Belgium 0-0 North Macedonia
Updated
It finished level: Belgium 0-0 North Macedonia in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 7) on Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at Planet Group Arena, Gent. Expected goals: 3.20-0.06. Possession: 78-22. Player of the match: Stole Dimitrievski (8.7).
Match report
Belgium 0-0 North Macedonia: match report
Belgium and North Macedonia played out a goalless draw at Planet Group Arena on Friday 10 October in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Belgium had 78% of the ball, shots were 25-3 (5-0 on target) and expected goals finished 3.20-0.06. Belgium will feel they deserved more.
Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) was player of the match with an 8.7 rating.
Attendance: 18,583.
Match stats
| Belgium | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 78 | 22 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.20 | 0.06 |
| Total shots | 25 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 0 |
| Touches in opposition box | 84 | 5 |
| Big chances | 3 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 3 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 608 (88%) | 128 (63%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 13 | 2 |
| Total shots | 25 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 0 |
| Blocked shots | 12 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 20 | 0 |
Lineups
Belgium (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois, Timothy Castagne, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate, Maxim De Cuyper, Hans Vanaken, Nicolas Raskin, Kevin De Bruyne, Alexis Saelemaekers, Leandro Trossard, Jérémy Doku
North Macedonia (5-3-2): Stole Dimitrievski, Andrej Stojchevski, Gjoko Zajkov, Visar Musliu, Stefan Ashkovski, Ezgjan Alioski, Tihomir Kostadinov, Jani Atanasov, Eljif Elmas, Enis Bardhi, Bojan Miovski
Key events
- 6' · Yellow card · Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium)
- 30' · Yellow card · Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia)
- 46' · Substitution · Darko Churlinov for Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia)
- 57' · Substitution · Milan Ristovski for Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia)
- 59' · Substitution · Ikoma Lois Openda for Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium)
- 68' · Yellow card · Arthur Theate (Belgium)
- 74' · Substitution · Malick Fofana for Leandro Trossard (Belgium)
- 74' · Substitution · Amadou Onana for Hans Vanaken (Belgium)
- 74' · Substitution · Stefan Despotovski for Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia)
- 74' · Substitution · Isnik Alimi for Andrej Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
- 79' · Yellow card · Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 84' · Substitution · Darko Velkovski for Visar Musliu (North Macedonia)
- 87' · Yellow card · Tihomir Kostadinov (North Macedonia)
- 89' · Substitution · Joaquin Seys for Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium)
- 89' · Substitution · Thomas Meunier for Timothy Castagne (Belgium)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Belgium vs North Macedonia?
The match was a draw, 0-0 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Fri, 10 Oct 2025.
When and where is Belgium vs North Macedonia?
Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 18:45 UTC at Planet Group Arena, Gent, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.