FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, October 13, 2025
Belgium DWWWD 4
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Wales WLWLL 2
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BEL224
WAL112
Cardiff City Stadium · 32,803 att.

Match Report

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De Bruyne leads Belgium past Wales to top qualifying group

Wales' hopes of automatic World Cup qualification were dealt a blow as Kevin De Bruyne converted two penalties in Belgium's 4-2 win in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
38.2
Possession
61.8
16
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
412
313
Passes
491
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
9
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
41
27
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
4
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
4
35
Effective Clearances
18
35
Clearances
18

Head to Head

BEL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 16Ben CabangoCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 4Ben DaviesLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 8Harry WilsonAM
  7. 17Jordan JamesLM
  8. 5Ethan AmpaduRM
  9. 18Mark HarrisF
  10. 19Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 7David BrooksAM-R

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Arthur TheateCD-L
  3. 2Zeno DebastCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Nicolas RaskinLM
  8. 18Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 10Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 11Jérémy DokuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Wales 1, Belgium 0. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  2. 13' Harry Wilson (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Wales 1, Belgium 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 24' Goal! Wales 1, Belgium 2. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  5. 51' Ben Davies (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces David Brooks.
  7. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  8. 64' Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Amadou Onana.
  10. 71' Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Ben Davies because of an injury.
  11. 76' Goal! Wales 1, Belgium 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Malick Fofana replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  13. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  14. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Brandon Mechele replaces Arthur Theate because of an injury.
  15. 86' Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Jordan James.
  16. 86' Substitution, Wales. Jay Dasilva replaces Mark Harris.
  17. 89' Goal! Wales 2, Belgium 3. Nathan Broadhead (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  18. 90' Goal! Wales 2, Belgium 4. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.

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