OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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BELGIUM<br />
Kingdom of Belgium<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Population: 11 million<br />
Main languages: French, Dutch, German<br />
Life expectancy: 81 years<br />
GDP per person: $38900<br />
Capital city: Brussels<br />
Association founded: 1895<br />
No. footballers / registered: 816,583 / 443,383<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 11<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 5 (Oct-13)<br />
Continental titles: -<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970,<br />
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Fourth 1986<br />
Biggest win: 3-0 v El Salvador (1970)<br />
Biggest loss: 2-5 v Germany (1934)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: UEFA Group A winners<br />
Australia's record against Belgium (men's)<br />
No matches played at any level<br />
Group H<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Belgium<br />
Population count (2011 census): 5800<br />
0.1 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 7.2 5.9 64.7 22.2<br />
Median age: 49.7 years<br />
Sex ratio: 97.2 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 36.2 35.1 28.7<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 65.9 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),<br />
Berwick (Vic), Mount Eliza (Vic)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
14-08-13 France D 0-0 Brussels<br />
06-09-13 Scotland W 2-0 Glasgow<br />
11-10-13 Croatia W 2-1 Zagreb<br />
15-10-13 Wales D 1-1 Brussels<br />
14-11-13 Colombia L 0-2 Brussels<br />
19-11-13 Japan L 2-3 Brussels<br />
05-03-14 Côte d’Ivoire D 2-2 Brussels<br />
26-05-14 Luxembourg - annulled<br />
01-06-14 Sweden W 2-0 Solna<br />
07-06-14 Tunisia W 1-0 Brussels<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – BELGIUM<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Thibaut COURTOIS GK 11-05-92 / 22 198cm 16 (0) Atletico Madrid, Spain<br />
2 Toby ALDERWEIRELD DF 02-03-89 / 25 186cm 34 (1) Atletico Madrid, Spain<br />
3 Thomas VERMAELEN DF 14-11-85 / 28 178cm 48 (1) Arsenal, England<br />
4 Vincent KOMPANY DF 10-04-86 / 28 190cm 59 (4) Manchester City, England<br />
5 Jan VERTONGHEN DF 24-04-87 / 27 189cm 56 (4) Tottenham Hotspur, England<br />
6 Axel WITSEL MF 12-01-89 / 25 183cm 48 (5) Zenit St Petersburg, Russia<br />
7 Kevin DE BRUYNE MF 28-06-91 / 22 181cm 22 (5) VfL Wolfsburg, Germany<br />
8 Marouane FELLAINI MF 22-11-87 / 26 194cm 50 (8) Manchester United, England<br />
9 Romelu LUKAKU FW 13-05-93 / 21 190cm 29 (9) Everton, England<br />
10 Eden HAZARD MF 07-01-91 / 23 172cm 45 (6) Chelsea, England<br />
11 Kevin MIRALLAS FW 05-10-87 / 26 179cm 44 (9) Everton, England<br />
12 Simon MIGNOLET GK 06-03-88 / 26 193cm 14 (0) Liverpool, England<br />
13 Sammy BOSSUT GK 11-08-85 / 28 187cm 0 (0) Zulte Waregem, Belgium<br />
14 Dries MERTENS MF 06-05-87 / 27 164cm 24 (2) Napoli, Italy<br />
15 Daniel VAN BUYTEN DF 07-02-78 / 36 196cm 79 (10) Bayern Muenchen, Germany<br />
16 Steven DEFOUR MF 15-04-88 / 26 173cm 43 (2) Porto, Portugal<br />
17 Divock ORIGI FW 18-04-95 / 19 185cm 1 (0) Lille, France<br />
18 Nicolas LOMBAERTS DF 20-03-85 / 29 188cm 26 (2) Zenit St Petersburg, Russia<br />
19 Moussa DEMBELE MF 16-07-87 / 26 185cm 56 (5) Tottenham Hotspur, England<br />
20 Adnan JANUZAJ MF 05-02-95 / 19 180cm 0 (0) Manchester United, England<br />
21 Anthony VANDEN BORRE DF 24-10-87 / 26 185cm 25 (1) Anderlecht, Belgium<br />
22 Nacer CHADLI MF 02-08-89 / 24 187cm 20 (3) Tottenham Hotspur, England<br />
23 Laurent CIMAN DF 05-08-85 / 28 180cm 8 (0) Standard Liege, Belgium<br />
COACH: Marc Wilmots (Belgium) age 45 years<br />
Coach of Belgium since 2012 (assistant 2009-2012)<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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