World Cup squad
Belgium 1986
Guy Thys · 4-4-2
Guy Thys·4-4-2
84OVR
Thys' 1986 Belgium. Pfaff in goal, Scifo between the lines, Ceulemans as the captain, and a run to the last four that still surprises people.
Tags on the page — counter attack, tournament steel, star goalkeeper — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Jean-Marie PfaffGK · BE88PEAKDIV89HAN87KIC69REF89SPD61POS88
- 02Enzo ScifoCM · BE86PEAKPAC78SHO72PAS85DRI87DEF74PHY77
- 03Jan CeulemansCM · BE86PEAKPAC83SHO82PAS86DRI85DEF75PHY89
- 04Eric GeretsRB · BE84PEAKPAC83SHO66PAS78DRI77DEF83PHY81
- 05Franky VercauterenLM · BE82PEAKPAC87SHO78PAS73DRI77DEF56PHY75
- 06Georges GrünCB · BE80PEAKPAC67SHO46PAS70DRI59DEF79PHY79
Formation 4-4-2Guy Thys
CLAESEN
78
VANDENBERGH
80
VERCAUTEREN
82
CEULEMANS
86
SCIFO
86
VEYT
74
VERVOORT
76
DEMOL
78
GRUN
80
GERETS
84
PFAFF
88
Starting XI
- STNico Claesen78
- STErwin Vandenbergh80
- LMFranky Vercauteren82
- CMJan Ceulemans86
- CMEnzo Scifo86
- CMDanny Veyt74
- LBPatrick Vervoort76
- CBStéphane Demol78
- CBGeorges Grün80
- RBEric Gerets84
- GKJean-Marie Pfaff88
Bench
- CMRené Vandereycken80
- CBLei Clijsters76
- LBMichel De Wolf74
- RWPhilippe Desmet72
- CMLeo Van der Elst72
- GKJacky Munaron74
- CBHugo Broos76
Ratings
Attack82
Midfield84
Defence80
Goalkeeping88
Chemistry90
Overall84
How they play
The goalkeeper rating (88) is doing more work than the outfield glamour. Possession 48. This is not a keep-ball souvenir. Counter-attack 80: the point is the break, not the concert.
Style
Counter AttackTournament SteelStar GoalkeeperWork RateDirect Attack
Achievements
- FIFA World Cup fourth place
- Beat the Soviet Union in extra time, then lost a semi to Maradona
- Pfaff, Scifo and Ceulemans as the spine
Dream matches from here
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