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General Information for Belgium

Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association | Koninklijke Belgiese Voetbal Bond
Founded
1895
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1968
1.74m
Average age in 1968
25.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1968
No jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Goethals, Raymond (Coach)

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Goethals, Raymond (Coach)

Day of Birth
1921-10-07
Day of Death
2004-12-06
Place of Birth
Vorst (Belgium)
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Raymond Goethals

Vanden Stock, Constant (Coach)

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Vanden Stock, Constant (Coach)

Day of Birth
1914-06-13
Day of Death
2008-04-19
Place of Birth
Anderlecht (Belgium)
Goto coach Constant Vanden Stock

Players of Belgium in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Boone, Fernand 1934-08-01 Goalkeeper Belgium FC Brugeois 5 0 0 - - -
Trappeniers, Jean 1942-01-13 Goalkeeper Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 0 0 - - -
Dewalque, Nico 1945-09-20 Centre Back Belgium Standard Liège 7 0 0 - - -
Heylens, Georges 1941-08-08 Right Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 0 - - -
Thissen, Jean 1946-04-21 Left Back Belgium Standard Liège 7 0 0 - - -
Plaskie, Jean 1941-08-24 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 5 0 0 - - -
Peeters, Alfons 1943-01-21 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 0 0 - - -
Beurlet, Jacques 1944-12-21 Right Back Belgium Standard Liège 2 0 0 - - -
Jeck, Léon 1947-02-09 Centre Back Belgium Standard Liège 2 0 0 - - -
Cornelis, Jean 1941-08-02 Left Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 0 0 - - -
Stassart, André 1937-09-29 Centre Back Belgium Racing White Bruxelles 1 0 0 - - -
Polleunis, Odilon 1943-05-01 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 6 0 6 - - -
Van Moer, Wilfried 1945-03-01 Centre Midfielder Belgium Standard Liège 6 0 0 - - -
Dockx, Jean 1941-05-24 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Racing White Bruxelles 4 1 0 - - -
Verheyen, Jan 1944-07-09 Centre Midfielder Belgium Beerschot VAV 2 0 0 - - -
Hanon, Pierre 1936-12-29 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 1 0 - - -
Bettens, Prudent 1943-07-04 Midfielder Belgium KSV Waregem 1 0 0 - - -
Devrindt, Johan 1944-04-14 Centre Forward Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 7 - - -
Van Himst, Paul 1943-10-02 Centre Forward Belgium RSC Anderlecht 5 0 0 - - -
Puis, Wilfried 1943-02-18 Left Winger Belgium RSC Anderlecht 4 0 3 - - -
Semmeling, Léon 1940-02-04 Right Winger Belgium Standard Liège 3 1 1 - - -
Claessen, Roger 1941-09-26 Striker Germany Alemannia Aachen 3 0 0 - - -
Thio, Johny 1944-09-02 Right Winger Belgium FC Brugeois 2 0 0 - - -
Ritzen, Leon 1939-01-17 Striker Belgium Beerschot VAV 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Belgium in 1968

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-06-19
Finland
Finland
Belgium
Belgium
1:2 c
Finland vs. Belgium
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Helsingin olympiastadion
1968-10-09
Belgium
Belgium
Finland
Finland
6:1 c
Belgium vs. Finland
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Regenboogstadion
1968-10-16
Belgium
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3:0 c
Belgium vs. Yugoslavia
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Lotto Park
1968-12-11
Spain
Spain
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Spain vs. Belgium
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
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Match Progress for Belgium in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Belgium

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
45 12 12 21 71
France
France
37 12 8 17 75
Spain
Spain
17 5 2 10 19
Germany
Germany
17 4 1 12 22
Wales
Wales
17 8 5 4 28
Italy
Italy
16 2 4 10 18
England
England
14 4 4 6 21
Switzerland
Switzerland
13 8 1 4 31
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
13 10 3 0 39
Cyprus
Cyprus
12 11 1 0 32
Sweden
Sweden
12 7 2 3 17
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 22
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 2 1 27
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 2 5 18
Poland
Poland
11 5 3 3 15
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 11
Estonia
Estonia
10 9 0 1 32
Ireland
Ireland
9 3 6 0 15
Portugal
Portugal
9 2 3 4 8
England
England (Amateur)
9 2 1 6 14
Croatia
Croatia
9 3 3 3 6
Turkey
Turkey
9 3 3 3 16
Romania
Romania
9 4 2 3 14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
9 4 2 3 12
Czechia
Czechia
9 4 2 3 10
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 46
Hungary
Hungary
8 6 2 0 20
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
8 5 3 0 20
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 4 1 3 19
Russia
Russia
8 6 2 0 19
Iceland
Iceland
7 7 0 0 28
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 1 0 15
USA
USA
6 5 0 1 10
Japan
Japan
6 2 2 2 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 10
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 0 1 11
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 0 4 4
Serbia
Serbia
5 4 0 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 3 0 2 7
Norway
Norway
5 3 2 0 10
Mexico
Mexico
5 1 2 2 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 3 2 0 6
Israel
Israel
5 4 0 1 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 2 1 1 8
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 14
Morocco
Morocco
4 2 0 2 6
South Korea
South Korea
4 3 1 0 6
Egypt
Egypt
4 1 0 3 4
Austria
Austria
4 2 2 0 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 1 2 1 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 3
Algeria
Algeria
3 2 1 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 1 0 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 1 1 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 0 2 5
Albania
Albania
2 1 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 1 0 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 13
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 0 2 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 9
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 2 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 0 1 1 0
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 15
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 9
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 2
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 1 0 0 3
Australia
Australia
1 1 0 0 2
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
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