FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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North Macedonia
  • 86': Ezgjan Alioski
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1 - 1
Belgium
  • 28': Maxim De Cuyper

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North Macedonia are hosting Belgium at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, 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 blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  • 5': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
  • 5': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
  • 6': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 10': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
  • 12': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  • 13': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
  • 15': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
  • 15': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 18': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).
  • 19': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 22': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 23': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 24': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Belgium).
  • 24': Corner,North Macedonia. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 26': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 27': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 27': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a through ball.
  • 28': Goal! North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 39': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 44': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
  • 44': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Agon Elezi replaces Jani Atanasov.
  • 46': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 48': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 48': Offside, North Macedonia. Bojan Ilievski is caught offside.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal North Macedonia 0-1 Belgium.
  • 53': Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 56': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
  • 56': Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Hans Vanaken.
  • 57': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Thomas Meunier.
  • 57': Substitution, Belgium. Koni De Winter replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 57': Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Andrej Stojchevski.
  • 59': Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).
  • 59': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
  • 66': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
  • 69': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 70': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Koni De Winter (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).
  • 70': Foul by Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia).
  • 70': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 75': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 77': Corner,Belgium. Conceded by Bojan Ilievski.
  • 78': Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Theate replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Bojan Ilievski.
  • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dimitar Mitrovski replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 80': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
  • 81': Foul by Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia).
  • 81': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 84': Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 84': Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 84': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
  • 86': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 86': Wout Faes (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Goal! North Macedonia 1, Belgium 1. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Darko Churlinov with a through ball.
  • 89': Agon Elezi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 90': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+2': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Belgium. Amadou Onana is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+3': Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, North Macedonia 1, Belgium 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Macedonia 1, Belgium 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 2
67.9 Possession 32.1
17 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
479 Accurate Passes 200
544 Passes 261
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 0
19 Crosses 2
0.3 Cross % 0.0
50 Long Balls 41
39 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 14
12 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 3
12 Effective Clearances 26
12 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Tose Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wales 3 +5 7
2 North Macedonia 3 +3 5
3 Kazakhstan 2 0 3
4 Belgium 1 0 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MKD North Macedonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Gjoko Zajkov
6 Visar Musliu Yellow Card
4 Andrej Stojchevski
8 Ezgjan Alioski
2 Bojan Ilievski Yellow Card
21 Jani Atanasov Yellow Card
7 Eljif Elmas
18 Tihomir Kostadinov
20 Bojan Miovski
10 Enis Bardhi Yellow Card
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Agon Elezi, Damjan Siskovski, Dimitar Mitrovski, Jovan Manev, Luka Stankovski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Darko Churlinov, Dejan Iliev, Stefan Askovski, Milan Ristovski, Kristijan Trapanovski, Stefan Despotovski.

BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Matz Sels (GK)
2 Zeno Debast
4 Wout Faes
5 Maxim De Cuyper
15 Thomas Meunier Yellow Card
7 Kevin De Bruyne
20 Hans Vanaken
21 Nicolas Raskin
10 Romelu Lukaku
22 Jérémy Doku
23 Alexis Saelemaekers
Belgium Substitutes:
Charles De Ketelaere, Arthur Theate, Senne Lammens, Malick Fofana, Koni De Winter, Loïs Openda, Brandon Mechele, Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard, Amadou Onana, Maarten Vandevoordt, Dodi Lukebakio.

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