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England men · International friendly

England
v Belgium⁠

1–0

Full time

England v Belgium finished 1–0.

Belgium
None
Date
Saturday 2 June 2012 · England in 2012
Kick-off
17:15 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Belgium Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Simon Mignolet GK
  • No. 2, Guillaume Gillet RB
  • No. 4, Vincent Kompany CB
  • No. 5, Thomas Vermaelen CB
  • No. 6, Timmy Simons CB
  • No. 3, Jan Vertonghen LB
  • No. 8, Axel Witsel RM
  • No. 18, Mousa Dembélé LM
  • No. 7, Dries Mertens RW Off in the 72'
  • No. 9, Kevin Mirallas LW Off in the 59'
  • No. 10, Eden Hazard FW
  • No. 11, Marouane Fellaini RCF

Substitutes

  • No. 16, Nacer Chadli On in the 59'
  • No. 20, Romelu Lukaku On in the 72'
  • No. 14, Igor de Camargo (not used)
  • No. 15, Sébastien Pocognoli (not used)
  • No. 17, Christian Benteke (not used)
  • No. 19, Jelle Vossen (not used)
  • No. 21, Oliver Renard (not used)
  • No. 22, Denis Odoi (not used)
  • No. 23, Radja Nainggolan (not used)
  • No. 24, Benjamin De Ceulaer (not used)
  • No. 25, Steven Defour (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1970 – 1999

Official meetings since 1921

England v Belgium stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings26In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws6Level at full time
Belgium wins4Belgium victories

England have scored 74 goals to Belgium's 33 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

5

Dean

5 goals against Belgium in matches we hold scorer data for.

Belgium · Fixture leader

3

Tielemans

Belgium's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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