Friendly

Belgium 2–5 England

Sunday 21 Sep 1947 · Brussels, Belgium

Belgium2–5England

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Belgium: 1364 → 1358
England: 1742 → 1748

Expected score for Belgium: 16.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 27, 1921–2024.

Belgium wins: 4
Draws: 6
England wins: 17

Form either side

Belgium

Before

2–2 v Netherlands 30 May 1946 · Friendly
1–2 v Netherlands 7 Apr 1947 · Friendly
1–2 v Netherlands 4 May 1947 · Friendly
2–1 v Scotland 18 May 1947 · Friendly
2–4 v France 1 Jun 1947 · Friendly

After

0–4 v Switzerland 2 Nov 1947 · Friendly
1–1 v Netherlands 14 Mar 1948 · Friendly
2–2 v Netherlands 18 Apr 1948 · Friendly
0–2 v Scotland 28 Apr 1948 · Friendly
4–2 v France 6 Jun 1948 · Friendly

England

Before

8–2 v Netherlands 27 Nov 1946 · Friendly
1–1 v Scotland 12 Apr 1947 · British Home Championship 1947
3–0 v France 3 May 1947 · Friendly
0–1 v Switzerland 18 May 1947 · Friendly
10–0 v Portugal 25 May 1947 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Wales 18 Oct 1947 · British Home Championship 1947
2–2 v Northern Ireland 5 Nov 1947 · British Home Championship 1947
4–2 v Sweden 19 Nov 1947 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 10 Apr 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
4–0 v Italy 16 May 1948 · Friendly

Every Belgium v England match27

From Belgium's side.


26 Mar 2024	England	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2020	England	2–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
11 Oct 2020	England	1–2	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
14 Jul 2018	England	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Third-place play-off
28 Jun 2018	England	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
2 Jun 2012	England	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Oct 1999	England	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
29 May 1998	England	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	King Hassan II Tournament 1998	—
26 Jun 1990	England	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1990	Round of 16
12 Jun 1980	England	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1980	Group stage
25 Feb 1970	England	1–3	Home	Friendly	—
21 Oct 1964	England	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Jun 1954	England	4–4	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1954	Group stage
26 Nov 1952	England	0–5	Away	Friendly	—
18 May 1950	England	1–4	Home	Friendly	—
21 Sep 1947	England	2–5	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jan 1946	England	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
9 May 1936	England	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
16 May 1931	England	1–4	Home	Friendly	—
11 May 1929	England	1–5	Home	Friendly	—

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