Belgium started slowly and quickly fell behind. Joe Rodon headed the 1-0 behind Thibaut Courtois after a corner kick. Thanks to a penalty kick from Kevin De Bruyne and a great goal from Thomas Meunier, who shot the ball hard, the Belgians turned the game around within 25 minutes: 1-2.
Painful evening for Belgium against North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying
Kevin De Bruyne scores his second
With fifteen minutes left on the clock it was De Bruyne who scored again. Again from eleven meters: 1-3. After a handball by James in the penalty area, the referee had no choice but to place the ball on the spot.
A few minutes later, De Bruyne was taken off. The captain of the Belgians did not seem to be very happy about that.
The Pied Pipers of Cardiff: Belgians chase a rat walking across a field
Leandro Trossard
In the final phase it became exciting. Wales took advantage of a mistake by Leandro Trossard, allowing Broadhead to score the tying goal: 2-3.
The celebration was short-lived, as the Belgians immediately made it 2-4. Goalscorer: Trossard, who immediately made up for his mistake from moments before.
France’s first misstep in World Cup qualifying: loss of points to Iceland
North Macedonia was tied at 1-1 at home against Kazakhstan on Monday evening. The Belgians now have the lead in the group again.
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +15 | |
| 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +9 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -23 |