FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Liechtenstein vs Belgium, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Liechtenstein
    FT
    0 - 6
    Belgium
    • 29': Maxim De Cuyper
    • 46': Youri Tielemans
    • 60': Arthur Theate
    • 62': Kevin De Bruyne
    • 70': Youri Tielemans (P)
    • 90'+1': Malick Fofana

    About

    Liechtenstein are hosting Belgium at Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 1': Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein).
    • 2': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 3': Malick Fofana (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Malick Fofana (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
    • 10': Foul by Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein).
    • 10': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zeno Debast.
    • 15': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 16': Malick Fofana (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 17': Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 18': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 18': Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Offside, Liechtenstein. Ferhat Saglam is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
    • 22': Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
    • 23': Foul by Malick Fofana (Belgium).
    • 23': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 25': Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 30': Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
    • 35': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 35': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 35': Hans Vanaken (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': VAR Decision: No Penalty Belgium.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sandro Wolfinger.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 45': Foul by Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 45': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Liechtenstein. Aron Sele is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Arthur Theate (Belgium) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 1.
    • 46': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 2. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 47': Foul by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein).
    • 47': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Malick Fofana (Belgium).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
    • 52': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aron Sele.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 59': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 59': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maximilian Göppel.
    • 60': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 3. Arthur Theate (Belgium) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Belgium. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 61': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 62': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 4. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
    • 63': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Alessio Hasler replaces Aron Sele.
    • 63': Substitution, Liechtenstein. William Pizzi replaces Ferhat Saglam.
    • 64': Offside, Liechtenstein. William Pizzi is caught offside.
    • 65': Handball by Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein).
    • 66': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
    • 68': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Alessio Hasler (Liechtenstein).
    • 69': Penalty Belgium. Arthur Theate draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Alessio Hasler (Liechtenstein) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Alessio Hasler (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 5. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 73': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Alessio Hasler.
    • 76': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Livio Meier replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
    • 77': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 77': William Pizzi (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 79': Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Belgium. Diego Moreira replaces Thomas Meunier.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 83': Offside, Belgium. Timothy Castagne is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Fabio Wolfinger replaces Simon Lüchinger.
    • 84': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Nicolas Hasler.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein).
    • 88': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 6. Malick Fofana (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 6.
    • 0': Match ends, Liechtenstein 0, Belgium 6.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    10 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 3
    81.8 Possession 18.2
    24 SHOTS 0
    9 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    628 Accurate Passes 86
    708 Passes 158
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.5
    11 Accurate Crosses 0
    34 Crosses 2
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    66 Long Balls 50
    49 Accurate Long Balls 8
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.2
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    8 Tackles 12
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    3 Interceptions 8
    6 Effective Clearances 47
    6 Clearances 47

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Rheinpark Stadion
    Location: Vaduz, Liechtenstein
    Attendance: 3,158

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 North Macedonia 5 +9 11
    2 Belgium 4 +13 10
    3 Wales 5 +5 10
    4 Kazakhstan 5 -8 3
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    Line-Ups

    LIE Liechtenstein (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
    4 Lars Traber
    23 Jens Hofer
    6 Andreas Malin
    3 Maximilian Göppel
    20 Sandro Wolfinger Yellow Card
    18 Nicolas Hasler
    8 Aron Sele
    17 Simon Lüchinger
    7 Fabio Notaro
    9 Ferhat Saglam
    Liechtenstein Substitutes:
    Alessio Hasler, Livio Meier, Andrin Netzer, Felix Oberwaditzer, Tim-Tiado Oehri, Niklas Beck, Emanuel Zünd, Jonas Weissenhofer, William Pizzi, Justin Ospelt, Severin Schlegel, Fabio Wolfinger.

    BEL Belgium (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    3 Arthur Theate
    2 Zeno Debast
    8 Youri Tielemans
    5 Maxim De Cuyper
    15 Thomas Meunier
    20 Hans Vanaken
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    14 Malick Fofana
    11 Jérémy Doku
    9 Loïs Openda
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Brandon Mechele, Koni De Winter, Maarten Vandevoordt, Charles De Ketelaere, Matz Sels, Leandro Trossard, Charles Vanhoutte, Alexis Saelemaekers, Timothy Castagne, Michy Batshuayi, Nicolas Raskin, Diego Moreira.

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