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Belgium vs North Macedonia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Belgium are hosting North Macedonia at Planet Group Arena, Ghent, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 5': Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 5': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 6': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  • 8': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 10': Dangerous play by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
  • 10': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia).
  • 11': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrej Stojchevski.
  • 15': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 15': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Belgium. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
  • 21': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 22': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
  • 25': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 27': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).
  • 28': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
  • 30': Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 30': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
  • 38': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 42': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
  • 43': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 43': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 43': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Stefan Ashkovski.
  • 46': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Darko Churlinov.
  • 52': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
  • 52': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 54': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
  • 59': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jani Atanasov.
  • 68': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
  • 68': Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Arthur Theate (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 68': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 74': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
  • 74': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, North Macedonia. Isnik Alimi replaces Jani Atanasov.
  • 74': Substitution, Belgium. Malick Fofana replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 74': Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Hans Vanaken.
  • 75': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Despotovski replaces Andrej Stojchevski.
  • 76': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Despotovski.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
  • 79': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 79': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Velkovski replaces Visar Musliu because of an injury.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 87': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 87': Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 88': Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
  • 89': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 89': Substitution, Belgium. Joaquin Seys replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+4': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 13
5 Saves 0
21.9 Possession 78.1
3 SHOTS 25
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
128 Accurate Passes 608
203 Passes 690
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
3 Crosses 41
0.0 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 50
14 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 12
12 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 3
60 Effective Clearances 15
60 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Planet Group Arena
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Attendance: 18,583

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Belgium 6 +15 14
2 North Macedonia 7 +9 13
3 Wales 6 +3 10
4 Kazakhstan 7 -4 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
3 Arthur Theate Yellow Card
2 Zeno Debast
8 Nicolas Raskin
5 Maxim De Cuyper
21 Timothy Castagne
7 Kevin De Bruyne Yellow Card
20 Hans Vanaken
11 Jérémy Doku
22 Alexis Saelemaekers Yellow Card
10 Leandro Trossard

MKD North Macedonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Gjoko Zajkov
6 Visar Musliu
2 Andrej Stojchevski
8 Ezgjan Alioski
3 Stefan Askovski Yellow Card
21 Jani Atanasov
7 Eljif Elmas
18 Tihomir Kostadinov Yellow Card
20 Bojan Miovski
10 Enis Bardhi

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