"Wales slipped to a 4-2 defeat to Belgium at Cardiff City Stadium, as their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes took a major blow. Craig Bellamy's team knew a win on Monday might see them leapfrog Belgium into top spot in Group J, and Joe Rodon gave the hosts the ideal start as he headed home from a Sorba Thomas corner in the eighth minute."
"With parity restored, Belgium were in the ascendancy, and in the 24th minute a superb diagonal ball from Leandro Trossard found Jeremy Doku on the right wing, whose cut-back was met by a thumping effort from Thomas Meunier. Doku and Trossard continued to probe after the interval, and the latter earned the visitors another penalty when Jordan James was adjudged to have handled. De Bruyne stepped up again and coolly slotted past Karl Darlow."
Belgium beat Wales 4-2 in Cardiff, undermining Wales' 2026 World Cup qualifying prospects and leaving Wales third in Group J. Joe Rodon opened the scoring with an eighth-minute header from a Sorba Thomas corner. Kevin De Bruyne converted two penalties, the first after an Ethan Ampadu handball and the second following a Jordan James handball. Leandro Trossard supplied a diagonal for Jeremy Doku to set up Thomas Meunier's goal, and Trossard later finished a rapid counter-attack to restore a two-goal lead. Nathan Broadhead scored late for Wales but it proved only a consolation. Belgium maintain a lengthy qualifying unbeaten run.
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