World Cup Qualifiers: Belgium reversed course 4-2, rose to first place without defeat in 6 games, De Bruyne scored twice

The Wales team, ranked 30th in the world, ushered in the 8th round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries. Wales played at home against the Belgian team, ranked 8th in the world.

Before the game, Belgium ranked second in Group J with 11 points after one game less, 1 point behind the top-ranked North Macedonia team, while Wales ranked third with 10 points after one game less before the game. It can be seen that both Belgium and Wales still have a chance to compete for the top spot in the group.

In the last two meetings between the two sides, Belgium has the upper hand because Belgium defeated Wales in both of those meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Belgium defeating Wales as a guest.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Thomas took a left corner kick and sent a wonderful pass to the goal. Rodon jumped up in front of the goal and headed the ball successfully to help Wales take the lead.

Ten minutes later, Ampadu committed a handball foul in the penalty area, and Belgium got a penalty kick. The 34-year-old Manchester City veteran De Bruyne took the penalty and shot from the left side of the goal to help Belgium equalize the score.

Six minutes later, the 23-year-old Manchester City player Doku sent an inverted triangle pass near the right baseline. Meunier stepped in and met the ball on the right side of the penalty area and succeeded in pushing the ball to help Belgium take the lead.

In the 75th minute, Belgium got a penalty kick opportunity. De Bruyne took the penalty and shot into the lower right corner of the goal, helping Belgium gain another victory.

In the 89th minute, Moore passed the ball and Broadhead helped Wales get a goal back.

1 minute later, Castagne passed the ball and Trossard helped Belgium gain another victory.

In the end, Belgium reversed Wales and remained undefeated in 6 consecutive rounds of World Qualifiers, while Wales missed 2 consecutive wins in the World Cup qualifiers. Immediately after the game, Belgium surpassed North Macedonia by 2 points and moved to first place in Group J with 14 points, while Wales continued to rank third in Group J with 10 points.