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Belgium vs Türkiye: match report
Belgium hosted Türkiye at Stade Maurice Dufrasne on Friday 2 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 3). Belgium are without 1 player (Diego Moreira); Türkiye have no reported absences. Rohit Saggi is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.3.
Result and scorers
Belgium 3-0 Türkiye. Goals: Kevin De Bruyne 10' for Belgium; Kevin De Bruyne 60' for Belgium; Romelu Lukaku 76' for Belgium. Attendance: 24,386.
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Key moments (contains the result)
- 10' Goal: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) 1-0
- 27' Yellow card: Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium)
- 30' Yellow card: Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
- 56' Yellow card: Abdülkerim Bardakçi (Türkiye)
- 60' Goal: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) 2-0
- 71' Yellow card: Merih Demiral (Türkiye)
- 76' Goal: Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) 3-0
- 80' Yellow card: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Arda Güler (Türkiye)
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Nathan Ngoy (Belgium)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 53.9% | Possession | 46.1% |
| 17 | Shots | 23 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Saves | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Belgium 4-3-3
Coach: Mark van Bommel
- 1 Senne Lammens GK
- 21 Timothy Castagne DEF
- 15 Nathan Ngoy DEF
- 4 Brandon Mechele DEF
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
- 7 Kevin De Bruyne MID
- 8 Youri Tielemans MID
- 20 Hans Vanaken MID
- 14 Dodi Lukébakio FWD
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere MID
- 22 Mika Godts FWD
Bench
- 6 Roméo Lavia MID
- 9 Romelu Lukaku FWD
- 10 Leandro Trossard FWD
- 11 Loïs Openda FWD
- 19 Malick Fofana FWD
- 12 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
- 13 Mike Penders GK
- 3 Arthur Theate DEF
- 18 Joaquin Seys DEF
- 16 Koni De Winter DEF
- 2 Zeno Debast DEF
- 23 Nicolas Raskin MID
Türkiye 4-4-2
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
- 1 Uğurcan Çakir GK
- 2 Zeki Çelik MID
- 3 Merih Demiral DEF
- 14 Abdülkerim Bardakci DEF
- 20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
- 18 Oğuz Aydın FWD
- 6 Bartuğ Elmaz MID
- 16 Ismail Yüksek MID
- 7 Kerem Aktürkoglu FWD
- 10 Arda Güler MID
- 21 Barış Alper Yılmaz FWD
Bench
- 19 Yunus Akgün MID
- 9 Deniz Gül FWD
- 11 İlhan Fakılı FWD
- 5 Salih Özcan MID
- 8 Demir Tıknaz MID
- 12 Altay Bayındır GK
- 23 Muhammed Şengezer GK
- 4 Emirhan Topçu DEF
- 13 Eren Elmalı DEF
- 22 Mustafa Eskihellaç DEF
- 15 Ozan Kabak DEF
- 17 İrfan Kahveci FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Belgium
- Diego Moreira suspension, back Early October 2026
Türkiye
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Friday 3 June 2011: Belgium 1-1 Türkiye
- Tuesday 7 September 2010: Türkiye 3-2 Belgium
- Saturday 10 October 2009: Belgium 2-0 Türkiye
- Wednesday 10 September 2008: Türkiye 1-1 Belgium
- Wednesday 24 May 2006: Belgium 3-3 Türkiye