World Cup 2026 Qualifier | The Official Match Thread | Cymru 2 Belgium 4 | Att: 32,803 | 13/10/25 | The Cardiff City Stadium

[JackSomething]

I had the radio coverage on when picking my son up from football training. Heard the Rodon goal go in on the way down and got back in the car just in time to hear them score the penalty.

Cue a pearler from Nathan Blake who thinks that VAR shouldn't be in football and if it has to, it should be ex-players in charge, as they 'see the game differently to referees'. All this coming from one of the most thick sounding ex-footballers I've ever heard speak.

 

[monmouth]

We're being destroyed down our left flank.

Hate to say it but our best bet might be to get Moore on and pump crosses in.

I think you might be right. They’ve looked shaky from crosses.

 

[Smurph]

Or just man mark him to stop him getting the ball in 55 yards of space.

I'd be tempted to swap Neco to the other side to mark him. He'd quite happily kick him in to row x

 

[JackFish]

I was expecting NM to comfortably beat Kazakhstan tonight so a draw wouldn’t have been any good for us, but it’s 0-0 at half time.

If it does stay like that it’s important that we don’t get tonked here because goal difference will be the decider and we’re currently 5 behind them - going into the last match above them would change the complexion of that one a lot. Even better if we can somehow nick a point here.

 

[JackFish]

I think you might be right. They’ve looked shaky from crosses.

Harris is in the team because he can press. Bringing Kieffer on would lose that. Will need to in the last 20 anyway if we’re still losing.

 

[eteb]

Sucker punched by a bollocks penalty that wouldn't have been given in the other box.

Could have been 2-0 up at that point

 

[eteb]

Wilson ffs

 

[Copamundial]

Davies’s legs have gone, Nico Williams can’t defend and Ampadu apart from giving a stonewaller away hasn’t done much…again!!

 

[eteb]

These aren't the Belgium of old, get into them ffs they aren't special

 

[Smurph]

Davies’s legs have gone, Nico Williams can’t defend and Ampadu apart from giving a stonewaller away hasn’t done much…again!!

That's the spirit, you're like a breath of fresh air.

 

[crazedbison]

Davies’s legs have gone, Nico Williams can’t defend and Ampadu apart from giving a stonewaller away hasn’t done much…again!!

Davies can't play that high against the likes of Doku. It's a huge mismatch that's being exploited repeatedly.

 

[Smurph]

Harris is in the team because he can press. Bringing Kieffer on would lose that. Will need to in the last 20 anyway if we’re still losing.

He's doing alright, I'm pleasantly surprised with the lad.

 

[Smurph]

Davies can't play that high against the likes of Doku. It's a huge mismatch that's being exploited repeatedly.

I think he's days as a fullback are behind him, he's much more effective in the middle of defence.

 

[CygnusX1]

I’d have taken being 1 behind at HT.
Could have been worse

 

[Smurph]

I’d have taken being 1 behind at HT.
Could have been worse

We're still in this