Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Belgian national football team has officially represented Belgium in association football since 1904. The squad falls under the global football federation FIFA and the European copula UEFA because its supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), co-founded both organisations. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, between 1920 and 1938 and from 1970 until 2002, alternated with major difficulties to qualify. Most of Belgium's home matches are held at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.Regarding the quadrennial major football contests they competed in, Belgium's national team appeared at the end stages of twelve FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Football Championships, and won the 1920 Olympic football gold medal. Other notable performances were victories against four reigning world champions—West Germany, Brazil, Argentina and France—between 1954 and 2002. The Belgians maintain longstanding football rivalries with their Dutch equivalent and the French national side, having played almost yearly against both teams between 1905 and 1967. Since 1906, the Belgian side's colloquial name is the Red Devils. The team is backed by a supporters' federation named 1895.In 1900, the first intention to create a team with Belgium's best players became public. The three Belgian participations at the Olympic football tournaments in the 1920s were followed by four decades without a win at any major tournament end stage. Around 1970, striker Paul Van Himst featured—the most praised Belgian footballer in the 20th century—, and the national team revived shortly with a third place at Euro 1972. Later, the team went through two golden ages with many very gifted players: the 1980s until early '90s, and the early 2010s. The first of these generations became runner-up at Euro 1980 and fourth at the 1986 World Cup. Belgium survived their last qualifiers for a European championship when they ensured a spot at Euro 1984, but as co-hosts they also appeared at the 2000 edition. Under guidance of Marc Wilmots, they reached the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals and an all-time high second place at the FIFA World Rankings. For the draws of the qualifying groups for Euro 2016 and the 2018 world championship, Belgium was both times seeded in the first UEFA pot."@en }
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- Belgium_national_football_team abstract "The Belgian national football team has officially represented Belgium in association football since 1904. The squad falls under the global football federation FIFA and the European copula UEFA because its supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), co-founded both organisations. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, between 1920 and 1938 and from 1970 until 2002, alternated with major difficulties to qualify. Most of Belgium's home matches are held at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.Regarding the quadrennial major football contests they competed in, Belgium's national team appeared at the end stages of twelve FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Football Championships, and won the 1920 Olympic football gold medal. Other notable performances were victories against four reigning world champions—West Germany, Brazil, Argentina and France—between 1954 and 2002. The Belgians maintain longstanding football rivalries with their Dutch equivalent and the French national side, having played almost yearly against both teams between 1905 and 1967. Since 1906, the Belgian side's colloquial name is the Red Devils. The team is backed by a supporters' federation named 1895.In 1900, the first intention to create a team with Belgium's best players became public. The three Belgian participations at the Olympic football tournaments in the 1920s were followed by four decades without a win at any major tournament end stage. Around 1970, striker Paul Van Himst featured—the most praised Belgian footballer in the 20th century—, and the national team revived shortly with a third place at Euro 1972. Later, the team went through two golden ages with many very gifted players: the 1980s until early '90s, and the early 2010s. The first of these generations became runner-up at Euro 1980 and fourth at the 1986 World Cup. Belgium survived their last qualifiers for a European championship when they ensured a spot at Euro 1984, but as co-hosts they also appeared at the 2000 edition. Under guidance of Marc Wilmots, they reached the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals and an all-time high second place at the FIFA World Rankings. For the draws of the qualifying groups for Euro 2016 and the 2018 world championship, Belgium was both times seeded in the first UEFA pot.".