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Selection 1998 of Belgium
Goalkeeper:
Dany Verlinden (FC Bruges), Filip De Wilde (RCS Anderlecht), Philippe Vande Walle (Alost).
Defenders:
Philippe Clément (Gand), Eric Deflandre (FC Bruges), Gordan Vidovic (Mouscron), Lorenzo Staelens (RSC Anderlecht), Eric Van Meir (FC Lierse), Bertrand Crasson (Naples), Glen de Boeck (Anderlecht), Vital Borkelmans (FC Bruges), Mike Verstraeten (Ekeren).
Midfielders:
Gert Verheyen (FC Bruges), Marc Wilmots (Schalke 04), Danny Boffin (FC Metz), Nico Van Kerckhoven (Lierse), Franky Van der Elst (FC Bruges), Vincenzo Scifo (RSC Anderlecht).
Forwards:
Emile Mpenza (Standard Liège), Mbo Mpenza (Standard Liège), Luc Nilis (PSV Eindhoven), Luis Oliveira (Fiorentina).
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To resume the preliminary competition
Composition of Group 7 :
Netherlands, Walles, San-Marino, Turkey.
Play-off results: 1st leg: Ireland 1 / Belgium 1; 2nd leg: Belgium 2 / Ireland 1
Matches played in group 7
| BELGIUM |
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2-1
3-0
0-3
2-1
3-1
6-0
1-3
3-2
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Turkey
San-Marino
Netherlands
Walles
Turkey
San-Marino
Netherlands
Walles
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Final Table of the group 7
| Pos |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Goals |
Pts |
| 2 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
20:1 |
18 |
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Team of the eliminatories France98.
Best players:
Nilis, Oliveira, Scifo.
Typical team:
De Wilde - Crasson (ou Deflandre), Staelens (ou Van Meir), Vidovic - De Roover, Boffin, Van der Elst, Scifo ou Wilmots, Van Kerckhoven - Nilis, Oliveira.
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ALBERT Philippe
BORKELMANS Vital
BROCKEN David
CLAEYS Geoffrey
CRASSON Bertrand
DE BILDE Gilles
DE ROOVER Albert
DE WILDE Filip
DEFLANDRE Eric
DEGRYSE Marc
DHEEDENE Didier
DOLL Olivier
HAAGDOREN Filip
JBARI Nordin
LEMOINE Dominique
LEONARD Philippe
MEDVED Dirk
MPENZA Lokonda
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NILIS Luc
OLIVEIRA BARROSO Luis
PEETERS Bob
PEIREMANS Fréderic
PIERRE Frédéric
RENIER Pascal
SCHEPENS Günther
SCIFO Vincenzo
SMIDTS Rudi
STAELENS Lorenzo
VAM MEIR Eric
VAN DE WALLE Philippe
VAN DER ELST Franky
VAN KERCKHOVEN Nico
VERHEYEN Gert
VIDOVIC Gordan
WILMOTS Marc
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Grading in
the previous cups
| 1994 |
8th finale |
12th |
| 1990 |
8th finale |
11th |
| 1986 |
3rd place |
4th |
| 1982 |
2nd round |
10th |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
10th |
| 1954 |
8th finale |
12th |
| 1938 |
8th finale |
13th |
| 1934 |
8th finale |
15th |
| 1930 |
Quarter |
11th |
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To resume the previous cups
| 1994 |
8th finale |
Germay |
Belgium |
3-2 |
| 1994 |
1er round |
Saudi Arabia |
Belgium |
1-0 |
| 1994 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
1-0 |
| 1994 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Morocco |
1-0 |
| 1990 |
8th finale |
England |
Belgium |
1-0(e.t.) |
| 1990 |
1st round |
Spain |
Belgium |
2-1 |
| 1990 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Uruguay |
5-1 |
| 1990 |
1st round |
Belgium |
South Korea |
2-0 |
| 1986 |
3rd place |
France |
Belgium |
4-2(e.e.) |
| 1986 |
Semi-final |
Argentina |
Belgium |
2-0 |
| 1986 |
Quart |
Belgium |
Spain |
1-1(p.kicks) |
| 1986 |
8th finale |
Belgium |
USSR |
4-3(e.t.) |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Paraguay |
2-2 |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Iraq |
2-1 |
| 1986 |
1st round |
Mexico |
Belgium |
2-1 |
| 1982 |
2nd round |
USSR |
Belgium |
1-0 |
| 1982 |
2nd round |
Poland |
Belgium |
3-0 |
| 1982 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Hungary |
1-1 |
| 1982 |
1st round |
Belgium |
El Salvador |
1-0 |
| 1982 |
1st round |
Belgium |
Argentina |
1-0 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
Mexico |
Belgium |
1-0 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
USSR |
Belgium |
4-1 |
| 1970 |
8th finale |
Belgium |
El Salvador |
3-0 |
| 1954 |
8th finale |
Italy |
Belgium |
4-1 |
| 1954 |
8th finale |
England |
Belgium |
4-4(e.t.) |
| 1938 |
8th finale |
France |
Belgium |
3-1 |
| 1934 |
8th finale |
Germany |
Belgium |
5-2 |
| 1930 |
Quarter |
Paraguay |
Belgium |
1-0 |
| 1930 |
Quarter |
United-States |
Belgium |
3-0 |
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BELGIUM
Country caracteristics:
10 200 000 inhabitants,
30 513 km²
City:
Bruxelles
System of government :
Constitutional Monarchy
Time difference :
any with Paris
Colors:
red t-shirt short and socks
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Federation:
Union Royale des Sociétés de Football Association created in 1895.
Principals clubs:
Anderlecht, FC Bruges, Standard Liège.
Principals stadiums:
Roi Baudouin 1er (Bruxelles, 38.000), Olympiastadion (Bruges, 32.000), Stade de Sclessin
(Sclessin, 30.500), Constant Vanden Stock (Bruxelles, 28. 063), Stade de Rocourt (Rocourt,
25.762).
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