Belgium at the UEFA European Championship process. Belgium have participated in five UEFA European Championships finals, those held in 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000 and 2016. As of 1 July 2016, they have played 17 matches: 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. Belgium hosted the European Championship twice, as they were chosen amongst the four semi-finalists to host the event, and ended third by beating Hungary. Under the guidance of manager Guy Thys, Belgium achieved their best European result at the 1980 edition in Italy. After finishing first in the group phase, before football nations Italy, England and Spain, Belgium stood in the final against West
England at the UEFA European Championship group stages. England at the UEFA European Championship This is a record of England's results at the UEFA European Championship. The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960. The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand. The 15th staging of the finals took place in France in 2016. The England national football team first attempted to qualify for the finals of the tournament in 1964, having declined to enter in 1960. They successfully qualified for the first time in 1968, and has since participated