FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Belgium
  • 3': Hans Vanaken
  • 34': Jérémy Doku
  • 41': Jérémy Doku
  • 52': Brandon Mechele
  • 55': Alexis Saelemaekers
  • 57': Charles De Ketelaere
  • 59': Charles De Ketelaere
FT
7 - 0
Liechtenstein

    About

    Belgium are hosting Liechtenstein at Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 2': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Goal! Belgium 1, Liechtenstein 0. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from very close range to the top left corner.
    • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 10': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Handball by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 13': Foul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 13': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 15': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 15': Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 18': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Maximilian Göppel because of an injury.
    • 19': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sandro Wolfinger.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
    • 19': Foul by Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein).
    • 19': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 20': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 24': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein).
    • 25': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 25': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 28': Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein).
    • 30': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 32': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aron Sele.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein).
    • 34': Goal! Belgium 2, Liechtenstein 0. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 38': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 38': Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Goal! Belgium 3, Liechtenstein 0. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 43': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emanuel Zünd.
    • 45': Offside, Belgium. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 3, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 3, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Willy Pizzi replaces Kenny Kindle.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 47': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 48': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andreas Malin.
    • 52': Goal! Belgium 4, Liechtenstein 0. Brandon Mechele (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere following a corner.
    • 54': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 54': Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
    • 55': Goal! Belgium 5, Liechtenstein 0. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willy Pizzi.
    • 57': Goal! Belgium 6, Liechtenstein 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a fast break.
    • 58': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Alessio Hasler replaces Simon Lüchinger.
    • 59': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
    • 59': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 59': Goal! Belgium 7, Liechtenstein 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
    • 60': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 60': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 60': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aron Sele.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
    • 71': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jonas Weissenhofer replaces Fabio Luque-Notaro because of an injury.
    • 72': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Severin Schlegel replaces Nicolas Hasler.
    • 75': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 75': Livio Meier (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Belgium. Diego Moreira replaces Hans Vanaken.
    • 76': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium).
    • 79': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emanuel Zünd.
    • 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emanuel Zünd.
    • 82': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Dodi Lukébakio went off injured after Belgium had used all subs.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
    • 88': Foul by Severin Schlegel (Liechtenstein).
    • 88': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Severin Schlegel (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a through ball.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Belgium 7, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belgium 7, Liechtenstein 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 15
    5 Saves 1
    19.5 Possession 80.5
    2 SHOTS 23
    1 ON GOAL 13
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    124 Accurate Passes 654
    173 Passes 710
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 8
    1 Crosses 33
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    26 Long Balls 27
    8 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 5
    45 Effective Clearances 5
    45 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
    Location: Liege, Belgium
    Attendance: 26,253

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Belgium 8 +22 18
    2 Wales 8 +10 16
    3 North Macedonia 8 +3 13
    4 Kazakhstan 8 -4 8
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Senne Lammens (GK)
    3 Arthur Theate
    4 Brandon Mechele
    21 Timothy Castagne
    15 Thomas Meunier
    23 Nicolas Raskin
    20 Hans Vanaken
    8 Youri Tielemans
    17 Charles De Ketelaere
    11 Jérémy Doku
    22 Alexis Saelemaekers
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Axel Witsel, Joaquin Seys, Diego Moreira, Koni De Winter, Maxim De Cuyper, Mike Penders, Loïs Openda, Romeo Vermant, Charles Vanhoutte, Leandro Trossard, Dodi Lukebakio, Matz Sels.

    LIE Liechtenstein (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
    6 Andreas Malin
    23 Jens Hofer
    14 Livio Meier
    3 Maximilian Göppel
    20 Sandro Wolfinger
    18 Nicolas Hasler
    8 Aron Sele
    17 Simon Lüchinger
    15 Kenny Kindle
    7 Fabio Notaro
    Liechtenstein Substitutes:
    Ferhat Saglam, Emanuel Zünd, Gabriel Foser, Liam Kranz, Dennis Salanovic, Alessio Hasler, Jonas Weissenhofer, William Pizzi, Felix Oberwaditzer, Justin Ospelt, Fabio Wolfinger, Severin Schlegel.

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