The best
achievements from
Belgium in
international
tournaments so far
were the
qualification for
six successive World
Cups between 1982
and 2002 including a
fourth place finish
in 1986, the title
of European
runners-up in 1980
and the 1920 Olympic
Football Gold Medal
on home ground.
Other notable
prestations are
their four victories
over reigning world
champions: 2–0
against West Germany
in 1954, 5–1 against
Brazil in 1963, 1–0
against Argentina in
1982 and 2–1 against
France in 2002
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