FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Belgium 3–1 Uruguay

Sunday 17 Jun 1990 · Verona, Italy (neutral)

Belgium3–1Uruguay

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Clijsters Scifo Ceulemans Bengoechea

15′1–0Leo Clijsters Belgium
24′2–0Enzo Scifo Belgium
47′3–0Jan Ceulemans Belgium
73′3–1Pablo Bengoechea Uruguay

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Belgium

Came on

6Marc EmmersMF↑46′
22Patrick VervoortMF↑75′

Uruguay

Came on

18Carlos AguileraFW↑46′
16Pablo BengoecheaMF●↑56′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Belgium: 1815 → 1861
Uruguay: 1823 → 1777

Expected score for Belgium: 48.8% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1980–1990.

Belgium wins: 2
Draws: 0
Uruguay wins: 0

Form either side

Belgium

Before

0–0 v Sweden 21 Feb 1990 · Friendly
2–2 v Romania 26 May 1990 · Friendly
3–0 v Mexico 2 Jun 1990 · Friendly
1–1 v Poland 6 Jun 1990 · Friendly
2–0 v South Korea 12 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990

After

1–2 v Spain 21 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990
0–1 v England 26 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990
0–2 v German DR 12 Sep 1990 · Friendly
1–3 v Wales 17 Oct 1990 · UEFA Euro qualification 1990
0–0 v Italy 13 Feb 1991 · Friendly

Uruguay

Before

1–2 v Mexico 20 Mar 1990 · Friendly
3–3 v Germany 25 Apr 1990 · Friendly
0–1 v Northern Ireland 18 May 1990 · Friendly
2–1 v England 22 May 1990 · Friendly
0–0 v Spain 13 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990

After

1–0 v South Korea 21 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990
0–2 v Italy 25 Jun 1990 · FIFA World Cup 1990
0–1 v United States 5 May 1991 · Friendly
2–0 v Mexico 7 May 1991 · Friendly
1–2 v Chile 30 May 1991 · Friendly

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Spain	3	2	1	0	+3	5
2Belgium	3	2	0	1	+3	4
3Uruguay	3	1	1	1	-1	3
4South Korea	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Road through the tournament

Belgium

2–0 v South Korea Group stage
3–1 v Uruguay Group stage
1–2 v Spain Group stage
0–1 v England Round of 16

Uruguay

0–0 v Spain Group stage
1–3 v Belgium Group stage
1–0 v South Korea Group stage
0–2 v Italy Round of 16

Every Belgium v Uruguay match2

From Belgium's side.


17 Jun 1990	Uruguay	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1990	Group stage
18 Mar 1980	Uruguay	2–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul