Belgium vs Estonia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFABelgium book 2022 World Cup place with comfortable win over Estonia
Belgium qualified for next year's World Cup finals and kept up their unbeaten qualifying run as they beat Estonia 3-1 in Brussels on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
- 9': Foul by Taijo Teniste (Estonia).
- 9': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Goal! Belgium 1, Estonia 0. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 14': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Vladislav Kreida (Estonia).
- 14': Karol Mets (Estonia) is shown the yellow card.
- 15': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
- 16': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Henrik Ojamaa.
- 16': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maksim Paskotsi.
- 18': Foul by Christian Benteke (Belgium).
- 18': Vladislav Kreida (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 18': Jason Denayer (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Christian Benteke (Belgium) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 21': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maksim Paskotsi.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 22': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matvei Igonen.
- 22': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Denayer.
- 22': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Jason Denayer (Belgium).
- 23': Henrik Ojamaa (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Markus Poom (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karol Mets.
- 29': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
- 29': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Taijo Teniste (Estonia).
- 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Henrik Ojamaa.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jason Denayer (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vladislav Kreida.
- 34': Offside, Belgium. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Thomas Meunier is caught offside.
- 36': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Vladislav Kreida (Estonia).
- 37': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 41': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
- 41': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Estonia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Estonia 0.
- 47': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
- 50': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
- 50': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 51': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Goal! Belgium 2, Estonia 0. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henri Anier.
- 55': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Yannick Carrasco.
- 55': Attempt missed. Joonas Tamm (Estonia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Markus Poom with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 59': Substitution, Estonia. Rauno Sappinen replaces Henri Anier.
- 60': Substitution, Estonia. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy replaces Henrik Ojamaa.
- 60': Attempt saved. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konstantin Vassiljev.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 62': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Eden Hazard.
- 63': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 64': Attempt missed. Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
- 66': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
- 66': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Estonia. Erik Sorga replaces Sergei Zenjov.
- 68': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
- 68': Markus Poom (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantin Vassiljev with a through ball.
- 69': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
- 70': Attempt saved. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Markus Poom.
- 70': Goal! Belgium 2, Estonia 1. Erik Sorga (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 73': Christian Benteke (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Joonas Tamm (Estonia).
- 74': Goal! Belgium 3, Estonia 1. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 76': Attempt missed. Markus Poom (Estonia) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right.
- 76': Attempt saved. Markus Poom (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rauno Sappinen.
- 77': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
- 78': Foul by Jason Denayer (Belgium).
- 78': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Hand ball by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
- 79': Substitution, Estonia. Sander Puri replaces Taijo Teniste.
- 80': Substitution, Estonia. Markus Soomets replaces Konstantin Vassiljev.
- 83': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
- 83': Vladislav Kreida (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 84': Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Christian Benteke.
- 85': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Karol Mets (Estonia).
- 87': Offside, Belgium. Divock Origi tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 88': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 89': Offside, Belgium. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Erik Sorga (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Markus Poom.
- 90'+2': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 90'+2': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Estonia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Estonia 1.
Statistics
 EST |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 18.8 | Possession | 81.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 122 | Accurate Passes | 808 |
| 203 | Passes | 886 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 28 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 29,895
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 29,895
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Georgia | 6 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | -16 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 3 | Jason Denayer |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 8 | Hans Vanaken |
Estonia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Matvei Igonen (GK) |
| 16 | Joonas Tamm |
| 18 | Karol Mets  |
| 4 | Maksim Paskotši |
| 14 | Konstantin Vassiljev |
| 20 | Markus Poom |
| 5 | Vladislav Kreida |
| 11 | Henrik Ojamaa |
| 23 | Taijo Teniste |
| 8 | Henri Anier |
| 10 | Sergei Zenjov |
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