Waseige was the first Walloon national team manager in the history of Belgian football. He was close to 60 when he succeeded Georges Leekens in 1999. The European Championship in 2000 was not successful, but the Red Devils almost managed a major upset in the round of 16 against Brazil at the 2002 World Cup in Japan, until one Peter Pendergast from Jamaica was the only one to see a foul by Marc Wilmots.

Period: 04/09/1999 – 01/07/2002

Official matches: 34

Number of big tournaments: 2 (European Championships in 2000 and 2002 World Cup)