North Macedonia 1-1 Belgium

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

North Macedonia

1-2-0

Ezgjan Alioski 86'

Belgium

0-1-0

Maxim De Cuyper 28'

1:1

📍 Toše Proeski Arena

Timeline

Jani Atanasov
15'
28'
Maxim De Cuyper0-1
44'
Thomas Meunier
Agon Elezi
↓ Jani Atanasov
45'
56'
Amadou Onana
↓ Hans Vanaken
57'
Youri Tielemans
↓ Thomas Meunier
57'
Koni De Winter
↓ Kevin De Bruyne
Darko Churlinov
↓ Andrej Stojchevski
57'
Visar Musliu
66'
Bojan Ilievski
70'
Enis Bardhi
76'
78'
Arthur Theate
↓ Maxim De Cuyper
Stefan Askovski
↓ Bojan Ilievski
80'
Dimitar Mitrovski
↓ Tihomir Kostadinov
80'
Dimitar Mitrovski
81'
82'
Loïs Openda
↓ Romelu Lukaku
Milan Ristovski
↓ Bojan Miovski
85'
Ezgjan Alioski1-1
🅰 Darko Churlinov
86'
Milan Ristovski
90'+3'

Game leaders

North Macedonia

Total ShotsE. Elmas2
Accurate PassesE. Bardhi29
SavesS. Dimitrievski2

Belgium

Total ShotsN. Raskin4
Accurate PassesZ. Debast78
SavesM. Sels1

Stats

North MacedoniaBelgium

Possession

32%

68%

7Shots17

2Shots on target4

2Blocked shots7

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 6 June
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena · Skopje, North Macedonia
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Attendance: 23,070
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

North MacedoniaDWWWW

W@Armenia2-0
WvsLatvia1-0
WvsFaroe Islands1-0

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

200Accurate passes479

BelgiumWLLLL

LvsFrance2-1
LvsItaly1-0
L@Israel1-0
L@Ukraine3-1
WvsUkraine3-0

Head to head

BEL leads series 2-0

26 Mar 13Belgium1-0North Macedonia
22 Mar 13North Macedonia0-2Belgium

200Accurate passes479

21Raskin

7↓De Bruyne

20↓Vanaken

23Saelemaekers

10↓Lukaku

22Doku

23Dimitrievski

6Musliu

8⚽Alioski

5Zajkov

4↓Stojchevski

2↓Ilievski

7Elmas

21↓Atanasov

18↓Kostadinov

20↓Miovski

10Bardhi

North Macedonia5-3-2

Substitutes · North Macedonia

17Agon Elezi↑
12Damjan Siskovski
14Dimitar Mitrovski↑
15Jovan Manev
22Luka Stankovski
9Aleksandar Trajkovski
11Darko Churlinov↑
1Dejan Iliev
3Stefan Askovski↑
19Milan Ristovski↑
16Kristijan Trapanovski
13Stefan Despotovski

Substitutes · Belgium

17Charles De Ketelaere
3Arthur Theate↑
12Senne Lammens
19Malick Fofana
16Koni De Winter↑
9Loïs Openda↑
18Brandon Mechele
8Youri Tielemans↑
11Leandro Trossard
6Amadou Onana↑

89'

Agon Elezi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Goal! North Macedonia 1, Belgium 1. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Darko Churlinov with a through ball.

86'

Wout Faes (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).

85'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.

84'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'

Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).

84'

Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).

84'

Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

82'

Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Romelu Lukaku.

81'

Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

81'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81'

Foul by Dimitar Mitrovski (North Macedonia).

80'

Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).

80'

Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

80'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Dimitar Mitrovski replaces Tihomir Kostadinov.

80'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Bojan Ilievski.

78'

Substitution, Belgium. Arthur Theate replaces Maxim De Cuyper.

77'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Bojan Ilievski.

77'

Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

76'

Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

75'

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).

72'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

71'

Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Belgium).

70'

Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

70'

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

70'

Foul by Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia).

70'

Attempt saved. Koni De Winter (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia).

70'

Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

69'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.

69'

Attempt blocked. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

66'

Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

66'

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

66'

Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).

59'

Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

59'

Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).

57'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Darko Churlinov replaces Andrej Stojchevski.

57'

Substitution, Belgium. Koni De Winter replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

57'

Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Thomas Meunier.

56'

Substitution, Belgium. Amadou Onana replaces Hans Vanaken.

56'

Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).

56'

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

54'

Attempt missed. Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.

53'

Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.

53'

Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.

51'

VAR Decision: No Goal North Macedonia 0-1 Belgium.

48'

Offside, North Macedonia. Bojan Ilievski is caught offside.

48'

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bojan Ilievski (North Macedonia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

48'

Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tihomir Kostadinov.

46'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).

46'

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

45'

Substitution, North Macedonia. Agon Elezi replaces Jani Atanasov.

45'

Second Half begins North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

44'

Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).

44'

Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

39'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.

39'

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

28'

Goal! North Macedonia 0, Belgium 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

28'

Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a through ball.

27'

Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.

27'

Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.

26'

Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).

26'

Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

26'

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

24'

Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Wout Faes.

24'

Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Belgium).

24'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.

23'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.

23'

Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.

22'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.

22'

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

22'

Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.

21'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.

20'

Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.

19'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.

18'

Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia).

18'

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

16'

Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).

16'

Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

15'

Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

15'

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).

13'

Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).

13'

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

13'

Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.

12'

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Visar Musliu.

10'

Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).

10'

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

Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tihomir Kostadinov.

Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).

Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia).

Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.

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

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

Form

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