Belgium national futsal team
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The Belgium national futsal team is the national futsal team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.[2]
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Nickname(s)Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges
(Red Devils)
(Red Devils)
AssociationBelgian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachKarim Bachar
 Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges (Red Devils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Karim Bachar | ||
| Most caps | Omar Rahou (104) | ||
| Top scorer | Omar Rahou (79) | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 34  (12 December 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 7–2 Netherlands  (Genk, Belgium; April 22, 1977) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Belgium 14–1 Moldova  (Ghent, Belgium; October 24, 1995) Belgium 13–0 Malta  (Bern, Switzerland; December 17, 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belgium 1–11 Spain  (Ans, Belgium; April 5, 2005) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (1989) | ||
| AMF World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2015) | ||
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result |  3rd place (1996) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 5th place (2007, 2018) | ||
Tournament records
FIFA Futsal World Cup
UEFA European Futsal Championship
| UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
| 1996 | 3rd Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –2 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2010 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
 2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
  2026 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | -10 |
| Total: 6/13 | 3rd Place | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 65 | –35 |
Grand Prix de Futsal
Futsal Mundialito
| Futsal Mundialito Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | did not enter | ||||||
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1996 | |||||||
| 1998 | 5th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2002 | 8th Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2006 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2008 | |||||||
| Total | 2/9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Austria and Georgia on 5 and 8 October 2022, respectively.[3][4]
Head coach: Karim Bachar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Moustafa Idrissi | 25 July 1996 | FT Charleroi | ||
| 19 | GK | Dries Vrancken | 11 August 1998 | Full Hasselt | ||
| 3 | DF | Charly Beeckman | 10 May 1997 | Futsal My-Cars | ||
| 5 | DF | Ahmed Sababti (captain) | 10 December 1985 | FT Antwerpen | ||
| 8 | DF | Ibrahim Adnane | 28 September 1993 | FT Antwerpen | ||
| 11 | DF | Soufian El Fakiri | 7 October 1990 | FT Antwerpen | ||
| 14 | DF | Mohamed Dahbi Reda | 13 October 1987 | FT Charleroi | ||
| 2 | FW | Abdelhakim Sababti | 26 May 1992 | Real Elmos Herentals | ||
| 4 | FW | Omar Rahou | 19 July 1992 | Futsal My-Cars | ||
| 6 | FW | Gréllo | 4 July 1985 | Anderlecht | ||
| 7 | FW | Steven Dillien | 24 February 1992 | Anderlecht | ||
| 9 | FW | Jawad Yachou | 12 July 1994 | Real Elmos Herentals | ||
| 10 | FW | Marvin Ghislandi | 15 June 1999 | FT Charleroi | ||
| 13 | FW | Mouhsin Bouzid | 20 February 1998 | FT Charleroi | ||
| 15 | FW | Kenneth Vanderheyden | 1 October 1999 | Full Hasselt | ||
| 16 | FW | Jasper Buyl | 27 February 1996 | FT Antwerpen | ||