Team history
Belgium World Cup history
Belgium have appeared in 14 men's World Cup tournaments from 1930 to 2022.
Overall record
2026 qualification
How did they qualify?
- Route
- UEFA Group J winners
- Qualified
- 18 November 2025
- Goals for per game
- 3.63
- Goals against per game
- 0.88
Record
Tournament match record
Matches
51W-D-L
22-9-20Goals
69-74Goal difference -5Goals per game
1.35Timeline
Tournament-by-tournament performance
| Year | Host | Performance | Matches | Goals | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Group stage | 3 | 1-2 | 0.33 |
| 2018 | Russia | Third place | 7 | 16-6 | 2.29 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Quarter-finals | 5 | 6-3 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | Korea,Japan | Round of 16 | 4 | 6-7 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | France | Group stage | 3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| 1994 | United States | Round of 16 | 4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| 1990 | Italy | Round of 16 | 4 | 6-4 | 1.5 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Fourth place | 7 | 12-15 | 1.71 |
| 1982 | Spain | Second group stage | 5 | 3-5 | 0.6 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Group stage | 3 | 4-5 | 1.33 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Group stage | 2 | 5-8 | 2.5 |
| 1938 | France | Round of 16 | 1 | 1-3 | 1 |
| 1934 | Italy | Round of 16 | 1 | 2-5 | 2 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Group stage | 2 | 0-4 | 0 |
