Belgium national futsal team

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]

2020 World Cup qualification game Belgium–Italy in Ghent (September 2018)

Belgium

Nickname(s)	Rode Duivels / Diables Rouges (Red Devils)
Association	Belgian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Karim Bachar
Most caps	Karim Chaibai (135)
Top scorer	Karim Chaibai (65)
FIFA code	BEL
FIFA ranking	38 9 (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours Away colours
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

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	4th Place	8	5	2	1	22	11
Hong Kong 1992	Second Round	6	3	0	3	17	18
Spain 1996	Second Round	6	2	0	4	17	22
Guatemala 2000	did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2020
Uzbekistan 2024
Total	3/10	20	10	2	8	56	51

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Spain 1996	3rd Place	4	2	0	2	8	10
Spain 1999	1st Round	3	0	1	2	1	7
Russia 2001	did not qualify
Italy 2003	1st Round	3	0	1	2	5	11
Czech Republic 2005	did not qualify
Portugal 2007
Hungary 2010	1st Round	2	0	0	2	2	8
Croatia 2012	did not qualify'
Belgium 2014	1st Round	2	0	1	1	1	6
Serbia 2016	did not qualify
Slovenia 2018
Netherlands 2022
Latvia/Lithuania 2026	to be determined
Total	5/13	14	2	3	9	17	42

Grand Prix de Futsal

See also: Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Brazil 2005	did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007	5th Place	6	4	0	2	20	23
Brazil 2008	did not enter
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010
Brazil 2011	13th Place	6	3	2	1	32	21
Brazil 2013	did not enter
Brazil 2014
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2018	5th Place	4	0	1	3	8	28
Total	3/11	16	7	3	6	60	72

Futsal Mundialito

See also: Futsal Mundialito

Futsal Mundialito Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
Italy 1994	did not enter
Brazil 1995
Brazil 1996
Brazil 1998	5th Place	4	0	0	4	8	18
Brazil 2001	did not qualify
Italy 2002	8th Place	4	0	1	3	5	19
Portugal 2006	did not enter
Portugal 2007
Portugal 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	1GK	Moustafa Idrissi	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 29)		FT Charleroi
19	1GK	Dries Vrancken	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27)		Full Hasselt
3	2DF	Charly Beeckman	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28)		Futsal My-Cars
5	2DF	Ahmed Sababti (captain)	(1985-12-10) 10 December 1985 (age 39)		FT Antwerpen
8	2DF	Ibrahim Adnane	(1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 31)		FT Antwerpen
11	2DF	Soufian El Fakiri	(1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 34)		FT Antwerpen
14	2DF	Mohamed Dahbi Reda	(1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37)		FT Charleroi
2	4FW	Abdelhakim Sababti	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 33)		Real Elmos Herentals
4	4FW	Omar Rahou	(1992-07-19) 19 July 1992 (age 33)		Futsal My-Cars
6	4FW	Gréllo	(1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 40)		Anderlecht
7	4FW	Steven Dillien	(1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 33)		Anderlecht
9	4FW	Jawad Yachou	(1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 31)		Real Elmos Herentals
10	4FW	Marvin Ghislandi	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 26)		FT Charleroi
13	4FW	Mouhsin Bouzid	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27)		FT Charleroi
15	4FW	Kenneth Vanderheyden	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25)		Full Hasselt
16	4FW	Jasper Buyl	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 29)		FT Antwerpen

Notable players

• Liliu
• Lúcio