Belgium Secure World Cup Berth wiht Dominant 7-0 Win Over โLiechtenstein
Liรจge,โ Belgium – Belgium emphatically booked their place at the World Cup on Tuesday with a โฃcommanding 7-0 victory โฃover Liechtenstein at Sclessin Stadium. Goals from Hans Vanaken, a brace from Jรฉrรฉmyโ Doku, โฃBrandon Mechele, Alexis Saelemaekers, and โขa double from Charles De โKetelaereโข sealed โฃa pleasant win for The Red Devils,โฃ ensuring they can โขnow fully focus โขon preparations for the tournament.
Belgium started brightly, taking the lead in the 3rdโ minute. A cross from Youriโ Tielemans was inadvertently directed โtowards the far post by a Liechtenstein โdefender, whereโฃ Vanaken headedโ home to โmake it 1-0.
Vanaken nearly doubledโ the advantage โshortly after, but โhisโค close-range effortโ was โฃblocked by aโ defender afterโข a cross from Thomasโค Meunier was missed by Charles De Ketelaere.
The second goal arrived in the 34th minute.โ Meunier’s well-timed pass found Saelemaekers,โ whose cross was expertly turned into the โฃfar corner byโ Dokuโ without โneeding to control the ball – 2-0.โข Doku then added โคhis โsecond and Belgium’s thirdโฃ just before โhalftime, skillfully beating twoโข defenders beforeโฃ firing a lowโข shot with hisโ left foot.
After the break, Mechele was unlucky to see his โฃheader โฃhit the post, butโข quickly madeโ amends, tapping in โa simple finish from a Tielemans pass to extend theโ lead to 4-0.
Tielemans then forced liechtenstein goalkeeper โBenjamin Bรผchel into โa save, โwith Saelemaekers on hand to convert the rebound. De โฃKetelaere thenโ added hisโ first of the night in the 57th minute, โpowerfully finishing off โขanother triumphant Belgian โคattack to make it 6-0.
before the hour mark, Belgium completed theโ rout with aโค seventh goal. Aโ cross from the left foundโข Meunier on the opposite flank, whose tight pass deflected off De โKetelaere and into the net. โค
With aโค comfortableโ lead secured, Belgium showed mercy to Liechtenstein,โ allowingโ them toโค finish the match without further concession. The Red Devils can now turn their full attention to preparing for theโ World Cup.
