Belgian national team in 1916: no official internationals during the war
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A sports website recently published an overview of the Belgian national football team in 1916. The page describes the squad, the results, the victories, the transfers and the statistics for that year. It concerns a database with historical information about the team.
It is important to know that 1916 was a difficult year for Belgium. The country had been occupied by German troops since 1914 during the First World War. Football was severely restricted during that period, and international matches hardly took place. The information on the website therefore contains few concrete match details from that year.
For readers interested in the history of the Red Devils, the database may still be useful. It gives an impression of what the football world looked like in the war years. Those who want to know more about the development of Belgian football will find more details in archives and sports history books.
The Belgian football association later recognised the war period as an important part of its own history. After the end of the war in 1918, international football slowly began to get going again. The overview of 1916 shows how football in Belgium stopped and later started again.
Sources: Wielerflits
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