Wales and Belgium national teams competed for the lead in the World Cup qualifying group. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the match, in the eighth minute, Sorba Thomas delivered an accurate cross from a corner, and Joe Rodon headed the ball into the goal, making the score 1-0. Then Kevin De Bruyne scored a precise penalty shot to the left corner; the goalkeeper dived the other way, and the score was leveled at 1-1.
In the eighteenth minute, Jeremy Doku responded to a long pass by quickly advancing down the right wing and passed to Tom Meunier. Tom accurately directed the ball into the goal from 12 meters, making the score 1-2.
During the game, Maxim De Kuyper delivered a free kick cross to the left wing; the ball passed through Ben Cabango and reached Arthur Theate, but his shot went slightly wide of the goalkeeper's near post. Doku, escaping two opponents on the right wing, entered the penalty area and passed the ball to De Bruyne, but his shot went over the top of the goal.
In the second half, Doku took a shot from 15 meters on the right wing, but the ball went just over the goalkeeper's corner. In the 76th minute, De Bruyne took a penalty shot to the right corner; the goalkeeper guessed the shot but failed to catch the ball, and the score became 1-3.
In the 89th minute, Kieffer Moore took the ball in the opponent's penalty area, cut inside from the left, and passed to Nathan Broadhead. Broadhead made an accurate shot from 12 meters, making the score 2-3.
Immediately after, Doku crossed into the penalty area from the left wing, Timothy Castagne passed the ball to the far corner, and Leandro Trossard made an accurate shot from 5 meters, increasing the score to 2-4. Following this victory, Belgium maintained the lead in the group with 14 points.
North Macedonia is in second place with 13 points, while Wales remains third with 10 points. Both teams actively played during the match, creating many opportunities.
Belgium's precise shots and effective attack decided the game in their favor. The Wales team tried to withstand the opponent's quick attacks but failed to change the score.
This match was one of the important clashes in the qualifying stage and made the group situation even more interesting.
