Belgium vs Wales
Ref: Irfan Peljto, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Match recap
Belgium beat Wales 4–3 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Lukaku, Tielemans, Doku, and De Bruyne scored for Belgium; Wilson, Thomas, and Johnson replied for Wales. Belgium held 46% possession to 54% for Wales.
First Half
⚽
Lukaku
Penalty
⇄
Meunier
17'
Ampadu
Yellow Card
⚽
Tielemans
Assist: De Cuyper
⚽
Doku
Assist: De Winter
De Cuyper
Yellow Card
Trossard
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Wilson
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
De Cuyper
⇄
Trossard
51'
⚽
Thomas
Assist: Wilson
63'
⇄
Brooks
63'
⇄
James
69'
⚽
Johnson
Assist: Thomas
⇄
Unknown
79'
Mepham
Yellow Card
82'
Wilson
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
De Bruyne
Assist: Tielemans
⇄
De Bruyne
90+3'
⇄
Thomas
Raskin
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
BelgiumWales
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
8
14
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
399
Total passes
470
350
Accurate passes
424
88%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
0
8
Blocked shots
3
Belgium
4-2-3-1
Wales
4-2-3-1
Belgium
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Z. DebastD
- 4W. FaesD
- 5M. De CuyperD
- 6A. OnanaM
- 7K. De BruyneM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10R. LukakuF
- 11L. TrossardM
- 13M. SelsG
- 15T. MeunierD
- 22J. DokuM
Substitutes
- 1M. VandevoordtG
- 3A. TheateD
- 9L. OpendaF
- 12S. LammensG
- 14D. LukebakioF
- 16K. De WinterD
- 17C. De KetelaereF
- 18B. MecheleD
- 19Diego MoreiraF
- 20H. VanakenM
- 21N. RaskinM
- 23A. SaelemaekersF
Wales
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. DarlowG
- 2C. MephamD
- 4B. DaviesD
- 5E. AmpaduM
- 6J. RodonD
- 7D. BrooksF
- 8H. WilsonM
- 11B. JohnsonM
- 14C. RobertsD
- 17J. JamesM
- 19S. ThomasM
Substitutes
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 9R. MatondoF
- 10L. CullenF
- 12D. WardG
- 13K. MooreF
- 15R. KpakioD
- 16B. CabangoD
- 18M. HarrisF
- 20L. KoumasF
- 21A. DaviesG
- 22J. SheehanM
- 23N. BroadheadF
Belgium
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | M | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3/3 |
| Youri Tielemans(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jérémy Doku | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Romelu Lukaku | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Meunier | D | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wout Faes | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Senne Lammens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hans Vanaken | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïs Openda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Mechele | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles De Ketelaere | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Moreira | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Saelemaekers | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Theate | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Raskin | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Koni De Winter | D | 74 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
Wales
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | M | 89 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Harry Wilson | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brennan Johnson | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ethan Ampadu | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan James | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rodon | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Roberts | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Davies(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Karl Darlow | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Brooks | F | 63 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ronan Kpakio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Broadhead | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Cabango | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Sheehan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieffer Moore | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ward | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rabbi Matondo | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mark Harris | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |