After confirming what he promised at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, staying with a historic third place (his best World Cup ranking), Belgium will seek to repeat or even better that feat with a select featured in the first place in the FIFA ranking.
However, the Belgians have unanswered questions, especially connected to the recession they are going through in their clubs some fundamental names (Hazard, Lukaku), as well as some mistakes in 2021 when you face the best European teams: between the Euros and the League of Nations they lost two straight games to Italy and France in just three months.
Then, a review of all the information surrounding the selected directed by the Spaniards Robert Martinez.
Belgium’s group at the Qatar 2022 World Cup
| Equipment | Region | FIFA ranking | Previous entries | better result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Europe | 2nd | 13 | 3rd (2018) |
| Canada | North America | 41° | 1 | 24th (1986) |
| Morocco | Africa | 22° | 5 | 11th (1986) |
| Croatia | Europe | 12th | 5 | 2nd (2018) |
World Cup Qatar 2022 calendar and schedule of matches
- November 23 vs. Canada: 13:00 CDMX | 14:00 Eastern US | 16:00 Argentina | 20:00 Spain
- November 27 vs. Morocco: 7:00 CDMX | 8:00 Eastern US | 10:00 Argentina | 14:00 Spain
- December 1 vs. Croatian: 9:00 CDMX | 10:00 AM Eastern US | 12:00 Argentina | 16:00 Spain
The present of Belgium
- FIFA Ranking: 2nd (October 2022).
- How did you qualify for the World Cup? Won group E of the European Qualifiers.
- Show in 2021 (PICKET): 11-3-3 (39 GF, 15 GC, +24).
- Performance in 2022: 4-2-2 (16 GF, 10 GC, +6).
Belgium’s World Cup Qatar 2022 squad list
On Thursday, November 10, Belgium selected the 26 players who will represent the country at the World Cup.
| Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Simon Mignolet | Goalkeeper | witches |
| Koen Castels | Goalkeeper | Wolfsburg (Germany) |
| Toby Alderweireld | Advocate | Royal Antwerp |
| Arthur’s Theatre | Advocate | Stade Rennes (France) |
| Wout Faes | Advocate | Leicester City (England) |
| Jan Vertonghen | Advocate | Anderlecht |
| Thomas Meunier | Advocate | Borussia Dortmund |
| Timothy Castagne | Advocate | Leicester City (England) |
| Zenon Debast | Advocate | Anderlecht |
| Kevin De Bruyne | average | Manchester City (England) |
| Hans Vanaken | average | witches |
| Yuri Tielemans | average | Leicester City (England) |
| Leander Dendocker | average | Aston Villa (England) |
| Amadou Onana | average | Everton (England) |
| Yannick Carrasco | average | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| Axel Witzel | average | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| Charles of Ketelaeri | average | Milan, Italy) |
| Leander Trossard | average | Brighton (England) |
| Thorgan Hazard | average | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| Romelou Loukakos | Forward | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| Michy Batshuayi | Forward | Fenerbahce (Turkey) |
| Drains Merten | Forward | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| Eden Hazard | Forward | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Lois Openda | Forward | Lens (France) |
| Jeremy Doku | Forward | Stade Rennes (France) |
Regular team of Belgium
Thibaut Courtois? Toby Alderweireld, Jason Denayer, Jan Vertonghen; Thomas Meunier, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco; Kevin DeBruyne, Eden Hazard? Romelou Loukakos.
The figure of Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
For the City star it will be his third World Cup And while Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku garnered most of the attention and praise at Russia 2018, the slump experienced by both places De Bruyne as the greater hope that the Belgians can strike another blow.
There are few midfielders in the world more complete than the native of Drongen, who will be engine from those of Martinez in Qatar. Both when it comes to getting into the opposition area, shooting from distance, feeding forwards and handling set pieces. Will it be your World Cup? Probably it is the only thing missing cement its place as one of the best on the planet.
Belgium coach: Roberto Martinez
- Nationality: Spanish.
- Age: 49 years old.
- Employee: August 3, 2016.
- Office Record (GEP): 55-12-9.
- Titles in force: No one.
- Most Notable Win: 2-1 over Brazil, 2018 World Cup quarter finals.
The history of Belgium in the World Cup
| Version | Campus | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Uruguay | 11th |
| 1934 | Italy | 15° |
| 1938 | France | 13th |
| 1950 | Brazil | – |
| 1954 | Swiss | 12th |
| 1958 | Sweden | – |
| 1962 | Capsicum | – |
| 1966 | England | – |
| 1970 | Mexico | 10° |
| 1974 | Germany | – |
| 1978 | Argentina | – |
| 1982 | Spain | 10° |
| 1986 | Mexico | 4th |
| 1990 | Italy | 11th |
| 1994 | USA | 11th |
| 1998 | France | 19th |
| 2002 | Korea and Japan | 14th |
| 2006 | Germany | – |
| 2010 | South Africa | – |
| 2014 | Brazil | 6th |
| 2018 | Russia | 3rd |
| World Cups played: 13 | ||
| The best performance: 3rd (2018) | ||
Belgium in the European Qualifiers
Results
| Opponent | Condition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh | Local | 3-1 |
| The Czech Republic | Visitor | 1-1 |
| Belarus | Local | 8-0 |
| Estonia | Visitor | 5-2 |
| The Czech Republic | Local | 3-0 |
| Belarus | Visitor | 1-0 |
| Estonia | Local | 3-1 |
| Welsh | Visitor | 1-1 |
Classification – Group E
| Pos. | Equipment | PTS | pjs | GP | P.E | PP | GF | CG | DG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | twenty | 8 | 6 | two | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 |
| two | Welsh | fifteen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| 3 | The Czech Republic | 14 | 8 | 4 | two | two | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| 4 | Estonia | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Twenty-one | -12 |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 |
Statistics of Belgium in the European Qualifiers
| category | Player | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| targets | R. Loukakou | 5 |
| It helps | H. Vanaken | 4 |
| Property | T. Alderweireld, J. Denayer | 6 |
| Minutes | J. Denayer | 540 |
