At 34, Kevin de Bruyne is a genius who has not yet said his last word. Not prolonged in Manchester City, to his big disappointment, the Belgian playmaker performs a full pre-season preparation with the Napoli. “KDB” takes advantage of the presence of Romelu Lukaku, his teammate for 15 years in Belgium selection, in order to integrate the fastest among the Italian champions. A double and a decisive pass, this is Bruyne's assessment during the match against Girona (3-2) on Saturday, two weeks before the start of Serie A.
The two Neapolitan veterans dream of a baroud of honor at the 2026 World Cup in North America. Now Belgium, now directed by Rudi Garcia, is badly left in European qualifiers. The Red Devils inherited a group of five teams, which started last March, and the Belgians started with a draw against North Macedonia (1-1), in Skopje, unarmeded by an equalizing goal of Ezgan Alioski in the 86th minute.
On June 9 at the King-Baudouin stadium, Belgium received the country from Wales, one of the outsiders of the pool, to tear an unexpected victory (4-3) on a resumption of De Bruyne in the 88th! A success that replaces Thibaut Courtois and his teammates in 3rd position in the ranking behind the Macedonians and the Welsh, who display eight and seven points but with two more matches.
Belgium in dams?
The selection of Outre-Quiévrain will absolutely have to fill up during its two matches in September, in Liechtenstein on 4 and during the reception of Kazakhstan on the 7th, at the Lotto Park of Anderlecht. It was on October 10 that Belgium will play a decisive match against Macedonia, this time in Ghent. Rudi Garcia and his players will also be in danger three days later during a shock at Cardiff City Stadium against the Welsh. It's a bit worrying at the moment …
Failing to qualify directly for the World Cup 26, Belgium will absolutely have to finish second in its group J in order to compete in European dams. The 12 seconds will be joined by four selections drafted by the results of the last Nations League and Four Final Four will be scheduled in March 2026. Eighth in the FIFA world ranking, the northern neighbor of France will be part of the heads of series but will therefore have to win two matches to tear his sesame for the World Cup.
