This Monday evening, the Red Devils played yellow to welcome Wales, during their second qualification match for the 2026 World Cup. Rudi Garcia modified his midfielder by leaving Raskin and Vanaken, aligning the duo Onana-Tielemans.
Just before the quarter of an hour of play, Belgium obtained a penalty, following a foul by Brennan Johnson. Lukaku transformed the sentence by pulling down the ground (1-0, 15th). Tielemans quickly allowed her team to carry out the break. Well served by De Cuyper, the Aston Villa player was cheating Darlow from the law (2-0, 19th).
Even before half an hour of play, Doku was the addition. The 23-year-old striker eliminated several defenders before placing the leather in the small right net (3-0, 28th). The men of Craig Bellamy still managed to reduce the gap on the display board, just before returning to the locker room for the break, thanks to a penalty transformed by Wilson (3-1, 45th+7).
A comeback … which is not enough
From the start of the second period, the dragons set fire to the lawn of the King Baudouin stadium by registering their second achievement. Completely distinguished, Sorba Thomas beat salts with the right foot (3-2, 52nd). As incredible as it may seem, Brennan Johnson allowed visitors to equalize by marking the head, at close range (3-3, 69th).
In the final minutes of regulation time, from Bruyne finally delivered the Red Devils, from a fly on the left (4-3, 88th). Thanks to this success obtained on a thread, Belgium dates back to third place in its group, with four points. Or four lengths behind the leader, North Macedonia, which has two more matches. Wales is in the second row, with seven units.
