On our way to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar we are analyzing all the teams that have qualified for it.
These are 10 curiosities that you probably did not know about the Belgium team:
It is one of the few teams that will play the World Cup in Qatar that does not have a coach born in their country. Roberto Martinez is Spanish.
It is curious that it shares a nickname with a football club. Both Manchester United and the Belgian national team took over the nickname of “the red devils”.
The official stadium of the Belgium national team is the King Baudouin stadium located in Brussels, the country’s capital.
The top scorer in the history of the national team and its captain are the same person: Romelu Lukaku, who has just lived through a fateful season in London.
In the qualifying phase for the last European Championship they achieved the largest victory in their history. They beat the San Marino team 9-0.
They have participated in 14 world championships since 1930 and their best result was in the last one held in Russia where they achieved a third place. Bronze more than deserved.
They have only played six European Championships but in 1980 they managed to sneak into the final. They ended up losing but got a great second place.
In the only football tournament in which they have touched glory was in the 1920 Olympics where they took the gold medal.
They have many renowned players in their ranks, but the most outstanding is the one who today is considered the best goalkeeper in the world: Thibaut Courtois.
In the FIFA world ranking it has been the best team for several years, currently it is in second place only behind Brazil, whom it follows very closely.
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