Évence Coppée Trophy

Held at the Stade du Vivier d'Oie in Uccle, Belgium, the match ended in a 3–3 draw.

[1] The trophy was named after Évence Coppée, the Belgian patron who organised the match to promote Franco-Belgian friendship.

[1] The Évence Coppée Trophy marked the official debut of the French and Belgian national football teams[2][3] and was also the first match between two independent European countries.

The 'exteriors' Mesnier and Filez who make a break, the 'interiors' are Royet (who is relay runner) and Cyprès and the powerful center (Garnier), who is also the playmaker.

[17] Robert Guérin, the deputy of the French Football Association, became the first president of FIFA twenty days after this match.

Pre-match photograph in front of a goal. Left: the Belgian team; right: the French team; centre: the referee John C. Keene, with the match ball
Belgique-France 1904 Alfred Verdyck Albert Friling Edgard Poelmans Guillaume Van Den Eynde Charles Cambier Camille Van Hoorden Maurice Tobias Alexandre Wigand Georges Quéritet Pierre-Joseph Destrebecq Charles Vanderstappen Maurice Guichard Joseph Verlet Fernand Canelle Charles Bilot Jacques Davy Georges Bilot Adrien Filez Gaston Cyprès Marius Royet Louis Mesnier Georges Garnier
Belgique-France 1904