FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Belarus vs Scotland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Belarus
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    0 - 2
    Scotland
    • 43': Ché Adams
    • 65': Zakhar Volkov (OG)

    Scotland beat Belarus, remain on track in World Cup qualifiers

    Scotland kept on course for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a solid 2-0 win over Belarus on a surreal evening in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Handball by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
    • 7': Attempt missed. German Barkovskiy (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Offside, Belarus. German Barkovskiy is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
    • 11': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 14': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
    • 14': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Egor Parkhomenko with a cross.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus).
    • 21': Offside, Belarus. German Barkovskiy is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
    • 23': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Egor Parkhomenko (Belarus).
    • 26': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. John Souttar (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 27': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
    • 27': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Johnston with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 30': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
    • 32': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 32': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Max Ebong (Belarus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by German Barkovskiy.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
    • 43': Goal! Belarus 0, Scotland 1. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a headed pass.
    • 44': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
    • 44': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 44': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belarus 0, Scotland 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Belarus. Trofim Melnichenko replaces Evgeni Malashevich.
    • 45': Substitution, Belarus. Vadim Pigas replaces Sergey Karpovich.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 49': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
    • 50': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Egor Parkhomenko.
    • 50': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
    • 50': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
    • 51': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Ben Gannon-Doak.
    • 55': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
    • 55': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Maksim Myakish.
    • 65': Own Goal by Zakhar Volkov, Belarus. Belarus 0, Scotland 2.
    • 65': Substitution, Belarus. Valeri Gromyko replaces Maksim Myakish.
    • 66': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Vadim Pigas (Belarus).
    • 66': Offside, Scotland. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pavel Zabelin.
    • 70': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
    • 70': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
    • 71': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Belarus. Nikita Demchenko replaces Zakhar Volkov.
    • 72': Substitution, Belarus. Vladislav Malkevich replaces Kirill Pechenin.
    • 74': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
    • 74': Substitution, Scotland. Aaron Hickey replaces Max Johnston.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Scott McTominay with a headed pass.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
    • 80': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Ché Adams.
    • 81': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vadim Pigas.
    • 83': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ché Adams.
    • 83': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Billy Gilmour.
    • 84': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 84': Nikita Demchenko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus).
    • 90': Substitution, Scotland. Lennon Miller replaces Scott McTominay.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus).
    • 90'+3': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 6
    73.2 Possession 26.8
    14 SHOTS 6
    8 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    673 Accurate Passes 187
    754 Passes 262
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 5
    21 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 65
    31 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    7 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 7
    18 Effective Clearances 29
    18 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: ZTE Arena
    Location: Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 2 +3 4
    2 Scotland 2 +2 4
    3 Greece 2 +1 3
    4 Belarus 2 -6 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BLR Belarus (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Fedor Lapoukhov (GK)
    20 Zakhar Volkov
    3 Pavel Zabielin
    5 Egor Parkhomenko
    2 Kirill Pechenin
    13 Sergei Karpovich
    17 Vladislav Kalinin Yellow Card
    9 Max Ebong
    6 Maksim Myakish
    11 German Barkovskiy
    7 Evgeni Malashevich
    Belarus Substitutes:
    Nikita Korzun, Roman Pasevich, Nikita Demchenko, Vladislav Malkevich, Sergei Ignatovich, Yuri Kovalev, Trofim Melnichenko, Evgeni Yablonski, Alyaksandr Martynovich, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Valeri Gromyko, Vadim Pigas.

    SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Angus Gunn (GK)
    16 Scott McKenna
    15 John Souttar
    3 Andrew Robertson
    22 Max Johnston
    4 Scott McTominay
    19 Lewis Ferguson
    8 Billy Gilmour
    10 Ché Adams
    17 Ben Gannon Doak Yellow Card
    7 John McGinn
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Kenny McLean, Kieron Bowie, Jack Hendry, Ryan Christie, Grant Hanley, Josh Doig, Aaron Hickey, Zander Clark, Liam Kelly, Lennon Miller, George Hirst, Lyndon Dykes.

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