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UEFA.com recalls their first encounter in the homely surrounds of the Goose Breeding Stadium. </div><div class="more"><a href="/web/20160625095456/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1980808.html#belgium+france+year+rivalry">Read more</a></div></div><div class="def_Newsbody"><div class="innerText clearfix"><div class="clearLeft newsBody"><div class="newsText"><p>When France and Belgium lock horns in Brussels on Wednesday, it will be the 72nd meeting between the sides. France, with 66 million inhabitants, outnumber their neighbours 6-1, but there has usually been little to choose between the countries on the pitch. 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To put it into context, that was the year the Entente Cordiale was signed between the United Kingdom and France, that work began on the Panama Canal, and that New York's first subway line opened. JM Barrie's Peter Pan was published, while on 1 May the south Brussels suburb of Uccle witnessed the opening scene of another timeless story: Belgium versus France on the football field for the first time.</p><p>Uccle has undergone a bit of a facelift since then, being transformed into a well-heeled area that is home to a wealth of lavish mansions. The Stade Vivier d'Oie survived, a vestige of former, less privileged times – the name translates as the Goose Breeding Stadium. It is now primarily a venue for field hockey.</p><p>Back in 1904 the wooden stands were not exactly full, a paltry 1,500 spectators attending the historic match. They were richly rewarded, however, an incident-packed game ending in a 3-3 draw. 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