Belgium 0-0 North Macedonia

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Belgium

3-2-0

North Macedonia

3-3-0

0:0

📍 Ghelamco Arena

Timeline

Alexis Saelemaekers
6'
30'
Stefan Askovski
First Half ends,
45'
Darko Churlinov
↓ Stefan Askovski
57'
Milan Ristovski
↓ Bojan Miovski
Loïs Openda
↓ Alexis Saelemaekers
59'
Arthur Theate
68'
74'
Isnik Alimi
↓ Jani Atanasov
Malick Fofana
↓ Leandro Trossard
74'
Amadou Onana
↓ Hans Vanaken
74'
75'
Stefan Despotovski
↓ Andrej Stojchevski
Kevin De Bruyne
79'
84'
Darko Velkoski
↓ Visar Musliu
87'
Tihomir Kostadinov
Thomas Meunier
↓ Timothy Castagne
89'
Joaquin Seys
↓ Maxim De Cuyper
89'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Belgium

Total ShotsJ. Doku6
Accurate PassesZ. Debast89

North Macedonia

Total ShotsJ. Atanasov2
Accurate PassesE. Bardhi19
SavesS. Dimitrievski5

Stats

BelgiumNorth Macedonia

Possession

78%

22%

25Shots3

5Shots on target0

12Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 10 October
Venue: Ghelamco Arena · Ghent, Belgium
Referee: Halil Meler
Attendance: 18,583
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

BelgiumWWWDW

WvsUkraine3-0
D@North Macedonia1-1
WvsWales4-3
W

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	8	5	3	0	:	+22	18
2	Wales	8	5	1	2	:	+10	16

608Accurate passes128

North MacedoniaWLWDD

DvsWales1-1
DvsBelgium1-1
W@Kazakhstan1-0
L@Saudi Arabia2-1
WvsLiechtenstein5-0

Head to head

BEL leads series 2-0-1

6 Jun 25North Macedonia1-1Belgium
26 Mar 13Belgium1-0North Macedonia
22 Mar 13North Macedonia0-2Belgium

608Accurate passes128

18Kostadinov

21↓Atanasov

7Elmas

10Bardhi

20↓Miovski

1Courtois

3Theate

5↓De Cuyper

8Raskin

2Debast

21↓Castagne

7De Bruyne

11Doku

20↓Vanaken

22↓Saelemaekers

10↓Trossard

Substitutes · Belgium

15Thomas Meunier↑
16Joaquin Seys↑
12Maarten Vandevoordt
17Charles Vanhoutte
18Amadou Onana↑
4Brandon Mechele
13Matz Sels
19Loïs Openda↑
14Dodi Lukébakio
23Michy Batshuayi
9Malick Fofana↑
6Axel Witsel

Substitutes · North Macedonia

9Aleksandar Trajkovski
12Igor Aleksovski
15Elmin Rastoder
1Dejan Iliev
22Luka Stankovski
19Milan Ristovski↑
14Darko Velkoski↑
11Darko Churlinov↑
16Isnik Alimi↑
17David Babunski

88'

Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).

87'

Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.

87'

Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.

86'

Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.

84'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Velkovski replaces Visar Musliu because of an injury.

84'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

83'

Delay in match because of an injury Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).

83'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.

82'

Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.

79'

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

79'

Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).

79'

Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.

76'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Despotovski.

75'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Despotovski replaces Andrej Stojchevski.

74'

Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Hans Vanaken.

74'

Substitution, Belgium. Malick Fofana replaces Leandro Trossard.

74'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Isnik Alimi replaces Jani Atanasov.

74'

Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).

73'

Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.

71'

Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.

71'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.

68'

Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68'

Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).

68'

Arthur Theate (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'

Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68'

Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).

66'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jani Atanasov.

66'

Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

64'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

62'

Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).

62'

Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.

61'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.

61'

Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.

59'

Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.

58'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.

58'

Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.

57'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.

56'

Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.

55'

Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.

54'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.

54'

Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

52'

Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).

52'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Darko Churlinov.

47'

Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia). Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.

46'

Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).

46'

Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Stefan Ashkovski.

45'

Second Half begins Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.

45'+1'

First Half ends, Belgium 0, North Macedonia 0.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

43'

Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).

43'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.

42'

Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).

42'

Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

40'

Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.

38'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.

34'

Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

33'

Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

32'

Foul by Leandro Trossard (Belgium).

32'

Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a set piece situation.

30'

Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

30'

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

30'

Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).

28'

Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).

28'

Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).

27'

Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.

26'

Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

26'

Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

26'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.

25'

Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).

23'

Attempt blocked. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

22'

Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.

21'

Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).

21'

Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

20'

Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.

20'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stefan Ashkovski.

19'

Offside, Belgium. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.

17'

Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.

15'

Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).

13'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Andrej Stojchevski.

13'

Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

11'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.

11'

Foul by Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia).

10'

Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Dangerous play by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).

Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.

Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).

Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.

Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).

Attempt missed. Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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