UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Türkiye vs Belgium 1-2
- Arda Güler20'
- Kevin De Bruyne27'
- Charles De Ketelaere30'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 17:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Izmir
- Referee
- Sandro Schärer
Match timeline
- 90+3’Substitution
BelgiumHans Vanaken ONNicolas Raskin OFF - 80’Substitution
TürkiyeCan Yilmaz Uzun ONBaris Alper Yilmaz OFF - 79’Substitution
BelgiumMika Godts ONJeremy Doku OFF - 79’Substitution
BelgiumHugo Cuypers ONCharles De Ketelaere OFF - 70’Substitution
TürkiyeSalih Özcan ONIsmail Yüksek OFF - 70’Substitution
TürkiyeZeki Çelik ONOğuz Aydın OFF - 69’Substitution
BelgiumLeandro Trossard ONKevin De Bruyne OFF - 68’Substitution
BelgiumDodi Lukebakio ONDiego Moreira OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 58’Substitution
TürkiyeDeniz Gül ONEnes Ünal OFF - 58’Substitution
TürkiyeHakan Çalhanoğlu ONOrkun Kökçü OFF - 50’Yellow card
TürkiyeIsmail Yüksek - 32’Yellow card
TürkiyeOzan Kabak - 30’Goal!
BelgiumCharles De KetelaereAssist: Maxim De Cuyper1 – 2 - 27’Goal!
BelgiumKevin De BruyneAssist: Jeremy Doku1 – 1 - 20’Goal!
TürkiyeArda Güler1 – 0 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 53%Possession47%
- 10Shots12
- 0.62xG1.91
- 7Shots on Target6
- 2Corners3
- 12Fouls14
- 3Offsides0
- 4Saves6
- 516Passes450
- 2Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Türkiye4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 58’↑19 D. Gül↓9 E. Ünal
- 58’↑10 H. Çalhanoğlu↓6 O. Kökçü
- 70’↑5 S. Özcan↓16 İ. Yüksek
- 70’↑2 Z. Çelik↓18 O. Aydın
- 80’↑11 C. Uzun↓ Baris Alper Yilmaz
Unused substitutes 22 M. Eskihellaç, 13 E. Elmalı, 7 I. Fakili, 14 A. Kaplan, 4 E. Topçu, 23 B. Özer, 12 E. Destanoğlu
Coach Sergen Yalçın
Belgium4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 68’↑14 D. Lukebakio↓19 Diego Moreira
- 69’↑10 L. Trossard↓7 K. De Bruyne
- 79’↑22 M. Godts↓11 J. Doku
- 79’↑9 H. Cuypers↓17 C. De Ketelaere
- 90+3’↑20 H. Vanaken↓23 N. Raskin
Unused substitutes 6 M. Keita, 16 J. Kongolo, 13 M. Penders, 2 K. Sabbe, 18 J. Seys, 3 A. Theate, 12 M. Vandevoordt
Coach M. van Bommel
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Date
- Thu, 12 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Izmir
- Referee
- Sandro Schärer
- Türkiye coach
- Sergen Yalçın
- Belgium coach
- M. van Bommel
League table
UEFA Nations League · League A - Group A
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
A. Güler8.2 - 2
Y. Akgün7.1 - 3
U. Çakır7.0 - 4
O. Kabak6.9 - 5
İ. Yüksek6.8 - 6
H. Çalhanoğlu6.6 - 7
D. Gül6.5 - 8
M. Demiral6.5 - 9
O. Aydın6.4 - 10
O. Kökçü6.3 - 11
E. Ünal6.3 - 12
Z. Çelik6.2 - 13
C. Uzun6.1 - 14
S. Özcan6.0 - 15
F. Kadıoğlu6.0 - 16
B. Yılmaz5.9 - 17
E. Destanoğlu0.0 - 18
B. Özer0.0 - 19
E. Topçu0.0 - 20
A. Kaplan0.0 - 21
I. Fakili0.0 - 22
M. Eskihellaç0.0 - 23
E. Elmalı0.0
- 1
K. De Bruyne8.1 - 2
S. Lammens7.8 - 3
C. De Ketelaere7.5 - 4
M. De Cuyper7.4 - 5
J. Doku7.2 - 6
L. Trossard7.1 - 7
D. Lukebakio7.0 - 8
N. Ngoy6.8 - 9
T. Castagne6.7 - 10
B. Mechele6.7 - 11
N. Raskin6.6 - 12
H. Cuypers6.6 - 13
M. Godts6.5 - 14
Diego Moreira6.5 - 15
Y. Tielemans6.3 - 16
M. Keita0.0 - 17
J. Kongolo0.0 - 18
M. Penders0.0 - 19
K. Sabbe0.0 - 20
J. Seys0.0 - 21
A. Theate0.0 - 22
H. Vanaken0.0 - 23
M. Vandevoordt0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
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Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Head to head


0 goals3 goals
Last meeting
- 2026UEFA Nations League
Türkiye0 - 3
Belgium
1 meeting in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 1-0-4
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.6
- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
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Match report
Belgium came from behind to beat Türkiye 2-1 in Izmir, and took the lead back quickly after Arda Güler had put the hosts ahead. Kevin De Bruyne and Charles De Ketelaere scored five minutes apart in the first half.
Türkiye opened the scoring in the 20th minute through Güler, with no assist listed, before Belgium levelled seven minutes later when De Bruyne finished Jeremy Doku's pass. De Ketelaere then restored the lead in the 30th minute from Maxim De Cuyper's assist. Belgium went in 2-1 up at half-time.
Türkiye made two changes in the 58th minute, sending on Deniz Gül for Enes Ünal and Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Orkun Kökçü. They made two more in the 70th, with Salih Özcan replacing Ismail Yüksek and Zeki Çelik coming on for Oğuz Aydın. Belgium also made two changes in the 79th, with Dodi Lukebakio on for Diego Moreira and Leandro Trossard on for De Bruyne. Mika Godts replaced Doku and Hugo Cuypers came on for De Ketelaere in the same window. Türkiye had 53% of possession and 516 passes to Belgium's 450, while Belgium had more shots, 12 to 10, and more corners, 3 to 2. Türkiye had 7 shots on target to Belgium's 6, but Belgium's xG of 1.91 was ahead of Türkiye's 0.62. Belgium also had 6 saves to Türkiye's 4, while Türkiye were caught offside 3 times and Belgium none.
Ozan Kabak was booked in the 32nd minute and Ismail Yüksek in the 50th for Türkiye. Belgium finished without a booking or a sending-off.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Izmir
- Referee
- Sandro Schärer
- Match ID
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15 events
- 20’Goal!
TürkiyeArda Güler1 – 0 - 27’Goal!
BelgiumKevin De BruyneAssist: Jeremy Doku1 – 1 - 30’Goal!
BelgiumCharles De KetelaereAssist: Maxim De Cuyper1 – 2 - 32’Yellow card
TürkiyeOzan Kabak - 50’Yellow card
TürkiyeIsmail Yüksek - 58’Substitution
TürkiyeDeniz Gül ONEnes Ünal OFF - 58’Substitution
TürkiyeHakan Çalhanoğlu ONOrkun Kökçü OFF - 68’Substitution
BelgiumDodi Lukebakio ONDiego Moreira OFF - 69’Substitution
BelgiumLeandro Trossard ONKevin De Bruyne OFF - 70’Substitution
TürkiyeSalih Özcan ONIsmail Yüksek OFF - 70’Substitution
TürkiyeZeki Çelik ONOğuz Aydın OFF - 79’Substitution
BelgiumMika Godts ONJeremy Doku OFF - 79’Substitution
BelgiumHugo Cuypers ONCharles De Ketelaere OFF - 80’Substitution
TürkiyeCan Yilmaz Uzun ONBaris Alper Yilmaz OFF - 90+3’Substitution
BelgiumHans Vanaken ONNicolas Raskin OFF




























