"With Halloween right around the corner, Wales and Belgium were given an early fright when their World Cup qualifier was temporarily suspended when a rat ran onto the pitch. After disrupting proceedings shortly after the hour mark on Monday, the rat, after a short tour of the Cardiff City Stadium's pristine surface, was eventually shooed from the field of play by Brennan Johnson following Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois's attempts to catch it."
"After the rat's exit, Wales' hopes of automatic World Cup qualification were dealt a blow as Belgium took control of Group J with a 4-2 win. Wales centre-back Joe Rodon gave the hosts the perfect start seven minutes in as the Leeds United defender scored for the second successive qualifier in the Welsh capital. But their lead only lasted four minutes after Kevin De Bruyne punished Ethan Ampadu's handball. Belgium took the lead when Thomas Meunier swept home from a devastating counter-attack."
A World Cup qualifying match in Cardiff ended 4-2 in favour of Belgium. A rat ran onto the pitch shortly after the hour mark, disrupted play, and was eventually encouraged off by Brennan Johnson following Thibaut Courtois's attempts to catch it. Joe Rodon opened the scoring for Wales seven minutes in, but Kevin De Bruyne levelled from a penalty four minutes later. Thomas Meunier then put Belgium ahead with a counter-attack finish. De Bruyne converted a second penalty before Nathan Broadhead reduced the deficit, and Leandro Trossard restored Belgium's two-goal cushion. Belgium now lead Group J by four points.
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