Belgium 3–1 Uruguay: 1990 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Match in one glance
BelgiumUruguayGoalCard
Belgium
Uruguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Belgium1Uruguay
Leo Clijsters opened the scoring at 15′.
Team comparison
BelgiumUruguay
3Goals1
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1LCLeo ClijstersBelgium · 15′1goal
- 2ESEnzo ScifoBelgium · 24′1goal
- 3JCJan CeulemansBelgium · 47′1goal
- 4PBPablo BengoecheaUruguay · 73′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1990
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1990-06-17
- Venue
- Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Belgium / UruguayBelgium
Leo Clijsters15′
Enzo Scifo24′
Jan Ceulemans47′
Uruguay
Pablo Bengoechea73′
Complete match timeline
BelgiumUruguayGoalCardSubstitution
Belgium
Uruguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0L. Clijsters 15′ · E. Scifo 24′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1J. Ceulemans 47′ · P. Bengoechea 73′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Belgium
Reported roles- 1Michel Preud'hommeGK
- 2Eric GeretsDF
- 4Leo ClijstersMF
- 5Bruno VersavelMF
- 7Stéphane DemolSW
- 8Franky Van der ElstMF
- 9Marc DegryseFW
- 10Enzo ScifoMF
- 11Jan CeulemansFW
- 13Georges GrünDF
- 16Michel De WolfDF
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6MEMarc Emmers46′
- 22PVPatrick Vervoort75′
Match contributions
- Eric Gerets▰ 35′
- Leo Clijsters⚽ 1
- Enzo Scifo⚽ 1
- Jan Ceulemans⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MPMichel Preud'hommeGoalkeeper
- 2EGEric GeretsDefender
- 4LCLeo ClijstersMidfielder
- 5BVBruno VersavelMidfielder
- 7SDStéphane DemolSW
- 8FVFranky Van der ElstMidfielder
- 9MDMarc DegryseForward
- 10ESEnzo ScifoMidfielder
- 11JCJan CeulemansForward
- 13GGGeorges GrünDefender
- 16MDMichel De WolfDefender
Uruguay
Reported roles- 1Fernando ÁlvezGK
- 2Nelson GutiérrezSW
- 3Hugo de LeónDF
- 4José Oscar HerreraMF
- 5José PerdomoMF
- 6Alfonso DomínguezDF
- 7Antonio AlzamendiFW
- 8Santiago OstolazaMF
- 9Enzo FrancescoliMF
- 10Rubén PazMF
- 11Rubén SosaFW
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16PBPablo Bengoechea56′
- 18CACarlos Aguilera46′
Match contributions
- Rubén Sosa▰ 40′
- Pablo Bengoechea⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FÁFernando ÁlvezGoalkeeper
- 2NGNelson GutiérrezSW
- 3HdHugo de LeónDefender
- 4JOJosé Oscar HerreraMidfielder
- 5JPJosé PerdomoMidfielder
- 6ADAlfonso DomínguezDefender
- 7AAAntonio AlzamendiForward
- 8SOSantiago OstolazaMidfielder
- 9EFEnzo FrancescoliMidfielder
- 10RPRubén PazMidfielder
- 11RSRubén SosaForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Belgium1Uruguay
Leo Clijsters opened the scoring at 15′.
Team comparison
BelgiumUruguay
3Goals1
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1LCLeo ClijstersBelgium · 15′1goal
- 2ESEnzo ScifoBelgium · 24′1goal
- 3JCJan CeulemansBelgium · 47′1goal
- 4PBPablo BengoecheaUruguay · 73′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1990
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1990-06-17
- Venue
- Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Belgium / UruguayBelgium
Leo Clijsters15′
Enzo Scifo24′
Jan Ceulemans47′
Uruguay
Pablo Bengoechea73′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.