Belgium 3-0 Portugal - September 06, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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Team line-ups
Belgium

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Michel Preud'homme | 30 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stéphane Demol | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georges Grün | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michel De Wolf | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Gerets | 35 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Van der Elst | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Emmers | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Degryse | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Ceulemans | 56 | 32 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bruno Versavel | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Marc Van der Linden | 596985 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Portugal

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Silvino | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Venâncio | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luis Sobrinho | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlos Brito | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
João Pinto | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
António Veloso | 32 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
André | 31 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Carlos Xavier | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rui Barros | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Vítor Paneira | 61 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paulo Futre | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Luc Nilis | 85 | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Rui Aguas | 61 | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bruno Versavel
IN
Danny Boffin
OUT
Michel Preud'homme
IN
Gilbert Bodart
OUT
Eric Gerets
IN
Jean-Marie Houben
OUT
Marc Emmers
IN
Nico Broeckaert
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paulo Futre
IN
Jaime Magalhães
OUT
Luis Sobrinho
IN
Miguel
OUT
Rui Barros
IN
Rui Aguas
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
31 %
Meeuws vs Portugal
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Aleksey Spirin
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | General total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on September 06, 1989 | Latest figure on September 06, 1989 |
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Key figures

The last time Marc Van der Linden scored at least 2 goals during the same game in his professional career with , it was on the 01/06/1989 (avec vs )

Belgium keeps its 9 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 27/03/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/11/1976 (8 matches)

It's the first time Jan Ceulemans scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VBelgium 3-0 Hungary26/03/1988 | LBelgium 1-2 Brazil12/10/1988 | VBelgium 1-0 Switzerland19/10/1988 | VBelgium 2-1 Czechoslovakia29/04/1989 | VBelgium 1-0 Yugoslavia27/05/1989 | VBelgium 3-0 Denmark23/08/1989 |
Overall | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium15/02/1989 | VBelgium 2-1 Czechoslovakia29/04/1989 | VBelgium 1-0 Yugoslavia27/05/1989 | VLuxembourg 0-5 Belgium01/06/1989 | VCanada 0-2 Belgium08/06/1989 | VBelgium 3-0 Denmark23/08/1989 |
Current form
Away | VSweden 0-1 Portugal23/09/1987 | LItaly 3-0 Portugal05/12/1987 | VMalta 0-1 Portugal20/12/1987 | DSweden 0-0 Portugal12/10/1988 | VGreece 1-2 Portugal25/01/1989 | LBrazil 4-0 Portugal08/06/1989 |
Overall | VGreece 1-2 Portugal25/01/1989 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium15/02/1989 | VPortugal 6-0 Angola29/03/1989 | VPortugal 3-1 Switzerland26/04/1989 | LBrazil 4-0 Portugal08/06/1989 | DPortugal 0-0 Romania31/08/1989 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 4 | 5 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 8 |
Drawless streak | 8 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 16 | 6 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
1.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0.4 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Marc Van der Linden | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Vítor Paneira | ![]() |
![]() | Marc Degryse | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Marc Van der Linden | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Marc Van der Linden | 5 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Vítor Paneira | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
3 ga
Away
8 gf
9 ga
Total
16 gf
12 ga
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
8 ga
Away
3 gf
8 ga
Total
12 gf
16 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 17, 1971 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
February 17, 1971 |
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
February 04, 1987 |
Away | 2 - 1 |
May 03, 1964 |
Latest head to head
February 15, 1989 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1990
February 04, 1987 - Rencontres amicales 1987
October 17, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
October 11, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
November 21, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
Best historical scorers against Portugal
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Raoul Lambert | 3 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
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Désiré Bastin | 1 goal | 1930 - 1930 |
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August Hellemans | 1 goal | 1931 - 1931 |
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Wilfried Van Moer | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
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Jacques Stockman | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
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Michel Vanderbauwhede | 1 goal | 1930 - 1930 |
Best historical scorers against Belgium
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Eusebio | 2 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
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Armando Martins | 2 goals | 1930 - 1931 |
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Frasco | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
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Artur de Sousa Pinga | 1 goal | 1931 - 1931 |
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Vítor Paneira | 1 goal | 1989 - 1989 |
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Henrique Ben David | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
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Paul van Himst | 4 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
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Jan Ceulemans | 4 matches | 1978 - 1989 |
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Eric Gerets | 4 matches | 1978 - 1989 |
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Léon Semmeling | 3 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
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Jan van der Auwera | 2 matches | 1951 - 1954 |
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Jean Nicolay | 2 matches | 1962 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
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Humberto Coelho | 4 matches | 1971 - 1979 |
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Eusebio | 4 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
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António Simões | 3 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
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Nené | 3 matches | 1971 - 1979 |
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António Veloso | 2 matches | 1987 - 1989 |
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Marques Virgilio Mendes | 2 matches | 1951 - 1954 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 21, 1988
October 18, 1988
October 19, 1988
November 16, 1988
February 15, 1989
April 26, 1989
April 29, 1989
May 09, 1989
June 01, 1989
June 07, 1989
September 20, 1989
October 06, 1989
October 11, 1989
October 25, 1989
November 15, 1989
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