Belgium men's national football team
Let an agent explain the Belgium national team and its history, relay tournament records, notable players and matches from football sources, describe its organisation and current status, and distinguish the men s senior team from youth, women s and secondary teams.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What the team is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the Belgium national team, who controls it, and how does it differ from youth, women s and secondary teams? definition
- Is the question about the senior men s team, another national team or a club? boundary
Identity
Identity.
Identity
Identity.
- What are the team s colours, nickname, home venues and supporters? definition
- Which entry fits the specific venue? action
History History and records.
Tournaments
Tournaments.
Tournaments
Tournaments.
- How has Belgium performed at World Cups and European Championships, and what were the notable campaigns? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Players
Players and coaches.
Players
Players.
- Who are the record players, top scorers and notable coaches? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Follow Following the team.
Current
Current status.
Current
Current.
- What is the team s current squad, coach and ranking, and where is it recorded? provenance
- Which entry fits the current tournament campaign? action
Matches
Matches and rivalries.
Matches
Matches.
- What are the team s notable matches and rivalries? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific rivalry? action
Context Context.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What role does the team play in national culture, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Organisation
Organisation.
Organisation
Organisation.
- How is the team organised, funded and governed by the federation? provenance
- Which entry fits Royal Belgian Football Association? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Belgium at the FIFA World Cup, Belgium at the UEFA European Football Championship
What it is Filled
The men's national association football team representing Belgium in international competition, controlled by the Royal Belgian Football Association, which was founded in 1895; the team began international play in 1904 and competes in FIFA World Cups and UEFA European Championships, with a best World Cup result of third place in 2018, another notable finish of fourth place in 1986, a best European Championship result of runners-up in 1980 and another notable finish of third place in 1972; Belgium won Olympic gold in 1920, topped the FIFA rankings for long periods from 2018 with its golden generation, and Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku are among its most capped and highest scoring players.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the Belgium national team and its history, relay tournament records, notable players and matches from football sources, describe its organisation and current status, and distinguish the men s senior team from youth, women s and secondary teams.
Distinguishing features Filled
- National representation
- UEFA member
- World Cup and Euro history
- Federation control
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a previous generation of players or coaches as current.
- Frame the team as representing only one of the country's language communities.
- Encourage abuse of players after poor results.
- Publish players' private or medical information.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing allegations of misconduct by named players or officials.
May
- Report squads, fixtures and results with dates and sources.
- Distinguish the senior men's team from youth and women's teams.
Moral aspects Filled
- The team is a shared symbol in a country divided by language; framing matters.
- Players of migrant background have faced racist abuse after matches.
Who is affected
- Players and staff
- Supporters
- Opposing teams
Owners Filled
Steward
The national football association that selects and manages the team.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1194951 - registry parent class
related
- national sports team - in registry terms
- Royal Belgian Football Association - the national federation
- FIFA World Cup - and the UEFA European Championship
- UEFA - through its federation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.belgium-men-s-national-football-team
- Wikidata: Q166776 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166776)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- federation founded: 1895 year
- best World Cup result: third place in 2018 and fourth place in 1986 result
- best European Championship result: runners-up in 1980 and third place in 1972 result
- home stadium: King Baudouin Stadium venue - commonly used
- nickname: Red Devils name
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Belgian men s senior national football team
- Belgium at the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship
- Youth, women s and secondary teams are separate; clubs are not national teams
- Not a visible object; a team in national colours.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain history and records
- relay tournaments and players
- describe organisation
- distinguish from other national teams
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Stale squad and result information
- Confusing senior, youth and women s teams
- Nationalist framing of results
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- FIFA and UEFA statutes and eligibility rules
- National federation regulations
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a national sports team.
- World Cup campaigns
- European Championship campaigns
- Nations League campaigns
- friendlies and qualifiers
- secondary and youth teams as related entities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q166776: Belgium men's national football team - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Belgium national football team - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should individual tournament campaigns be linked?
- How should football sources be linked?
- How should records be kept current?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q166776/spec.json