International Career
Verheyen gained exactly 50 caps for the Belgium national team during eight years, scoring 10 times. He was selected for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2000, the latter played on home soil.
Verheyen's was controversially sent off at the 1998 World Cup in France as the nation led 2–0 against Mexico. The foul resulted in a penalty and the match ended a 2–2 draw; despite the incident, he continued to be a regular in the next few years. Since 1998 he became one of the main players (and the vice-captain) of the Belgian team alongside the captain Marc Wilmots, Johan Walem, Geert De Vlieger and Nico Van Kerckhoven until the end of the World Cup of 2002.
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