who did belgium beat entering the knock out round in 2006 world cup

Belgium did not beat any team to enter the knockout round at the 2006 FIFA World Cup — because they didn’t qualify for the tournament at all.

What actually happened in 2006?

• The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany.
• Belgium failed to qualify from the UEFA qualification group, finishing behind teams like Spain and Serbia & Montenegro.

• As a result, they were not present in the finals and therefore had no knockout-stage match in that tournament.

Why the confusion?

Belgium has a strong World Cup history overall (15+ appearances, with a best finish of third place in 2018), so it’s easy to misremember them being in every modern tournament. But in 2006 specifically, they were absent from the finals.

Quick reference: 2006 knockout entrants (Round of 16)

The teams that did reach the Round of 16 in 2006 included:

• Germany, Sweden, Argentina, Mexico
• Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Ukraine
• Portugal, Netherlands, England, Ecuador
• France, Spain, Brazil, Ghana

Belgium is not on that list.

TL;DR: Belgium didn’t beat anyone to enter the 2006 World Cup knockout round — they didn’t qualify for the 2006 finals.

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