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Belgium in 1980

Historical records for Belgium in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

June

12 June 1980Equaliser Against EnglandRene Vandereycken

Turin · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's equaliser three minutes after England take the lead in their 1-1 European Championship draw.

15 June 1980Goal Against SpainEric Gerets

Milan · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's opening goal in the 2-1 European Championship victory over Spain.

15 June 1980Winning Goal Against SpainJulien Cools

Milan · Sport / Football

Scores the winning goal as Belgium defeat Spain 2-1 and move toward the European Championship final.

18 June 1980Clean Sheet Against ItalyJean-Marie Pfaff

Rome · Sport / Football

Keeps a clean sheet as Belgium draw 0-0 with hosts Italy and qualify for the European Championship final.

22 June 1980European Championship Final PenaltyRene Vandereycken

Rome · Sport / Football

Scores from the penalty spot to equalise for Belgium in the European Championship final.

Names involved

Eric GeretsJean-Marie PfaffJulien CoolsRene Vandereycken

Places involved

MilanRomeTurin

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.