Belgium vs Wales form
Falling into a not too difficult group, with the presence of Wales, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein, Belgium is expected to easily win the top spot and the only direct ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet next summer.
However, the Red Devils' start was not smooth. Visiting North Macedonia in the opening match, the team under coach Rudi Garcia quickly created an overwhelming game.
In the 28th minute, Maxim De Cuyper increased the advantage for the Belgian team by seizing the opportunity after a failed shot in the penalty area by senior Romelu Lukaku.
The following period continued to witness De Bruyne and his teammates creating many more dangerous opportunities but failing to take advantage of them.
Failing to increase the gap safely, Belgium paid a heavy price. In the 87th minute, taking advantage of the opponent's defender's superficial ability to catch people, Egzijan Alioski escaped, leaned down to make a classy volley, giving goalkeeper Matz Sels no chance to block.
The former Leeds star's masterpiece also put an end to Belgium's hopes of winning all 3 points. The somewhat regrettable draw promises to make the journey to North America for coach Rudi Garcia and his team more difficult than initially thought.
To regain confidence, Belgium needs a win in the match against their rival in Group J, Wales.
In all aspects, the King Baudouin home team is rated significantly higher. In addition to a much higher quality squad, the Red Devils also have the advantage of playing at home.
In the last two times hosting Wales in the World Cup and UEFA Nations League qualifiers, Belgium won 3-1 and 2-1 respectively.
However, with their recent poor form, winning only 1, drawing 2 and losing 5, the home team may face many challenges from their opponents' annoying counter-attacking style of play.
Having failed to progress far in the UEFA Nations League, Wales have played a total of three matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The British team currently tops the table with 2 wins and 1 draw. Like Belgium, Wales drew 1-1 in their trip to North Macedonia in matchday 2.
But the difference was that Wales played the role of the three-point thief. Bojan Miovski scored in the first minute of extra time, and it seemed that coach Craig Bellamy and his team would have to go home empty-handed. But in the last minute of extra time, David Brooks shined to bring home a valuable point for the visitors.
In between, Wales beat Kazakhstan 3-1 and Liechtenstein 3-0 at home, but the trip to Brussels will certainly be a huge test for Ampadu and his teammates in their quest to return to the World Cup.
Belgium vs Wales squad information
Belgium: No notable absentees.
Wales: Full squad.
Expected lineup Belgium vs Wales
Belgium: Sels; Meunier, Faes, Debast, De Cuyper; De Bruyne, Onana, Tielemans; De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Doku
Wales: Darlow; Roberts, Rodon, Davies, Williams; Ampadu, Sheehan; Johnson, Wilson, Thomas; Moore
Prediction: 2-1
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