FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, June 9, 2025
Wales DWWDW 3
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Belgium LLLWD 4
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WAL123
BEL314
King Baudouin Stadium · 33,653 att.

Match Report

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Kevin De Bruyne nets late as Belgium edge Wales in 4-3 thriller

Kevin De Bruyne came to Belgium's rescue with a winner two minutes from time as they scraped a 4-3 victory over Wales in their World Cup qualifier on Monday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
0
Saves
5
54.3
Possession
45.7
12
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
423
Accurate Passes
352
470
Passes
401
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
35
24
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
8
11
Effective Tackles
0
22
Tackles
6
0.5
Tackle %
0.0
7
Interceptions
3
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Head to Head

BEL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Matz SelsG
  2. 4Wout FaesCD-L
  3. 2Zeno DebastCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 6Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 22Jérémy DokuAM-R

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Chris MephamCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 4Ben DaviesLB
  5. 14Connor RobertsRB
  6. 8Harry WilsonAM
  7. 17Jordan JamesLM
  8. 5Ethan AmpaduRM
  9. 7David BrooksF
  10. 19Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 11Brennan JohnsonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Belgium 1, Wales 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 16' Substitution, Belgium. Koni De Winter replaces Thomas Meunier because of an injury.
  3. 17' Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 19' Goal! Belgium 2, Wales 0. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
  5. 27' Goal! Belgium 3, Wales 0. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koni De Winter.
  6. 31' Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 41' Leandro Trossard (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+7' Goal! Belgium 3, Wales 1. Harry Wilson (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 45' Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Theate replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  10. 45' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Leandro Trossard.
  11. 51' Goal! Belgium 3, Wales 2. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  12. 63' Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces David Brooks.
  13. 63' Substitution, Wales. Liam Cullen replaces Jordan James.
  14. 69' Goal! Belgium 3, Wales 3. Brennan Johnson (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a headed pass.
  15. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Nicolas Raskin replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  16. 79' Chris Mepham (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 82' Harry Wilson (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 88' Goal! Belgium 4, Wales 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
  19. 89' Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  20. 90' Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+3' Substitution, Wales. Rabbi Matondo replaces Sorba Thomas.

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