Belgium are preparing for their 15th FIFA World Cup appearance and their fourth consecutive tournament.
After a disappointing group-stage exit at Qatar 2022, the Red Devils will head to FIFA World Cup 2026โข determined to rebuild their reputation.
Belgiumโs best World Cup finish came in 2018, when they secured third place in Russia after one of the greatest campaigns in the nationโs football history.
Rudi Garcia became Belgium head coach in January 2025 following the departure of Domenico Tedesco.
The French coach quickly restored confidence after guiding Belgium through a dramatic UEFA Nations League play-off comeback against Ukraine.
Garcia brings plenty of club-level experience, having managed Lille, Roma, Marseille, Lyon and Napoli.
His biggest club achievement came with Lille, where he won the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in the 2010-11 season.
Belgium qualified for FIFA World Cup 2026โข by topping Group J in the UEFA preliminaries.
Under Garcia, the Red Devils recorded five wins and three draws across eight matches.
They sealed qualification in style with a dominant 7-0 victory over Liechtenstein in their final group match.
Belgium were one of the nations that competed at the first-ever FIFA World Cup in Uruguay 1930.
The Red Devils exited at the group stage after defeats to USA and Paraguay.
Although they did not progress, Belgium became part of the tournamentโs earliest football history.
Belgiumโs Qatar 2022 campaign ended in major disappointment.
They opened with a narrow 1-0 win over Canada, but followed it with a 2-0 defeat to Morocco.
Needing a victory against Croatia to advance, Belgium could only manage a goalless draw and were eliminated at the group stage.
The result marked the painful end of an era for Belgiumโs famous golden generation.
Marc Wilmots and Romelu Lukaku share Belgiumโs World Cup scoring record with five goals each.
Wilmots scored across the 1998 and 2002 tournaments, while Lukaku found the net at Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.
Lukaku remains Belgiumโs all-time leading international goalscorer and could move clear at the top if he scores at FIFA World Cup 2026โข.
Enzo Scifo holds Belgiumโs record for most FIFA World Cup appearances with 17 matches.
The gifted midfielder featured across four tournaments between 1986 and 1998.
His performances at Mexico 1986 helped Belgium reach the semi-finals and remain a major part of the nationโs football history.
Belgiumโs 1986 World Cup campaign remains one of the countryโs most iconic football achievements.
The Red Devils battled through dramatic knockout matches against the Soviet Union and Spain before reaching the semi-finals.
Although Diego Maradonaโs Argentina ended their dream, Belgiumโs fourth-place finish stood as their best World Cup result for more than 30 years.
That record was finally surpassed at Russia 2018, when Belgium defeated Brazil in the quarter-finals and later beat England to finish third.
With Rudi Garcia leading the team into a new era, Belgium arrive at FIFA World Cup 2026โข hoping to move beyond the disappointment of Qatar.
The Red Devils still have enough talent, experience and attacking quality to make another serious impact on the world stage.
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