Axel Thomas Witsel - Century of International Appearances (original) (raw)


The outstanding Belgian player, who obtained 132 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.


Born: 12- 1-1989 Country: Belgium Caps: 132 (W80-D23-L29 � GF271-GA132 � %69.32) Goals: 12 Age First Cap: 19 yr 74 d 26- 3-2008 vs. Morocco 1-4 Age Last Cap: 35 yr 148 d 8- 6-2024 vs. Luxembourg 3-0 National Team Career: 16 yr 74 d


Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition

1 26- 3-08 Brussel Morocco 1-4 2 30- 5-08 Firenze Italy 1-3 3 20- 8-08 Nürnberg Germany 0-2 4 6- 9-08 Liège Estonia 3-2 World Cup Qualifier 5 10- 9-08 Istanbul Turkey 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 6 11-10-08 Brussel Armenia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 7 15-10-08 Brussel Spain 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 8 11- 2-09 Gent Slovenia 2-0 9 1- 4-09 Zenica Bosnia-Herzeg. 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 10 18-11-09 Sedan Qatar 2-0 11 3- 3-10 Brussel Croatia 0-1 [] 12 11- 8-10 Turku Finland 0-1 13 7- 9-10 Istanbul Turkey 2-3 European Ch. Qual. 14 8-10-10 Astana Kazakhstan 2-0 European Ch. Qual. 15 12-10-10 Brussel Austria 4-4 European Ch. Qual. 16 9- 2-11 Gent Finland 1-1 17 25- 3-11 Wien Austria 2-0 European Ch. Qual. 18 29- 3-11 Brussel Azerbaijan 4-1 European Ch. Qual. 19 3- 6-11 Brussel Turkey 1-1 European Ch. Qual. 20 10- 8-11 Celje Slovenia 0-0 21 2- 9-11 Baku Azerbaijan 1-1 European Ch. Qual. 22 6- 9-11 Brussel United States 1-0 23 7-10-11 Brussel Kazakhstan 4-1 European Ch. Qual. 24 11-10-11 Düsseldorf Germany 1-3 European Ch. Qual. 25 11-11-11 Liège Romania 2-1 26 15-11-11 Saint-Denis France 0-0 27 29- 2-12 Heraklion Greece 1-1 28 25- 5-12 Brussel Montenegro 2-2 29 2- 6-12 London England 0-1 30 15- 8-12 Brussel Netherlands 4-2 31 7- 9-12 Cardiff Wales 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 32 11- 9-12 Brussel Croatia 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 33 12-10-12 Beograd Serbia 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 34 16-10-12 Brussel Scotland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 35 14-11-12 Bucuresti Romania 1-2 [] 36 6- 2-13 Brugge Slovakia 2-1 37 22- 3-13 Skopje Macedonia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 38 26- 3-13 Brussel Macedonia 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 39 7- 6-13 Brussel Serbia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier 40 14- 8-13 Brussel France 0-0 41 6- 9-13 Edinburgh Scotland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 42 11-10-13 Zagreb Croatia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier 43 15-10-13 Brussel Wales 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 44 14-11-13 Brussel Colombia 0-2 45 19-11-13 Brussel Japan 2-3 46 5- 3-14 Brussel Ivory Coast 2-2 47 26- 5-14 Genk Luxembourg 5-1 [*] 48 1- 6-14 Stockholm Sweden 2-0 49 7- 6-14 Brussel Tunisia 1-0 50 17- 6-14 Belo Horizonte Algeria 2-1 World Cup 51 22- 6-14 Rio de Janeiro Russia 1-0 World Cup 52 1- 7-14 Salvador United States 2-1 World Cup 53 5- 7-14 Bras�lia Argentina 0-1 World Cup 54 4- 9-14 Liège Australia 2-0 55 12-11-14 Brussel Iceland 3-1 56 16-11-14 Brussel Wales 0-0 European Ch. Qual. 57 28- 3-15 Brussel Cyprus 5-0 European Ch. Qual. 58 31- 3-15 Jerusalem Israel 1-0 European Ch. Qual. 59 7- 6-15 Saint-Denis France 4-3 60 12- 6-15 Cardiff Wales 0-1 European Ch. Qual. 61 3- 9-15 Brussel Bosnia-Herzeg. 3-1 European Ch. Qual. 62 6- 9-15 Lefkosia Cyprus 1-0 European Ch. Qual. 63 10-10-15 Andorra La V. Andorra 4-1 European Ch. Qual. 64 13-10-15 Brussel Israel 3-1 European Ch. Qual. 65 13-11-15 Brussel Italy 3-1 66 29- 3-16 Leiria Portugal 1-2 67 28- 5-16 Genève Switzerland 2-1 68 1- 6-16 Brussel Finland 1-1 69 5- 6-16 Brussel Norway 3-2 70 13- 6-16 Lyon Italy 0-2 European Champ. 71 18- 6-16 Bordeaux Ireland 3-0 European Champ. 72 22- 6-16 Nice Sweden 1-0 European Champ. 73 26- 6-16 Toulouse Hungary 4-0 European Champ. 74 1- 7-16 Lille Wales 1-3 European Champ. 75 1- 9-16 Brussel Spain 0-2 76 6- 9-16 Lefkosia Cyprus 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 77 7-10-16 Brussel Bosnia-Herzeg. 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 78 10-10-16 Faro-Loul� Gibraltar 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 79 9-11-16 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-1 80 13-11-16 Brussel Estonia 8-1 World Cup Qualifier 81 25- 3-17 Brussel Greece 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 82 28- 3-17 Sochi Russia 3-3 83 9- 6-17 Tallinn Estonia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 84 31- 8-17 Liège Gibraltar 9-0 World Cup Qualifier 85 10-10-17 Brussel Cyprus 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 86 10-11-17 Brussel Mexico 3-3 87 14-11-17 Brugge Japan 1-0 88 27- 3-18 Brussel Saudi Arabia 4-0 89 6- 6-18 Brussel Egypt 3-0 90 11- 6-18 Brussel Costa Rica 4-1 91 18- 6-18 Sochi Panama 3-0 World Cup 92 23- 6-18 Moskva Tunisia 5-2 World Cup 93 2- 7-18 Rostov-na-Donu Japan 3-2 World Cup 94 6- 7-18 Kazan Brazil 2-1 World Cup 95 10- 7-18 Sankt Peterburg France 0-1 World Cup 96 14- 7-18 Sankt Peterburg England 2-0 World Cup 97 11- 9-18 Reykjav�k Iceland 3-0 UEFA Nations League A 98 12-10-18 Brussel Switzerland 2-1 UEFA Nations League A 99 16-10-18 Brussel Netherlands 1-1 100 15-11-18 Brussel Iceland 2-0 UEFA Nations League A 101 18-11-18 Luzern Switzerland 2-5 UEFA Nations League A 102 8- 6-19 Brussel Kazakhstan 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 103 11- 6-19 Brussel Scotland 3-0 European Champ. Qual. 104 13-10-19 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan 2-0 European Champ. Qual. 105 16-11-19 Sankt Peterburg Russia 4-1 European Champ. Qual. 106 5- 9-20 København Denmark 2-0 UEFA Nations League A 107 8- 9-20 Brussel Iceland 5-1 UEFA Nations League A 108 11-10-20 London England 1-2 UEFA Nations League A 109 14-10-20 Reykjav�k Iceland 2-1 UEFA Nations League A 110 15-11-20 Heverlee England 2-0 UEFA Nations League A 111 17- 6-21 København Denmark 2-1 European Championship 112 21- 6-21 Skt. Peterburg Finland 2-0 European Championship 113 27- 6-21 Sevilla Portugal 1-0 European Championship 114 2- 7-21 München Italy 1-2 European Championship 115 2- 9-21 Tallinn Estonia 5-2 World Cup Qualifier 116 5- 9-21 Brussel Czech Republic 3-0 World Cup Qualifier 117 7-10-21 Torino France 2-3 UEFA Nations League A 118 10-10-21 Torino Italy 1-2 UEFA Nations League A 119 13-11-21 Bruxelles Estonia 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 120 16-11-21 Cardiff Wales 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 121 3- 6-22 Bruxelles Netherlands 1-4 UEFA Nations League A 122 8- 6-22 Brussel Poland 6-1 UEFA Nations League A 123 11- 6-22 Cardiff Wales 1-1 UEFA Nations League A 124 14- 6-22 Warszawa Poland 1-0 UEFA Nations League A 125 22- 9-22 Bruxelles Wales 2-1 UEFA Nations League A 126 25- 9-22 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-1 UEFA Nations League A 127 18-11-22 Kuwait City Egypt 1-2 128 23-11-22 Al-Rayyan Canada 1-0 World Cup 129 27-11-22 Doha Morocco 0-2 World Cup 130 1-12-22 Al-Rayyan Croatia 0-0 World Cup 131 5- 6-24 Brussel Montenegro 2-0 132 8- 6-24 Bruxelles Luxembourg 3-0

[*] matches are not recognized as full A by FIFA, but they are for the Belgian FA

Total Record

Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 132 80 23 29 271- 132 183 69.32

Types of Matches

Types of Matches Friendlies 45 World Cup Qualifier 27 European Ch. Qualifier 21 UEFA Nations League A 17 World Cup 13 European Championship 9

Total caps: 132

Goals: Cap 1 1 goal Cap 10 1 goal Cap 16 1 goal Cap 17 2 goals Cap 54 1 goal Cap 71 1 goal Cap 78 1 goal Cap 84 1 goal Cap 107 1 goal Cap 115 1 goal Cap 122 1 goal

Total 12 goals


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