Belgium hit seven past Liechtenstein, book World Cup spot | OneFootball

In Group J of the European Qualifiers, Belgium thrashed Liechtenstein 7-0 this Tuesday, in Liege. With goals from Vanaken, Doku (2), Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere (2), and Mechele, the home team secured their spot in the World Cup.

Standings Situation

With 18 points, undefeated Belgium finishes the Qualifiers at the top of their group. Liechtenstein, with zero points, finished last after suffering eight defeats.

📋 Match Summary

🔴🟡⚫BELGIUM 7 x 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 🔴🔵

🏆 Competition: World Cup Qualifiers 🏟️ Venue: Maurice Dufrasne Stadium 📅 Date: November 18, 2025 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 16:45 (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Belgium opened the scoring just 3 minutes in, when Meunier crossed from the right for Vanaken to head it in. At 34 minutes, Saelemaekers received a through ball and crossed to the penalty spot for Doku to finish low. Doku himself scored again at 41, in an individual play.

At 7 minutes into the second half, Mechele took advantage of a rebound from a De Ketelaere shot and pushed it into the net. Three minutes later, after another rebound, Saelemaekers finished it off into the goal.

At 12 minutes, on a counterattack, Doku passed to De Ketelaere to extend the lead. Two minutes later, completing the Belgian blitz, De Ketelaere deflected a shot from Meunier and sealed the rout.

See other results from this Tuesday in the Qualifiers:

Austria 1 x 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus 0 x 0 Greece Bulgaria 2 x 1 Georgia Kosovo 1 x 1 Switzerland Romania 7 x 1 San Marino Scotland 4 x 2 Denmark Spain 2 x 2 Turkey  Sweden 1 x 1 Slovenia Wales 7 x 1 North Macedonia 

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