Belgium National Team: Red Devils Football Squad, Fixtures and African Kick-Off Times

The Belgium national team, known as the Red Devils, is the men's football side of Belgium, and it has played official internationals since a 3 to 3 draw with France on 1 May 1904. It is run by the Royal Belgian Football Association, founded in 1895, plays at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, and finished third at the 2018 World Cup. For South African followers of Belgium soccer, the live modules bring the Red Devils' selection, scheduled games and completed matches together.

Belgium's modules connect player positions and tournament honours with the practical details African viewers need, including the difference between Brussels time and their own clocks. The African thread runs from Belgium’s historical connection with DR Congo to World Cup encounters with Tunisia and Morocco.

Who Is in the Belgium Squad Right Now?

Belgium's squad module separates the goalkeeping options from the defence, midfield and attack. Club affiliations and international appearance counts accompany the names. Federation announcements bring updates to the selection shown there. Begin with a position, then check the clubs to see where Belgium's internationals play their domestic football.

For each Belgian international, the caps figure counts senior appearances for the national side. A role note beside a selected player explains his task for the Red Devils, whether that involves protecting the defence or attacking from a wide position.

For African supporters following Belgium through club football, the useful comparison is between a player's club assignment and his international role. Look at who provides width, who receives the ball between midfield and defence, and who stays behind an attack. Those relationships explain more about Belgium's balance than a list of familiar names alone.

When Is Belgium's Next Match, and What Time Is Kick-Off Where You Live?

The opening fixture entry identifies Belgium's forthcoming opponent, match date, ground and local starting time. Brussels changes its clocks seasonally, so the African conversion needs the fixture date. For Belgium's 20:45 winter kick off in Brussels, Lagos viewers read WAT as 20:45, Nairobi and Kampala read EAT as 22:45, Johannesburg reads SAST as 21:45 and Accra reads GMT as 19:45. With Brussels observing summer time, that Belgian 20:45 start instead means GMT at 18:45 for Accra, WAT at 19:45 for Lagos, SAST at 20:45 for Johannesburg and EAT at 21:45 for Nairobi and Kampala.

Belgium's fixture entries carry country specific viewing details for Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, reflecting changes in coverage between international windows. Check the market attached to the listed broadcaster before planning your viewing. For Nairobi and Kampala audiences, the EAT conversion helps with arranging a reminder for a late Red Devils start; Lagos viewers can plan around the WAT listing.

How Do You Read the Belgium Fixtures and Results?

Belgium's fixture cards follow the calendar and identify the competition attached to each opponent. A World Cup or European Championship qualifier contributes to qualification, while a friendly gives the Belgian coach room to assess combinations and selections. On a phone, check that competition label before comparing opponents or assessing the likely purpose of Belgium's line up.

Completed Belgium matches appear with the most recent result first, accompanied by the date and goalscorers. The FT abbreviation identifies full time; separate labels distinguish outcomes involving extra time or penalties. Read several Belgian results with their competition labels to understand the context behind the scores. Any scheduled meeting with an African national side belongs in the fixtures module before its result joins that record.

What Does the Belgium Head Coach Do?

Belgium's squad module identifies the head coach and changes that listing when the federation appoints a successor. Selecting the Red Devils, organising their approach and guiding qualification for the World Cup and European Championship are the enduring responsibilities of the role. Belgium's 15th World Cup appearance came in 2026, following the third place achieved at the 2018 tournament.

A useful way to assess Belgium's coaching choices is to follow the space around the ball. When a full back advances, watch which midfielder covers that side and how the nearest forward supports possession. Against an African opponent, apply the same questions to both teams: where can each side create an extra passing option, and how does it protect the space left behind?

Who Holds the Belgium Records, and Which Players Should You Watch?

Belgium's records module pairs the leading international scorer with his goal total and the appearance record holder with his caps. Those figures update with Belgium's matches, allowing readers to compare active internationals with the national milestones shown there.

Role notes highlight how the featured Belgian players contribute, from supplying chances to finishing attacks. Match goalscorers appear in Belgium's results, while the selection notes help explain the work performed by players whose contribution does not appear in the scoreline.

Belgium's appearance and scoring records answer different questions. Caps show how often a player represented the country; goals describe one part of his attacking output. Neither measure alone explains a defender's positioning or a midfielder's control of possession. Readers comparing Belgian internationals with African favourites can use those distinctions to make a more useful comparison between players in similar roles.

What Have Belgium Won?

Belgium won the football gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held at home in Antwerp. Other historical finishes include third at the 2018 World Cup and runners up at Euro 1980. Before 2018, the high point at a World Cup was fourth place in 1986, a run that perhaps still serves as the measure for older Belgian supporters. At the European Championship, Belgium also finished third in 1972 as hosts, and they later staged Euro 2000 jointly with the Netherlands.

Belgium made 15 World Cup appearances from 1930 to 2026. The honours box pairs Belgium's tournament achievements with dates, placing the Antwerp gold of 1920 alongside the World Cup bronze earned in Russia in 2018.

What Was the Golden Generation, and How Did Belgium Reach No. 1?

The Golden Generation is the name given to the group of players who took Belgium to No. 1 in the FIFA world ranking for the first time in November 2015 and to third place at the 2018 World Cup. When Belgium first topped the ranking in November 2015, they had won neither a World Cup nor a continental title. Belgium's ranking module supplies the updated position as international results change the standings.

For African readers comparing Belgium with World Cup opponents, keep the ranking date alongside the tournament year. Belgium's November 2015 milestone and bronze medal in 2018 describe separate achievements. The Tunisia encounter in 2018 and Morocco meeting in 2022 also belong to distinct tournament campaigns, so neither score should become a permanent judgement about how Belgium match up against African football.

Where Do the Red Devils Play, and Why Are They Called That?

The King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels is Belgium's home ground, with room for about 50,000 spectators. Consult the ground named on a Belgian fixture to distinguish a Brussels appearance from an away trip or a tournament venue. For viewers in Africa, a full King Baudouin crowd in red is one of the easier European atmospheres to pick out on a small screen, much as a packed Surulere stand is unmistakable on Nigerian television.

The nickname Red Devils has been in use since 1906 and comes from the team's red shirts. Readers here may connect the name with a certain Manchester club first, which is a fair source of viewing centre confusion, so when you search for the Belgium national team by nickname, add the country to get the right result. And, the name has carried across generations, from the side that won Olympic gold in Antwerp in 1920 to the team that reached third place in Russia in 2018.

Why Do Belgium Matter in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa?

Belgium's historical connection with DR Congo gives African readers another route into the team's story. The Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960. You can compare Belgium with the other national teams we cover.

Belgium beat Tunisia 5 to 2 in Moscow at the 2018 World Cup, while Morocco won their meeting 2 to 0 in Qatar on 27 November 2022. For me, the Tunisia match is the one to remember, because Belgium attacked freely and Tunisia kept pushing for goals to the end. Belgium play their qualifiers inside UEFA, so the stake for our five countries is as neutral viewers and club supporters. No Super Eagles player wears the red shirt, but Nigerians share dressing rooms with Belgian internationals across Europe, and that is often why a Lagos viewer stays up for a Red Devils match.

These meetings also offer a practical route into watching Belgium without treating Africa as a single football style. Compare Tunisia's and Morocco's individual match records, then consider the competition stage and the players selected for each encounter. A shared continent does not make opponents interchangeable, just as Belgium's European qualification route does not explain every feature of their tournament performances.

Belgium National Team or Red Devils: Which Name Should You Search?

Including Belgium and football in a search helps distinguish the national side from the English club associated with the Red Devils nickname. Readers across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda can add squad, players or match time according to the information they need. Once the Belgian fixture is identified, read its competition label alongside the relevant African time zone to plan your viewing.