🇧🇪 Belgium — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
5
2002–2026
Best finish
Semi-final
2018
Record
15–5–5
25 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
43–25
for–against
YearStageSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Round of 16 €0M0.5161+0.14
2014Quarter-final €348M0.7742+0.29
2018Semi-final €754M0.9032+0.32
2022Group €563M0.0-0.59
2026Quarter-final €548M0.8511

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Geert De VliegerGK 30 Willem II 00 n/a 0 00
2 Eric DeflandreDF 28 Lyon 410 n/a 3,264 140
3 Glen De BoeckDF 30 Anderlecht 00 n/a 0 160
4 Eric Van MeirDF 34 Standard Liège 00 n/a 0 51
5 Nico Van KerckhovenDF 31 Schalke 04 904 n/a 7,683 80
6 Timmy SimonsMF 25 Club Brugge 00 n/a 0 00
7 Marc WilmotsFW 33 Schalke 04 15835 n/a 12,254 30
8 Bart GoorMF 29 Hertha BSC 308 n/a 2,210 121
9 Wesley SonckFW 23 Genk 00 n/a 0 00
10 Johan WalemMF 30 Standard Liège 965 n/a 5,880 160
11 Gert VerheyenFW 31 Club Brugge 00 n/a 0 104
12 Peter Van der HeydenDF 25 Club Brugge 00 n/a 0 00
13 Franky VandendriesscheGK 31 Mouscron 00 n/a 0 00
14 Sven VermantMF 29 Schalke 04 280 n/a 1,554 41
15 Jacky PeetersDF 32 Gent 291 n/a 2,294 00
16 Daniel Van BuytenDF 24 Marseille 232 n/a 2,047 00
17 Gaëtan EnglebertMF 25 Club Brugge 00 n/a 0 00
18 Yves VanderhaegheMF 32 Anderlecht 00 n/a 0 170
19 Bernd ThijsMF 23 Genk 00 n/a 0 00
20 Branko StruparFW 32 Derby County 3615 n/a 2,430 00
21 Danny BoffinMF 36 Sint-Truiden 1139 n/a 9,819 163
22 Mbo MpenzaFW 25 Mouscron 00 n/a 0 40
23 Frédéric HerpoelGK 27 Gent 00 n/a 0 00
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie776,778
Primeira Liga361,996
Belgian Pro League4592378,787
All competitions (31)
CompetitionAppsMin
Belgian Pro League4592378,787
CCB47940,541
BE235629,226
Bundesliga30523,764
UEFA Cup27122,224
Ligue 120717,361
UEFA Champions League12510,690
Serie A965,880
Eredivisie776,778
UI615,152
BLP1594,635
UEQ574,603
CLQ504,157
DFB413,222
EPP413,120
Premier League362,430
Primeira Liga361,996
EPL312,286
EBEL282,510
2. Bundesliga282,291
BESC262,027
FRC161,528
FRL141,380
CIT12664
LPO8536
POPO7502
ITC6437
ITPO252
POSU286
CGB145
USC11
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
21/23 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
44%
Marc Wilmots of squad league goals

2014 squad — Quarter-final

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Thibaut CourtoisGK 22 Atlético Madrid [ 146 ] 1110 0 9,922 120 €25.0M
2 Toby AlderweireldDF 25 Atlético Madrid 121 0 907 202 €10.0M
3 Thomas VermaelenDF 28 Arsenal 11013 4 8,747 281 €14.0M
4 Vincent KompanyDF 28 Manchester City 21012 8 17,723 312 €35.0M
5 Jan VertonghenDF 27 Tottenham Hotspur 575 3 5,064 110 €22.0M
6 Axel WitselMF 25 Zenit Saint Petersburg 00 0 0 280 €35.0M
7 Kevin De BruyneMF 22 VfL Wolfsburg 5213 16 4,517 70 €17.0M
8 Marouane FellainiMF 26 Manchester United 15725 19 12,828 50 €23.0M
9 Romelu LukakuFW 21 Everton [ 147 ] 7632 12 4,766 00 €25.0M
10 Eden HazardMF 23 Chelsea 21659 60 15,813 212 €45.0M
11 Kevin MirallasMF 26 Everton 18827 20 10,554 110 €12.0M
12 Simon MignoletGK 25 Liverpool 1280 0 11,482 00 €12.0M
13 Sammy BossutGK 28 Zulte Waregem 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
14 Dries MertensFW 27 Napoli 3311 8 1,913 60 €14.0M
15 Daniel Van BuytenDF 36 Bayern Munich 30039 9 25,469 525 €1.0M
16 Steven DefourMF 26 Porto 00 0 0 181 €7.0M
17 Divock OrigiFW 19 Lille 406 0 1,431 00 €1.0M
18 Nicolas LombaertsDF 29 Zenit Saint Petersburg 00 0 0 241 €9.0M
19 Mousa DembéléMF 26 Tottenham Hotspur 1207 9 9,067 60 €20.0M
20 Adnan JanuzajMF 19 Manchester United 274 3 1,641 20 €6.0M
21 Anthony Vanden BorreDF 26 Anderlecht 520 4 2,550 211 €2.0M
22 Nacer ChadliMF 24 Tottenham Hotspur 241 3 1,452 63 €8.0M
23 Laurent CimanDF 28 Standard Liège 00 0 0 00 €3.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Daniel Van Buyten
peak €15M (2007-01) → €1M at kickoff · −93%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie76262,332
Primeira Liga976,089
Belgian Pro League1334108,579
All competitions (59)
CompetitionAppsMin
Belgian Pro League1334108,579
Premier League103582,258
Eredivisie76262,332
Ligue 139224,792
UEFA Champions League30925,063
Bundesliga29724,830
UEFA Europa League23218,137
NL219716,402
Russian Premier League19416,504
EJPL15312,405
UEFA Cup12810,058
CCB12510,512
La Liga12310,829
Primeira Liga976,089
NLP968,644
FA Cup856,579
CLQ766,128
Serie A663,137
CGB654,876
ELQ523,818
Super League Greece524,125
BE2373,255
DFB372,850
FRC362,668
UI272,404
PONL221,852
FRL201,372
POBE201,483
CDR191,651
POCP161,094
RUP151,342
GBEG141,097
POPO12857
BESC11808
CN2A11730
ESJP11913
PON211990
GBR10900
GB218695
NLSC8654
CIT7363
UEQ7602
GRP6565
LPO5480
GBCS4258
USC4315
KLUB3267
GBKN2170
NLBE2180
POSU2133
RUSS2180
SUC2180
TDV2165
BLP1115
DFL190
FRCH181
GBRN190
L3117
RL2162
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
21%
prospect share
Goal dependency
23%
Eden Hazard of squad league goals
Value dependency
13%
Eden Hazard of squad value
Precocity
8,588′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Eden Hazard (8,588′), Thibaut Courtois (6,322′), Romelu Lukaku (4,766′).

2018 squad — Semi-final

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Thibaut CourtoisGK 26 Chelsea 2370 0 21,146 280 €60.0M
2 Toby AlderweireldDF 29 Tottenham Hotspur 1207 2 10,370 273 €40.0M
3 Thomas VermaelenDF 32 Barcelona 14414 5 10,723 321 €5.0M
4 Vincent KompanyDF 32 Manchester City 27718 9 23,154 472 €10.0M
5 Jan VertonghenDF 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1876 3 16,572 220 €32.0M
6 Axel WitselMF 29 Tianjin Quanjian 00 0 0 402 €18.0M
7 Kevin De BruyneMF 26 Manchester City 18644 80 15,705 315 €150.0M
8 Marouane FellainiMF 30 Manchester United 24637 19 17,939 131 €12.0M
9 Romelu LukakuFW 25 Manchester United 220101 36 16,953 85 €90.0M
10 Eden HazardFW 27 Chelsea 355105 83 26,822 448 €110.0M
11 Yannick CarrascoMF 24 Dalian Yifang 13526 22 8,636 364 €25.0M
12 Simon MignoletGK 29 Liverpool 2450 0 21,996 60 €10.0M
13 Koen CasteelsGK 25 VfL Wolfsburg 1120 0 10,009 20 €6.0M
14 Dries MertensFW 31 Napoli 17068 37 10,245 207 €30.0M
15 Thomas MeunierDF 26 Paris Saint-Germain 465 7 3,263 71 €15.0M
16 Thorgan HazardMF 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 11421 24 7,131 81 €22.0M
17 Youri TielemansMF 21 Monaco 270 1 1,566 141 €20.0M
18 Adnan JanuzajFW 23 Real Sociedad 1098 13 6,005 20 €12.0M
19 Mousa DembéléMF 30 Tottenham Hotspur 23312 13 16,429 150 €18.0M
20 Dedryck BoyataDF 27 Celtic 271 0 1,741 50 €2.0M
21 Michy BatshuayiFW 24 Borussia Dortmund 10440 12 5,271 42 €40.0M
22 Nacer ChadliMF 28 West Bromwich Albion 12421 15 7,169 63 €10.0M
23 Leander DendonckerDF 23 Anderlecht 00 0 0 100 €17.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Vincent Kompany
peak €35M (2012-02) → €10M at kickoff · −71%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie76762,495
Primeira Liga322,560
Belgian Pro League92672,620
All competitions (74)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League2290178,782
Belgian Pro League92672,620
Eredivisie76762,495
UEFA Europa League45134,803
UEFA Champions League42733,426
Bundesliga35627,849
Ligue 133622,916
La Liga25718,663
EJPL21817,231
FA Cup20115,217
NL219716,402
Serie A17910,635
CGB15411,201
Russian Premier League12210,100
CCB997,939
NLP988,757
CLQ796,288
UEFA Cup776,295
ELQ704,723
Scottish Premiership675,712
CSL474,212
CDR463,417
Ligue 2412,379
BE2403,250
FRC403,086
DFB362,980
CN2A342,582
Primeira Liga322,560
GB21312,374
CN2C301,906
RL2232,070
FRL221,817
PONL221,852
CIT15786
TDV151,315
GBEG141,097
GBRN131,139
GBR121,080
ESJP11882
PON211990
GBCS10782
GBQ210900
POBE10658
RUP10845
SFA10805
RLSW9810
NLSC8654
AFCL7630
BESC7502
19YL6540
L1PO6540
USC6439
SCP5427
FAYC4352
FRCH4275
POCP4315
SCPM4360
UEQ4360
CHFA3270
KLUB3186
SUC3270
DFL2180
GBKN2170
LPO2180
NLBA2167
NLBE2180
POPO2123
RUSS2210
UI2180
ACLQ190
FRYC124
GBFL190
PLIC190
SCI142
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
3%
prospect share
Goal dependency
20%
Eden Hazard of squad league goals
Value dependency
20%
Kevin De Bruyne of squad value
Precocity
8,588′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Eden Hazard (8,588′), Thibaut Courtois (6,322′), Romelu Lukaku (4,766′).

2022 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Thibaut CourtoisGK 30 Real Madrid 3820 0 34,196 690 €60.0M
2 Toby AlderweireldDF 33 Antwerp 21210 4 18,492 453 €4.0M
3 Arthur TheateDF 22 Rennes 463 1 3,777 00 €20.0M
4 Wout FaesDF 24 Leicester City 825 0 7,311 00 €20.0M
5 Jan VertonghenDF 35 Anderlecht 2328 4 20,132 451 €1.8M
6 Axel WitselMF 33 Atlético Madrid 11910 6 9,262 714 €5.0M
7 Kevin De BruyneMF 31 Manchester City 30983 132 24,821 6412 €80.0M
8 Youri TielemansMF 25 Leicester City 18226 22 14,340 201 €40.0M
9 Romelu LukakuFW 29 Inter Milan 354169 49 26,789 3416 €55.0M
10 Eden HazardFW 31 Real Madrid 443125 106 32,177 6110 €7.5M
11 Yannick CarrascoFW 29 Atlético Madrid 22740 42 14,787 556 €30.0M
12 Simon MignoletGK 34 Club Brugge 2450 0 21,996 290 €5.0M
13 Koen CasteelsGK 30 VfL Wolfsburg 2390 0 21,394 70 €8.0M
14 Dries MertensFW 35 Galatasaray 295113 66 17,036 3416 €3.4M
15 Thomas MeunierMF 31 Borussia Dortmund 13011 18 9,564 343 €6.5M
16 Thorgan HazardMF 29 Borussia Dortmund 23343 52 14,847 303 €9.0M
17 Leandro TrossardFW 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 11425 15 8,623 00 €30.0M
18 Amadou OnanaMF 21 Everton 461 2 2,385 80 €35.0M
19 Leander DendonckerDF 27 Aston Villa 1329 2 9,222 100 €22.0M
20 Hans VanakenMF 30 Club Brugge 00 0 0 369 €15.0M
21 Timothy CastagneMF 26 Leicester City 1439 12 10,934 61 €28.0M
22 Charles De KetelaereFW 21 Milan 130 1 576 212 €30.0M
23 Michy BatshuayiFW 29 Fenerbahçe 16449 15 7,492 184 €10.0M
24 Loïs OpendaFW 22 Lens 157 0 950 90 €12.0M
25 Jérémy DokuFW 20 Rennes 523 5 2,947 60 €18.0M
26 Zeno DebastDF 19 Anderlecht 00 0 0 00 €8.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Eden Hazard
peak €150M (2018-10) → €8M at kickoff · −95%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie51443,300
Primeira Liga897,407
Belgian Pro League1576123,970
All competitions (74)
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League2099167,037
Belgian Pro League1576123,970
Bundesliga71856,318
UEFA Champions League71253,947
Ligue 158140,553
La Liga52138,714
Eredivisie51443,300
Serie A49031,428
UEFA Europa League48036,275
EJPL34027,123
CCB18314,860
BE218213,511
FA Cup16813,032
CGB14010,601
Russian Premier League12210,100
NL21089,131
Primeira Liga897,407
CSL867,546
ELQ815,752
DFB765,570
CLQ664,793
NLP665,846
FRC534,183
Süper Lig523,488
POBE493,964
CDR463,304
19YL433,148
Ligue 2412,379
AJ3372,649
CIT362,497
CN2A342,582
UCOL332,511
CN2C301,906
FRL272,267
TDV272,017
2. Bundesliga251,508
RL2232,070
UEFA Cup231,761
QSL201,682
BJ3161,026
ESJP161,315
BESC13993
AFCL121,080
EBEL11596
ECLQ111,005
PONL111,001
RLSW10821
RUP10845
GBR9810
SUC9847
GBCS8648
POPO8693
NLBE7586
POCP7615
FRCH6445
KLUB6523
L1PO6540
PON26540
USC6495
CHFA5450
DFL5427
GB215369
NLSC5450
QEC14360
TRP3227
DFBJ2166
RUSS2210
SCI260
ACLQ190
FRYC124
GBFL190
POSU190
TRS1120
UEQ190
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
22%
prospect share
Goal dependency
23%
Romelu Lukaku of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Kevin De Bruyne of squad value
Precocity
8,588′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Eden Hazard (8,588′), Thibaut Courtois (6,322′), Romelu Lukaku (4,766′).

2026 squad — Quarter-final

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Thibaut CourtoisGK 34 Real Madrid 4690 0 41,999 990 €15.0M
2 Zeno DebastDF 22 Sporting CP 00 0 0 121 €28.0M
3 Arthur TheateDF 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 1499 2 12,708 80 €17.0M
4 Brandon MecheleDF 33 Club Brugge 00 0 0 471 €2.8M
5 Maxim De CuyperDF 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 302 3 1,414 121 €22.0M
6 Axel WitselMF 37 Girona 21913 9 16,613 854 €1.2M
7 Kevin De BruyneMF 34 Napoli 391100 159 30,213 8216 €8.0M
8 Youri TielemansMF 29 Aston Villa 29131 41 22,035 323 €30.0M
9 Romelu LukakuFW 33 Napoli 448206 67 33,758 4218 €6.0M
10 Leandro TrossardFW 31 Arsenal 23952 41 15,902 347 €18.0M
11 Jérémy DokuFW 24 Manchester City 16321 30 9,073 262 €75.0M
12 Senne LammensGK 23 Manchester United 320 0 2,880 10 €35.0M
13 Mike PendersGK 20 Strasbourg 330 0 2,970 00 €25.0M
14 Dodi LukébakioFW 28 Benfica 21352 25 13,855 140 €15.0M
15 Thomas MeunierDF 34 Lille 19515 20 14,006 433 €1.5M
16 Koni De WinterDF 23 Milan 944 2 7,335 20 €23.0M
17 Charles De KetelaereFW 25 Atalanta 13420 22 7,413 408 €30.0M
18 Joaquin SeysDF 21 Club Brugge 00 0 0 190 €20.0M
19 Diego MoreiraMF 21 Strasbourg 666 14 4,894 00 €25.0M
20 Hans VanakenMF 33 Club Brugge 00 0 0 6012 €5.0M
21 Timothy CastagneDF 30 Fulham 25411 17 19,118 61 €8.0M
22 Alexis SaelemaekersMF 26 Milan 19920 24 12,164 142 €20.0M
23 Nicolas RaskinMF 25 Rangers 00 0 0 00 €12.0M
24 Amadou OnanaMF 24 Aston Villa 1469 3 9,321 131 €45.0M
25 Nathan NgoyDF 23 Lille 291 2 2,404 00 €25.0M
26 Matias Fernandez-PardoFW 21 Lille 5112 8 3,447 70 €35.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Kevin De Bruyne
peak €150M (2018-05) → €8M at kickoff · −95%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Primeira Liga986,630
Belgian Pro League1943155,017
All competitions (82)
CompetitionAppsMin
Belgian Pro League1943155,017
Premier League1619119,049
Serie A72148,866
UEFA Champions League69852,733
Ligue 154037,962
La Liga52043,600
EJPL44836,344
Bundesliga44534,045
UEFA Europa League36526,771
BE229422,823
CCB24119,675
FA Cup1319,211
Russian Premier League12210,100
CGB1017,350
Primeira Liga986,630
UCOL907,059
POBE836,544
Scottish Premiership806,155
19YL796,324
CLQ665,099
CIT543,771
FRC513,911
ELQ483,291
DFB412,856
BEL3403,302
AJ3372,649
CSL363,222
CDR343,147
IJ1342,393
ECLQ302,279
2. Bundesliga251,508
PO225781
IT3A221,494
BESC211,784
ITJ4211,228
TDV211,566
BJ3161,026
SCPM161,197
ESJP151,256
KLUB141,176
SUC141,290
Süper Lig141,245
FRL131,060
BE2E121,070
EBEL11596
POPO11788
UEFA Cup11900
PT2310534
RUP10845
SFA10670
GBCS9518
GBR9810
AFCL7630
POCP7454
C3HF6513
GB216352
IT3P6540
P2326113
USC6444
BE2A5450
FRCH5364
P23C5358
SCP5412
TRP5434
DFL4337
SCI4197
CHFA3270
CILP3300
E21P3253
L33193
CITP2106
DFBJ2166
ITJF2106
POSU2111
RUSS2210
ACLQ190
C3BR181
FIC1190
FIYO190
ITJE190
RLSW111
UEQ190
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
24%
prospect share
Goal dependency
35%
Romelu Lukaku of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Jérémy Doku of squad value
Precocity
6,322′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Thibaut Courtois (6,322′), Romelu Lukaku (4,766′), Jérémy Doku (3,892′).