"It's not a poor performance because overall we played the game I expected from my team. On the other hand, it's a poor result given the way the match played out. I think we did what we needed to win this match, except for the fact that we didn't get our shots on target enough. Five out of twenty-five in total."
"So, yes, we dominated this match. We were good at counter-pressing and winning the ball back high. We could even have played without Thibaut Courtois, we didn't concede anything in the game. I don't have much to criticise my players for."
"we could even have played without Thibaut Courtois"
Belgium drew 0-0 with North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying despite dominating the match and creating 2.85 expected goals from 25 shots. Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne performed well, but North Macedonia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski made five saves to keep a clean sheet. Only five of Belgium's 25 shots were on target. Belgium remain second in Group J, one point behind North Macedonia with a game in hand, while Wales sit two points behind the leaders. Rudi Garcia praised the team's pressing and defending and signalled a tougher, more open trip to Wales next.
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