Belgium vs Türkiye 3-0

Belgium beat Türkiye 3-0 at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice and Romelu Lukaku adding the third after coming off the bench. De Bruyne’s goals, in the 10th and 59th minutes, settled a match Belgium led throughout.

De Bruyne opened the scoring in the 10th minute from Dodi Lukebakio’s assist, and Belgium took that 1-0 lead into half-time. Lukebakio was booked in the 26th minute, while Youri Tielemans was also cautioned in the 30th minute.

De Bruyne made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, finishing after Tielemans’ assist. Belgium made two changes in the 61st minute, sending on Romeo Lavia and Romelu Lukaku, and that switch paid off in the 76th minute when Lukaku, who had come on in the 61st minute, scored from Charles De Ketelaere’s assist to make it 3-0. Türkiye made four substitutions in the second half and picked up bookings for Abdulkerim Bardakçı, Merih Demiral and Arda Güler, but never found a reply. Belgium also made two changes in the 82nd minute, with Malick Fofana and Loïs Openda coming on.

Belgium had 54% of the ball and 518 passes to Türkiye’s 438, while Türkiye had more shots, 23 to 17, and more corners, 5 to 2. Belgium put 10 of their 17 shots on target, compared with Türkiye’s 8 from 23, and the teams were level on fouls at 12 each.

Belgium were booked four times, with Dodi Lukebakio, Youri Tielemans, Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ngoy all going into the book. Türkiye had three yellow cards for Abdulkerim Bardakçı, Merih Demiral and Arda Güler, and there were no red cards.