World Cup 2018: Belgium team profile
Thursday 22 March 2018 13:23, UK
From fixtures and fun facts to the key men, all you need to know about Belgium ahead of this summer's World Cup.
Manager: Roberto Martinez
Star man: Eden Hazard - The Chelsea forward scored six goals in qualifying for Belgium, and is expected to captain the side in Russia.
How they qualified: Group H winners in European qualifying, winning nine games and drawing one, scoring a staggering 43 goals in the process.
History: 12 World Cup appearances to date, with their best showing coming in 1986 when reaching the semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Argentina.
Fun fact: Belgium's last eight World Cup goals have come in the 70th minute or after.
Best World Cup moment: A shock 1-0 group-stage win in 1982 against a Diego Maradona-led Argentina side, who were the reigning world champions. Erwin Vandenbergh scored in front of a 95,000-strong crowd at the Nou Camp, in what was the opening game of the tournament in Spain.
Player you've never heard of: Laurent Ciman - The defender, now of Los Angeles FC, impressed for Montreal Impact between 2015 and 2017, featuring in two MLS All-Star games (2015 and 2016).
Kit: Home - red; Away - yellow.
Group G fixtures: Panama (4pm, June 18, Sochi), Tunisia (1pm, June 23, Moscow), England (7pm, June 28, Kaliningrad)
