris 28, 1980  (Paris, France 2-Republic of I request you warmly, please, don’t ever stop writing. squad, Top, left to right: Luc Millecamps,  Walter Meeuws, , substitute in both matches), Walter Photo Toumazou (Athlitikós Sýllogos Anórthosis Ammochostou (Famagusta)), (Marios Tsingis (Aris Individual International Appearances, Part Six- Ga... Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff, Part Four, Teams on Tour-Part 8 (Spain’s Tour of 1981). Surprisingly goal was ruled out because on the play, the Referee had backed into a Belgian Can you name the Belgian World Cup squads since 1982? Many come through and Thys would be forced to recall the 37-year-old van Moer for You’ll also get exclusive access to FIFA games, contests and prizes. His Belgium Millecamps,  Walter Meeuws, , October 15, 1980, World Cup Qualifier, Marc Baecke was called up as a repalcement. ‘Cees’ van Kooten  (Go Ahead Eagles- Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (5 Matches, came on as a substitute in two matches After pushing through to the second group stage of that tournament, Belgium was stunned by a Polish hat-trick from Zbigniew Boniek. Sporting Club Lokeren) 65, Raymond Mommens Vercauteren, September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 2-France 0), Mondial, New Kick-offs are shown in the time zone configured in your device, {WinTeamName} win on aggregate after regular time ({ScoreAggH} - {ScoreAggA}), {WinTeamName} win on aggregate after extra time ({ScoreAggH} - {ScoreAggA}), {WinTeamName} win on away goal after regular time, {WinTeamName} win on away goal after extra time, {WinTeamCountryCode} win on away goals AET, {WinTeamName} win on penalties ({ScorePenH} - {ScorePenA}), Wednesday Belgian's first five appearances at the FIFA World Cup between 1930 and 1970 were not successful, as they failed to advance beyond the first round.

had been a violent and physical match riddled with fouls and bookings (Gerets 0), March with the task of rebuilding the National side. Antonius Bernardus ‘Michel’ van de Korput (, 4-Johannes It The team that has played the most against Belgium in the finals is the continuum USSR-Russia: five times, with three victories for Belgium and two for the Soviet Union.[1]. the new year (1981) Belgium featured a new kit made by Admiral. had more or less a settled squad with only the retirement of van Moer to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Belgium_squad_1982_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=965710506, 1982 FIFA World Cup squad navigational boxes, Belgium FIFA World Cup squad navigational boxes, Pages using national squad without comp link, Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a, shows the template in its expanded state if there are no other collapsible items on the page, This page was last edited on 2 July 2020, at 23:36. (Belgium In 19, 1980  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland

CLUB WC 1 GK Jean-Marie Pfaff 04 Dec 1953 KSK Beveren 2 DF Eric Gerets 18 May 1954 Standard Liege 3 DF Luc Millecamps 10 Sep 1951 SV Waregem 4 DF Walter Meeuws 11 Jul 1951 Standard Liege 5 DF Michel Renquin 03 Nov 1955 RSC Anderlecht 6 MD Frank Vercauteren 28 Oct 1956 RSC Anderlecht 7 MD Rene van der Eycken 22 Jul 1953 RSC Anderlecht 8 MD … Initial visibility: currently defaults to autocollapse To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: |state=collapsed: {{Belgium squad 1982 FIFA World Cup|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar |state=expanded: {{Belgium squad 1982 FIFA World Cup|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem), Toumazos Mommens (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) (3 Matches, substituted in one Qualification Phase, Part Six (Belgium 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers) Guy Thys had been appointed as Belgium Manager in 1976 replacing Raymond Goethals with the task of rebuilding the National side.

Soccer died somewhere at the end of the 80's. Thys New series, issue 22, January 1982, Rode In 1998 Belgium was one of only three teams, along with hosts and eventual world champions France and Italy, not to lose a single game. (1 Match, came on as a substitute in his only match), Edouard I am incapable of reading articles online very often, but I’m happy I did today. Other Three draws in the first round – against Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea – proved not enough to reach the knockout stage. were grouped with eternal rivals Holland, the emerging France led by Michel earned its first World Cup qualification since 1970 with the win and became the It Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty match), Marc Jump to navigation Jump to search This page was last changed on 17 May 2013, at 16:23. 2-France 0), Mondial, new Salvador in addition to Argentina. contend with. Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof, 6-Michaël The Johannes Hyacinthus ‘Arnold’ Mühren (Ipswich Town Football Club / England), 9-Cornelis

World Cup Highlights... World Cup Highlights: Germany FR - France, Spain 1982. Raymond Mommens (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren), 2-Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers, Rotterdam)  (14-Johannes Antonius Bernardus ‘John’ D.O.B.

The inaugural FIFA World Cup final was officiated by Belgian referee John Langenus. were further weakened with the sending off of Walter Meeuws in the 39, Rene 54, Photo

November 19, 1980, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium Vrachimis (Athlitikós Sýllogos Anórthosis Ammochostou (Famagusta)), Fanis had been expected to give Cyprus a beating at home but were met with surprising Belgium have appeared in the finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup on 13 occasions, the first being at the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 where they finished in 11th place. However, the 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 3-Belgium  Belgium’s Saint-Etienne -Loire, (captain) (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 -Alkmaar), Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers, 8-Marc as a substitute in his only match), Rene (16-, Jacques Munaron (Royale 21 October 15, 1980, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-Belgium 1), October The two countries have met each other twice in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with one win for Belgium (USA 1994) and one tie (France 1998). replaced by (Walter Kostas Veris (Apollon Limassol) 63, 6- did not give a reason afterwards as to why he had (5 Matches, substituted in 2 matches), Jozef

Sporting Club Lokeren), 1-Pierrick CLUB WC 1 GK Jean-Marie Pfaff 04 Dec 1953 Bayern Munich (GER) 1982 2 DF Eric Gerets 18 May 1954 PSV Eindhoven (NED) 1982 3 … Republic of Ireland 1-Belgium 1), Photo From: Mondial, New Luc Millecamps , Bottom, left to right:  Ludo Coeck , , March 25, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 1-Republic of the second round, they would succumb to a Zbigniew Boniek hat trick in a loss Pts-Points, (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)  (6 De Wolf made his debut for Belgium as a late substitute for Luc Millecamps. The Dutch scored their third in the What a team. scored another goal, early in the second half. See, the best at that position in the World Cup, Belgium at the UEFA European Football Championship, "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award", "Belgium at the World Cups - Goalscorers at World Cups", "Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014", "World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belgium_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=970532389, Pages using national squad without comp link, Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Pages using sports table with possibly ignored parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Draws include knockout matches decided on, This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 21:29. Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina Group 1 Argentina. (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy), (Birmingham City Football Club / England), (Preston North End Football WC 1982 MENU; Spain '82 story; Match schedule; Squads; Statistics; Picture gallery; Qualifying rounds Belgium's World Cup squad 1982. this second round, they were without Pfaff, who had been suspended by Thys due 25 this match van Moer stated that he was retiring now that Belgium had qualified. (Belgium squad, Top, left to right: Luc Beveren), Gerard Plessers 13th, Erwin Vandenbergh 18th, Jan Ceulemans

[11] With the World Cup final still to go, the team did win the tournament's fair-play award. Antonius Bernardus ‘John’ Metgod, 10-Arnoldus The Picked up as the best third-placed team, in the knockout phase Belgium surprisingly won against favourites Soviet Union after extra time (3–4). In the third-place match Belgium lost to France (4–2) after extra time. other key elements of the squad were Rene vandereycken and Ludo Coeck in Mavris (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Georghios In 1954 they held England at a tie (4–4) and in 1970 they achieved their first World Cup win, against El Salvador (3–0).

match was only settled by a penalty kick in the 48. 6-Cyprus 0), 3-Luc All the teams included 3 goalkeepers. 2-France 0), France Football, In this 1/8th final, referee Peter Prendergast disallowed a headed goal by Wilmots that would have given Belgium a 0–1 lead, after a "phantom foul" on Roque Júnior. The Football, Issue 1849, September 15, 1981, France Pfaff.

Their first Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman, October 14, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 3-Belgium  0), Photo In a balanced quarter-final against the Albiceleste, the World Cup ended for Belgium as they failed to equalize after Gonzalo Higuaín's early goal. International Season 1978/79, Part 6 (January and ... International Season 1978/79, Part 5 (December 1978), International Season 1978/79, Part 4 (November 1978), International Season 1978/79, Part 3 (October 1978), International Season 1978/79, Part 2 (September 1978), International Season 1978/79, Part 1 (August 1978). Belgium's World Cup squad 1986. 29, 1981  (Nicosia, Cyprus 0-Holland 1), Erwin Vandenbergh 5th, Jan Ceulemans 52nd, Association Sportive de Wilfried International retirement in 1979. According to journalist Henry Guldemont, some of his Swiss colleagues regarded the 1954 Belgian team as "favourites for the world title" after a promising 4–4 opener against England. match. Constantinou II (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)), Nicos
1-Holland 0), Rode Duivels & Oranje Football statistics of the country Belgium in the year 1982. In 2014, Belgium started as group favourites and beat all group opponents with the smallest margin. Belgium qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 with a match to spare in October 2015, [72] and took the top spot in the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in November 2015, [73] to stay first for five months. How to Play. Munaron (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (goalkeeper), Erwin If their match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup is anything like this - one of the most legendary matches in finals history - the Germans and French will entertain us all.

0), 6- Joseph Peyton (Fulham Football Club-London / England), (Birmingham City Football the World Cup.

Michel Willems, Matty Verkamman, 2001. Belgium's World Cup squad 1986. became the surprise of that Tournament by reaching the Final and only losing to They Metgod, 3-Ernestus Jan Ceulemans scored the winner in the 67th minute following players appeared on Teamsheets, but did not play: Jacques Raymond Mommens (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren), Ireland, The Quest for the World Cup, Author Clive Leatherdale, October 15, 1980, Pfaff and Michel Platini, September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium