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NICKNAME: The Red Devils
MANAGER: Roberto Martinez
MOST CAPS: Jan Vertonghen- 99 matches from 2007
TOP SCORER: Romelu Lukaku- 33 goals from 2010
HOST NATION: -
WORLD CUP RECORD: 13th
World Cup for Belgium, first was in 1930.
BEST RESULT: Their best result is 4th place from 1986. They were in
group B with Mexico, Paraguay and Iraq. They finished 3rd with win (Iraq), draw
(Paraguay) and lost (Mexico). They were best 3rd placed nation so they went
into knock-out stage. In round of 16 Belgium faced Soviet Union. 7 goals were
scored in that match. 4 in regular time and 3 in extra time. Belgium were
better 4 to 3. In next round they played against Spain and match went on PKs
after 1-1 in regular time. Belgium scored all their penalties while Spain
missed one. In semi-final Argentina was better with two goals from Maradona. France
lost in other semi-final match. France was better in a match for 3rd place with
4 to 2 (2-2 in regular time).
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