World Cup 2026 Qualifier | The Official Match Thread | Belgium 4 Wales 3 | Attendance: 33,653 (4,500 Cymru) | Monday 9th June 2025

[CygnusX1]

What a game. I even enjoyed some of it

 

[airedale]

Seen worse games.

 

[crazedbison]

Imagine if we'd played with some protection for the back line....

For me I'd have not played such a high line with essentially no midfield. That said, I know feck all, we could have gotten points out of this after 3-0 down. What a game.

 

[monmouth]

That looked like it was going to be a total humiliation. Instead, it’s a confidence builder and a one goal defeat. Beating them at home might well bring goals into play. Someone needs to boot Doku (and Tielemans and that **** Bryne) off the park in the warm up though.

 

[eteb]

Well beat them at home.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

So many positives from that after the catastrophe of the first half an hour. What a job Bellamy is doing with this team.

 

[BanosSwan]

Belgium always qualify - they're like England in that regard. Haven't lost a qualifier since we beat them in 2015 (i think).
But Macedonia are dangerous - as they showed against us and Belgium.
We've all but got the added insurance of a play off spot thanks to the Nations League, but given Bellamy's mentality, we'll be trying to win the group outright

Haven't lost one at home since Germany beat them in 2010.

 

[jackharris]

 

[jackharris]